Capital Photography Center Blog

August 5, 2019

Camera and Lens Care

Marie Joabar

Keeping your camera and lens clean goes a long way in preventing equipment damage and also helps save money to have it sent in for cleaning. 

July 10, 2019

10 Tips For Shooting the Moon

Marie Joabar

July gives us the Thunder Moon, so named by the Algonquin when spectacular electrical storms would rake the skies. Another common name is the Buck Moon referencing the new antlers which grow on deer buck's foreheads around this time. 

Here are 10 tips to help you capture the moon in any month of the year from planning to exposure settings and more.

May 29, 2019

Tips For Using External Flash

Marie Joabar

Good photographic light isn’t limited to the sun, it comes from many different sources, some we can control, some we cannot. Use the sun to your advantage but when you want to add light to a dark scene or skillfully sculpt it for a certain effect, you'll find your off-camera flash unit one of the best tools in your bag.

May 8, 2019

Community Building Through Social Media

Admin

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram aren’t just ways for us to communicate upcoming classes, photo tips or student highlights, it’s our way to build a community of photography-loving folks around the Washington, D.C. metro area and areas far beyond. 

April 9, 2019

Interesting Places to Photograph

Beth Haubach

Finding new and unique ways to photograph the world you see EVERY day can zap your creativity and lessen your enthusiasm for photography.   Our new RESOURCES tab will definitely help with this as we have added a section titled INTERESTING PLACES TO PHOTOGRAPH. Give it a look and you'll find a comprehensive list of locations and events and also the links to them all.

March 28, 2019

Tips for Photographing Waterfalls

Marie Joabar

Spring is typically the best time to photograph waterfalls. The melting snow and the season’s rains increase the flow and volume of the streams and rivers making them more powerful than at any other time of the year.

March 7, 2019

Move In Close with Macro Photography

Marie Joabar

With spring just around the corner, it's easy to anticipate all the beautiful subjects we can capture. Whether you enjoy the flowers in your own garden, wildflowers in fields and meadows, or the exotic variety you find at your favorite botanic conservatory, learning to take better close-ups is a lesson in macro photography.

January 13, 2019

Tips For Capturing Better Snow Scenes

Marie Joabar

Photographing your favorite subjects in snow offers a special way to make winter memories. No matter what your favorite snow subject, exposure can be tricky.  Our camera’s light meter is easily fooled by the brightness and underexposes snow scenes resulting in dark photos with washed out, gray looking snow. These tips can help.

January 1, 2019

6 Tips To Improve Your Photography In 2019

Marie Joabar

Whether you’re packing up the holiday decorations or finalizing your 2019 resolutions list, we’re all beginning fresh for 2019. What will the new year hold for you?

For your photography, this is the perfect time to sit down with your photos from 2018 and with a critical eye, determine your weakness(es) and where the opportunities for improvement lie. Here are some broad categories to help get you started.

Further down, you’ll find tips from some of our instructors, give them a look.

December 20, 2018

Celebrate Photography This Holiday Season

Marie Joabar

Celebrate the voice photography gives you now at this festive time and throughout the year. Check out these past holiday Blog articles, perhaps you'll find some fresh ideas for your holiday photos.

November 15, 2018

Camera Picture Styles and Lightroom Profiles

Marie Joabar

Whether we’re setting a Picture Style in our camera or using Lightroom’s Profiles, we can tap into these creative tools to make our images pop. Let’s look at each and discover how we might use them.  

October 26, 2018

Inspired In Italy

Marie Joabar

What an amazing week we had on our first international photography workshop exploring Tuscany! With a group of 9 workshop participants, we set off to capture exciting images and all came home with memory cards filled.

August 23, 2018

Getting Back To The Learning - 8 Tips

Marie Joabar

It’s the back to school time of year, why not use it as an excuse to crack the books, get down to studying and get that learning going again. Learning new things or getting stronger with a skill is a great pursuit.

We hope to see you at some of our classes soon but until then, here are a few ideas to help you with your learning.

July 12, 2018

Metering Modes For Better Exposures

Marie Joabar

Choosing one Metering Mode over another helps us capture better exposures without so much trial and error. The light meter in our camera is trying to make everything middle gray but changing what area it is metering will change the exposure. 

June 21, 2018

13 Tips for Summer Vacation Photos

Marie Joabar

Summer Vacation season is here and whether you’re enjoying a Stay-cation or heading to a distant city or National Park or the nearby shores or mountains, we hope your camera’s going along with you. 

Here are 13 tips to help you capture exciting images from it as well as tips to protect your gear and memories.