Upcoming Group Photography Classes
COVID-19 NOTICE
Due to COVID-19, all face-to-face, group photography classes in Washington DC have been canceled. Please be safe and take care and give care.
Available Ways to Learn With Sam
—Outdoor, or online one on one private instruction.
If we’re meeting in person please be fully vaccinated and follow all CDC and local guidelines
–Online Live Group Webinars
–Getting To Know Your Camera–CLASSES NOW SCHEDULED
Please contact Sam if you have any questions.
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Upcoming group photography classes are regularly scheduled by Sam.
And there are a variety of classes that have been created by Sam to meet the needs of a variety of photographers.
Because Sam has created classes geared toward photographers who are at different levels of their skills and studies and practice, you’ll be able to find a class that suits you.
In addition, your camera doesn’t matter. Because even if you’re using the camera on your phone, there’s a class for you.
You can see all of the upcoming group photography classes in Washington DC below.
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Upcoming Group Photography Classes
Learn To Think Like A Photographer
This class is now available on Sam’s Online Learning Platform For Photographers
- Study and practice at your own pace.
- Ask questions and get answers during your studies and practice.
- The monthly subscription fee gets ya unlimited access to all content on Sam’s Online Learning Platform For Photographers.
- $ 25.00 per month.
During The Learn To Think Like A Photographer class we’ll get into everything we do as photographers to create our photographs. We’ll break down how we create a photograph step by step. When we break down and examine what we do as photographers we’ll be more involved in the composition. When we get involved in the process of composition we make better photographs. During the class, we’ll think of our camera as a tool to create the best photographs that we possibly can. When we understand the tool that we work with then we’ll use that tool skillfully. When we do that, the camera becomes less important and our thought process becomes more important.
Click here to learn more about this class and to join
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Getting To Know Your Camera
- 1 meeting, 1.5 hours.
- Limited to 8 participants.
- $65.00
This hands-on, three-hour workshop is intended to introduce basic photographic principles that will allow the participant to understand how their camera works. Aperture, shutter speed, light sensitivity (ISO/ASA), lenses, focusing modes, camera metering, and automatic vs. manual exposure settings will be explained and related to the participant’s camera. By the time the class is over, you will know the capabilities of your camera and have a basic understanding of photography.
*If you’d like to learn to work your camera in “manual exposure” mode please consider the four-week Introduction To Photography class.
Click here to learn more about this class and to register.
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Introduction To Photography
- 4 meetings/1.5 hours each meeting/6 hours total.
- Limited to 8 participants.
- $225.00
While working your camera in fully manual exposure mode throughout the Introduction To Photography Class In Washington DC you’ll become thoroughly familiar with basic camera operation. In addition, you’ll learn to use your camera settings and features as elements of effective photographic composition. Furthermore, the class includes in-class lectures/discussions, in-class practical application exercises, homework assignments, and weekly self-critiques.
Click here to learn more about this class and to register.
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Intermediate Photography
- 4 meetings/3 hours each meeting/12 hours total.
- Limited to 8 registrants.
- $275.00
Build on your already acquired basic SLR technique while adding skills and increasing your visual attention. You’ll strengthen your understanding and application of the craft of photography
The intent of the class is to deepen the participant’s visual vocabulary and sensitivity while making personal and distinctive photographs. Already having acquired basic SLR camera photography skills, participants in this class will continue to reinforce the fundamentals and hone their techniques by producing and examining photographs on a weekly basis. Some of the topics to be explored will be: deepening your compositions, characteristics of light, effective use of flash, difficult metering situations; creative use of color balance/white balance, and color temperature. Film or digital capture O.K.
Please read the prerequisites before registering for this class.
Click here to learn more about this class and to register.
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Private One-On-One Classes
For those who prefer private photography lessons, Sam can create private, customized, photography lessons for individuals or small groups. Our meeting is based on your specific goals. We’ll meet at a location in Washington, DC. that is Metro accessible. Or we can meet online.
Click here to learn more about this class and to register.
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COVID-19 NOTICE
Due to COVID-19, all face-to-face, group photography classes in Washington DC have been canceled. Please be safe and take care and give care.
Where Do The Classes Meet?
Due to COVID19, all indoor, in-person group instruction has been canceled.
If you’re looking for a convenient place to take photography classes in Washington DC, the places where Sam holds his classes are conveniently located downtown near major metro/bus lines and parking garages.
All of the upcoming group photography classes in Washington DC are accessible by mass transportation or car.
Sam holds his classes near the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro-train station.
Need help in selecting the best class/type of instruction for you? Contact Sam.
Can’t Get To DC? Sam can work with ya online.
Please read the registration terms and conditions for photography classes before registering for any class.
Interested In Private Instruction? Click here.
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I purchased a Minolta (20 Mega Pixels High Wi-Fi Digital Camera with 35x Optical Zoom, 1080p HD Video & 3″ LCD) to use on my recent vacation and realized my limitations while trying to use it to capture what my eyes were seeing. Do I need a real professional camera with lenses to swap in/out to make your classes worthwhile or will my simple camera do? I have another vacation next year and want to be better prepared with the Minolta or a different camera with more lens options. If I can learn to take great pictures with my Minolta that would be great. If I have to, I’m willing to go for something like the Canon Rebel T6… Please advise.
Hi Jennifer.
Thank you for your interest in my photography classes.
If this is your camera, https://www.minoltadigital.com/cameras/minolta-mn35z-20mp-35x-optical-zoom-wi-fi-bridge-camera then your “simple camera” will be more than adequate for any of my classes.
Can you learn to take great pictures with your Minolta? Yup, you can.
Since your “simple camera” will allow you to work in manual exposure mode, you’ll be able to learn how to make the best pictures you possibly can with the camera that you currently have.
Please contact me if you have further questions or need some help in deciding which class would be most useful to you. A phome call would be preffered.
I dont know anything about photography,I suddenly developed interest in it. How long will it take me to master the skills because I intend to make it a source of livelihood.
If ya don’t know anything about photography how can you be sure you want to make it a source of livelihood?
Study and practice photography. Be a photographer first.
If you like being a photographer, then maybe you’d like being a professional photographer.
I am very interested in taking your classes however, I am in a wheelchair and was wondering how accessible the building is where the classes are held? Thank You
Mark,
Thank you for your interest in my photography classes.
Can you please give me a call at 202-531-2344? Thank you
Best Regards,
Sam
I am thinking I would like to take your photography class starting this Friday. I have been taking photos for many years and have stored on my computer. They are a combination of nature, travel and grandkids and family. also steet photography. I am rusty on manual procedures and would like to get back to those . Also I would like help sorting out photos and making afew books. Would your class be a start with either of these goals.
Thank you for your interest in my photography classes, Alice.
The Introduction To Photography class that startsthis Friday,(https://samdamico.com/introduction-photography-washington-dc-photography-class/#upcoming-classes-price-and-registration)starting this Friday will help you with your concern about you being rusty on manual procedures and will help you to get back to those. We can talk about “sorting out photos and making a few books” during the Q&A times during our meetings but this is not the main objective of the class. Please give me a call at 202-531-2344 if you have further questions.
hi
I would like star in march 2
Aysha,
You’ll need to register online with a credit card.
Here’s the link—> https://samdamico.com/introduction-photography-washington-dc-photography-class/#upcoming-classes-price-and-registration
If you need help registering, please give me a call at 202-531-2344.
Thank you.
Getting to Know Your Camera, 6/3
Thank you for registering for the class, Kelsey. I’ll see you tomorrow.
Hello.
I am a beginner photographer who knows how to work the camera a bit, but would like to learn more about exposure, composition and lighting. I am interested on a fast workshop as I am leaving the country in two months. I would prefer 1:1 sessions. How much does it cost? When can we have these? and Where would we have the classes?
Thank you.
Thank you for your interest in my photography classes, Ms Mattoso.
The cost of 1:1 sessions start at $125.00 per hour. We would meet at a mutually agreeable time at a mutually agreeable location in Washington DC.
You can learn more about 1:1 sessions here —>https://samdamico.com/private-photography-lessons-tutoring-washington-dc-online/
Based on your statements I can also suggest these classes:
https://samdamico.com/introduction-photography-washington-dc-photography-class/
https://samdamico.com/know-camera-photo-class/
Please contact me at 202-559-7981 if you have further questions or would like to discuss the specifics of 1:1 sessions.
Best Regards,
Sam
I would like some more info on your Intro Photo on June 1.
Will it help someone like me?I have been collecting pictures with all kinds of cameras for 45yrs, and now have thousands of non-professional taken pictures. For Christmas I got a Canon Rebel T4i to take better pictures as I travel the world, Yes! I am retired. Now I want to capture my life on film, past, present, to the end.
Thank You
Hello Leonard,
Thank you for your interest in my photography classes.
Before we can determine if the class would be helpful, I’d like to know more about your photography practice.
Can you please give me a call at 202-559-7981?
If I don’t answer, please leave a message with your phone number. I’ll call you as soon as I can.
Thank you.