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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Announcing FLASH, The Exhibit, Sponsored by FotoDC: Opening March 18th, 2011

I have been abysmally bad at blogging this past month!  I’ve just been too busy!  I’ve done about three times the work in Jan/Feb 2011 as compared to Jan/Feb 2010!  Actually, it’s awesome.  I’ve had a lot of fun with some very interesting events and assignments…I just haven’t had the time to tell you [...]

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. [...]

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, [...]

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. [...]

DC Memorials at Night: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and World War II Memorials

The fountains of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC are encircled by large granite pillars engraved with the names of the states.

I’ve been so busy with portraits and weddings this summer, then I’ve only just gotten around to processing the photos I shot at my DC Memorials at Night [...]

Just One Spot Left in My August 15th Workshop: Light and Motion - Photographing the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair

Just wanted to give you all a heads up that there’s only one spot left in my August 15th intermediate/advanced-level workshop on Light and Motion: Photographing the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair.  Click on the link to view the detailed lesson plan and registration details!  There’s also still space in my August 14th beginning-level workshop [...]

Beginning-Level Photography Workshop on August 14th: Light and Motion - Photographing the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair

An of ISO 100 and aperture of f/13 were just the right combination to give a shutter speed of 6.0 sec, allowing the camera to capture this Freak Out carnival ride at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair several times along its entire length, resulting in the blur of color shown here.

I’m going [...]

For Budding Photographers: Secret #2 of the Exposure Triangle

Blueberries grow on the vine at Butler Orchards in Germantown, MD. Aperture: f/2.8, shutter speed: 1/2000 sec, ISO 800.

In my recent blog post, “Secret #1 of the Exposure Triangle,” I talked about using shutter speed to creatively express movement in your photographs.  Today, I’ll take you [...]

Great Falls Sunset: Vision Doesn't End with the Click of the Shutter

The summer sun sets in glorious colors over Great Falls in Potomac, Maryland.

I’ve been contemplating the image-creation process this week, as I work on a series of images of Great Falls.  I thought I’d share some of my musings about the three essential steps to great image-making:

Step 1: Defining your vision [...]