For Budding Photographers: Secret #1 of the Exposure Triangle

Over the past year, I’ve noticed that at least half of the new photography students who come to me bring along with them a misconception about the relationship between shutter speed and exposure.  I’ll ask them how they decide to use a slow vs. fast shutter speed, and they’ll say something like, “When it’s [...]

GENERAL REGISTRATION OPEN: WORKSHOP - Photographing the DC Memorials from Evening to Night

I’ve just completed pre-registration (for students who had pre-expressed interest) for my new 1/2-day workshop on Monday, July 5th, Photographing the DC Memorials from Evening to Night. I still have 1 to 2 spots open for anyone else who is interested.  View more details, including the full agenda/lesson plan, and register for Photographing the [...]

WORKSHOP: Photographing the DC Memorials from Evening to Night

A group of visitors to the Lincoln Memorial spontaneously hold up a sign saying, "I Still Have a Dream."

I’m super excited about a new 1/2-day photography workshop that I’m putting together for Monday, July 5th on Photographing the DC Memorials from Evening to Night. One of the things that students at my [...]

Franciscan Monastery: Student Work

I taught a full-day workshop on the Art of Architecture: Photographing the Franciscan Monastery last Saturday in Washington, DC, and my students and I had a GREAT time!  The monastery is looking gorgeous as always, and my students – John, Maxine, and Barry – came back with some AWESOME work!  I’m posting here a [...]

Syllabuses for Group Photo Workshops at VisArts

I’m teaching some photo workshops in March and May through the Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts) in Rockville, MD:

- Art of People & Event Photography – Photographing the National Cherry Blossom Festival: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 9:30 AM-5:30 PM

- Art of Architecture – Photographing the Franciscan Monastery: Saturday, May 22, [...]

Looks like I'll be busy teaching and talking about photography next year...

Washington National Cathedral

Looks like next month is going to be a busy start to the new year for teaching!  I have several new photography students starting next month with private photography lessons with me, plus I’ll be leading the first of several photo workshops/field trips through VisArts, and finally, I’ve been invited to speak before [...]