Washington Photo Safari

Valid until: Dec 31, 2009

Washington Photo Safari takes you around the monuments of the nation’s capital and shows you how – and where – to take great pictures. Not a tour, this is a workshop in travel photography given by a professional architectural photographer E. David Luria; you will receive a 35-minute orientation on travel photography techniques and tips on composition, lighting & exposure. Practice you’re new found talent in Lafayette Park, at the White House, the Lincoln, Korean, Vietnam and Albert Einstein Memorials. Finally, at Union Station, David will show you how to take pictures in large indoor spaces without flash or a tripod.

Offered every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:30am & 1:15pm, all year long, rain or shine… Offered to photographers of any skill level, with any kind of camera!

Valid until: Dec 31, 2009

Washington Photo Safari takes you around the monuments of the nation’s capital and shows you how – and where – to take great pictures. Not a tour, this is a workshop in travel photography given by a professional architectural photographer E. David Luria; you will receive a 35-minute orientation on travel photography techniques and tips on composition, lighting & exposure. Practice you’re new found talent in Lafayette Park, at the White House, the Lincoln, Korean, Vietnam and Albert Einstein Memorials. Finally, at Union Station, David will show you how to take pictures in large indoor spaces without flash or a tripod.

After you enjoy lunch in Union Station, you will go on to photograph the colorful Adams-Morgan entertainment neighborhood, the magnificent Washington National Cathedral, where Mr. Luria instructs you on how – and how not – to photograph stained glass windows. The day ends at the Iwo Jima Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington, with the spectacular views of the DC monuments. The full day safari concludes around 5:15pm and clients are then taken to the Rosselyn Metro Station.

The Full-Day Safari starts at 9:45am and ends at 5:15pm.

Valid until: Dec 31, 2009

These Safaris actually start 30 minutes before sunset and last 2.5 hours.

Washington DC’s National Mall is the showcase of the nation’s capital, home to its most famous and historic monuments. One of the best ways to see it is through the viewfinder of your own tripod-mounted camera at twilight and at night, guided by a professional architectural photographer.

After giving you an orientation on the basic techniques of nighttime photography, Washington Photo Safari director E. David Luria will take you to the most photogenic areas of the National Mall. Your Safari begins at the new World War II Memorial, with its beautifully illuminated ornate fountains and columns framing the nearby spotlit Washington Monument in that "magic hour" of deep-blue twilight. Then you walk along the famous Reflecting Pool on your way to the poignant Vietnam Womens Memorial, the powerful Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the extraordinary Korean War Memorial with its illuminated, fear-filled faces of men in combat, and then to the awesome Lincoln Memorial with its majestic statue of President Lincoln. We end up at the whimsical and brightly illuminated Albert Einstein Memorial at 22nd St and Constitution Ave NW.

At each location on this 2.5 hour Safari, Mr. Luria reviews white balance settings for digital cameras and filter usage for film cameras in nighttime shooting, how to shoot at night WITHOUT using a flash, and how to achieve interesting composition with close-up detail that truly brings out the meaning of each memorial and statue. This Safari will help you achieve really beautiful, postcard-quality images of the nation's capital.

Meet at entrance to World War II Memorial on 17th St NW between Const. Ave and Independence Ave.

Offered every Friday in spring and fall 2009.