March 27th. Blossom Kite Festival: A Photographic Storytelling Workshop

1st Annual Blossom Kite Festival: A Photographic Storytelling Workshop Sunday, March 27, 2011, 12:30-4:30 PM Level: Intermediate/Advanced

*Before enrolling in this workshop, students should have a good grasp of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, and be capable of using aperture priority and shutter priority camera modes.

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New Workshop Coming March 12th. People Photography for Beginners: Gaithersburg St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Do you have an expensive camera that you don’t know how to use? Do you always shoot on automatic? Do you wish you could take better photos of your children? Do your photos often end up under or overexposed? Do you wonder why your photographs lack impact? Do you wish your photographs could equal [...]

Coming Jan. 24th. An All-New Photographic Storytelling Workshop: March for Life

January marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to make abortion legal.  Each January, pro-life Americans rally and march along the Mall in Washington, DC for the March for Life, with an additional feeder march.  Pro-choice groups may also gather on the Mall in smaller numbers. [...]

Lighting Up the Night in Rockville

Some of you might remember that I’m running a photography workshop called Light the Night: A Photographic Storytelling Workshop at the Light the Night charity walk in Washington, DC on October 16th.  In preparation for the 16th, Idrissa and I drove down to Rockville this evening to check out the Rockville event.  It was a [...]

Coming October 16th. Light the Night: A Photographic Storytelling Workshop

We bought our tickets for Burkina Faso yesterday!  We are really getting excited about this 1-month trip.  The reason to go in November is Tabaski, the biggest West African holiday of the year, and my absolutely favorite African holiday.  Oh, the food!!!  Every year at Tabaski, families in villages across much of West Africa [...]

How I Shot This: Carnival Rides at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair

Earlier this week, an e-mail popped into my inbox.  It said:

Hello, my name is Ashleigh and I am 16 years old.

I have recently started my A-Level Photography course and have been inspired by your photos of fairground rides which i found on google images!  I then took a look at your website [...]

New Photo Workshop on October 2nd: Art of Architecture - Photographing the Washington National Cathedral

High-dynamic range imaging showcases the majesty and beauty of the architecture of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC.

Join us for an intimate, 1/2-day photography workshop on Saturday morning, October 2nd: “Art of Architecture: Photographing the Washington National Cathedral.” Cathedrals are wonderful subjects for architectural photography. Have you ever been awestruck by [...]

Student Work: Light and Motion - Photographing the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair

Last week, I taught a photography workshop on Light and Motion: Photographing the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair. The students and I had a great time; everyone agreed that the fair is a great subject for a photography workshop!  What better place to learn about night photography?  And of course, everyone got some great photos, [...]

How-To: The Blues Club on Bourbon Street

Last week, I posted a photo of Troy Turner, Ike & Tina Turner’s nephew, singing away the blues at the Blues Club on New Orleans’s famed Bourbon Street.  One of my students saw the post and asked me how I made the shot, so I thought I’d tell you here on my blog.  So [...]

NEW Light & Motion Workshop Opened for August 21st

My August 15th Light and Motion: Photographing the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair workshop filled within minutes of the e-mail announcement I sent out two weeks ago, and I’m still receiving inquiries from interested students.  As a result, I’ve opened a second intermediate/advanced level Light and Motion photography workshop for Saturday, August 21st. [...]