Are you more concerned about your equipment or more about your photography?
People don’t care about your camera, they care about your picture.
While you need a camera to make a photograph, you need to be a good photographer to make a good photograph.
Cameras don’t make good photographers or good pictures.
Good photographers can make a good picture with any camera.
Take A [...]

The post Good Cameras And Good Photographers appeared first on Sam DAmico - Washington DC Photography Classes - Stock Photography - Prints For Sale.

You’ve taken an Introduction to Photography class to learn to use your camera and to learn the basics of photography.

You’ve learned to work your camera in manual exposure mode.
You understand how to control basic composition with your aperture, shutter speed and ISO.
You use your camera meter to evaluate your subject to get the exact exposure [...]

The post Now What? appeared first on Sam DAmico - Washington DC Photography Classes - Stock Photography - Prints For Sale.

I talk about the camera as doing three things and, in order to help photographers to begin to develop a thought process behind their pictures, these three things MUST be done in consciously by the photographer .

The post The Camera – It’s Only A Tool appeared first on Sam DAmico - Washington DC Photography Classes - Stock Photography - Prints For Sale.

I pose that question a lot to the participants during week four of the Introduction To Photography class that I teach in Washington DC.
Since photography is a thought process that involves decisions of exposure, metering, focusing, framing, etc I want to know the thought process that went into creating the photograph.
It’s good to hear that [...]

The post What Were You Thinking? appeared first on Sam DAmico - Washington DC Photography Classes - Stock Photography - Prints For Sale.

Don't believe what I, or any of your other teachers, tell you.

The post Don’t Believe Your Photography Teacher appeared first on Sam DAmico - Washington DC Photography Classes - Stock Photography - Prints For Sale.

Drawing Inspiration – Siegfried Hansen
Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me.
I’ve included a link to their work.
http://www.street-photography-hamburg.siegfried-hansen.de/
Who are the photographers that inspire you?
Please leave your comments and replies below.

The post Drawing Inspiration – Siegfried Hansen appeared first on Sam DAmico - Washington DC Photography Classes - Stock Photography - Prints For Sale.

An Australian Freshwater Crocodile, Crocodylus Johnstoni, is reflected in water. The Crocodile was part of the Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes! exhibi at The National Aquarium located in the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, Maryland. (Sam D'Amico)
Click on image to:
View a larger version
License Use (Rights Managed Stock Photography)
Buy a print

The post Australian Freshwater Crocodile, Crocodylus Johnstoni, reflected in water appeared first on Sam DAmico - Washington DC Photography Classes - Stock Photography - Prints For Sale.

DC Photography Class – Intermediate Photography classes starting – August 3, 2014

Reinforce your basic photography skills and techniques…
Learn new skills and techniques…
Understand and observe light…
Be more precise in the creation of your photograph…
Have the process of creating a photograph become more second nature…
Learn about basic flash photography…
Learn the basics of color photography…
Create thoughtfully composed photographs [...]

The post DC Photography Class – Intermediate Photography classes starting – August 3, 2014 appeared first on Sam DAmico - Washington DC Photography Classes - Stock Photography - Prints For Sale.

Washington DC Photography Classes – July 8 – August 3, 2014
Upcoming Photography Classes In Washington DC. You can see a list of all upcoming courses in the right hand side bar of the Sam D’Amico Photography website. Scroll down a bit to view the list.

July 8, 2014:

Getting To Know Your Camera (6:30 pm)

July 10, 2014:

Introduction [...]

The post Washington DC Photography Classes – July 8 – August 3, 2014 appeared first on Sam DAmico - Washington DC Photography Classes - Stock Photography - Prints For Sale.

Introduction to Photography class starting – July 10 and July 12, 2014
Learn to work your camera.

Learn basic photography.
Learn to make better photographs.

Introduction to Photography classes starts monthly.
Register now to reserve your place in the class.
By working your camera in fully manual mode throughout the class, you will become thoroughly familiar with basic camera operation and [...]

The post Introduction to Photography class starting – July 10 and July 12, 2014 appeared first on Sam DAmico - Washington DC Photography Classes - Stock Photography - Prints For Sale.