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3.5 hours
Personally conducted by professional architectural photographer and WPS Director E. David Luria, the Monuments and Memorials photo safari - our most popular session - provides basic instruction on all aspects of travel photography, explains F-stops, shutter speeds, white balance, ISO settings, and reviews composition techniques for taking pictures of people, landscapes and cityscapes.
Learn how to use your camera in the field, not in a classroom on this DC photography workshop, with attendance limited to clients with any camera or phone who are masked and vaccinated against COVID-19. Beginner photographers will appreciate the instruction on how to get full use of all their camera settings, getting off of "Auto." Intermediate and advanced photographers will benefit from Mr. Luria's extensive knowledge of when, where, and how to shoot all the best photo ops in the DC area.
Personally conducted by professional architectural photographer and WPS Director E. David Luria, the Monuments and Memorials photo safari - our most popular session - provides basic instruction on all aspects of travel photography, explains F-stops, shutter speeds, white balance, ISO settings, and reviews composition techniques for taking pictures of people, landscapes and cityscapes.
Learn how to use your camera in the field, not in a classroom on this DC photography workshop. Beginner photographers will appreciate the instruction on how to get full use of all their camera settings, getting off of "Auto." Intermediate and advanced photographers will benefit from Mr. Luria's extensive knowledge of when, where, and how to shoot all the best photo ops in the DC area.
After a 45-minute orientation on travel photography techniques, our shooting itinerary will take us to adjoining Lafayette Park and to the White House, then by car to the Albert Einstein Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Korean War Memorial - all great subjects for photography. We will end up the morning session at Union Station, where we will discuss interior photography without flash or tripod, and where I will show you how to make all the moving people inside Union Station DISAPPEAR, and how to turn your friends into GHOSTS! How cool is THAT?
In addition, participants will receive a copy of our Washington Photo Safari Guide for Amateur Photographers, a 130-page eBook with valuable tips on 29 different areas of photography written by our 11 instructors. A link to download the eBook will be provided upon confirmation of payment.
Our morning safari will end about 1:10 pm, and we will have lunch at the food court in Union Station. We all pay for our own lunches.
For the All-Day Safari, in the afternoon we go on to photograph the US Capitol building, the nearby US Botanic Gardens and its beautiful Bartholdi Fountains, then to the Adams-Morgan neighborhood for some abstract photography, then our last stop will be at the beautiful Washington National Cathedral for interior and exterior church photography. (Your fee includes a donation to Washington National Cathedral’s 2011 earthquake repair fund.) we will drop you at the Tenleytown Metro on the Metro Red Line at about 5:15 pm.
Here is what one client had to say about the safari:
5 stars. A terrific experience. David brings decades of photography experience to his teaching and runs a first-rate workshop. I’ll be back for another one soon! Tim H., Florence, SC
E. David Luria is founder and director of the Washington Photo Safari, which has trained 39,000 amateur photographers - an average of 5 people every day, 365 days a year, since it was founded in 1999. Trained in Paris by a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Mr. Luria is a member of the American Society of Media Photographers and the Society of Photographic Educators and has had his images of DC appear in over 100 publications, calendars, and postcards and on 30 magazine covers.
Thank you for booking the Monuments and Memorials Safari! The eBook "Guide for Amateur Photographers" is included in the purchase.
You can download the eBook by clicking on the link below. The PDF will open and display the eBook. Remember to save the file to your device!
Alternatively, you can right-click on the link and select "Save linked content as" to save the file without opening it.
View guide-for-amateur-photographers-ebook_v1.2.pdf
Here are details about the safari:
Where to Meet?
Meet at the Renwick Gallery, 1661 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC
Award-winning Washington Photo Safari is now one of the country's leading providers of photography training field trips, offering 4-5 photo excursions every week, all year long, rain or shine, to photographers at any skill level using any kind of camera, film or digital.
Now in our 25th year of operation, we have had over 41,500 people participate in our 6500+ safaris to date, averaging 5 clients every day, 365 days a year for 25 years - over 11,000 of them as repeat clients returning on two or more of the 110+ itineraries that we offer! Due to the volume of favorable customer reviews on our program, we were Top-Rated Best in Class by Viator and we have been awarded Trip Advisor's coveted Hall of Fame Award for having received their Certificates of Excellence every year for the last seven years , due to dozens of 5-star customer reviews, ranking us at the No. 1 Photography Tour in Washington DC and in the top 4 of 67 outdoor activities listed by Trip Advisor in DC. We also received the Runner Up Award in the Best Photography Services in DC category by the readers of DC's City Paper. For a complete schedule visit us at http://WashingtonPhotoSafari.com
If you are delayed, please call me on my cell phone at 202-669-8468 so that we do not delay the group.
Which photography techniques will be emphasized?
At each point on our Safari I will review techniques of composition, exposure and lighting. Trained in Paris by a protege of the famous French photographer, the late Henri Cartier Bresson, I place a great deal of emphasis on good composition, i.e. aiming the camera in the right direction and pushing the shutter button at just the right time! I also stress doing it right the first time, to avoid unnecessary work in post-production.
What camera equipment do I need?
Any camera will do - from point-and-shoot to digital SLR or mirrorless camera. We will even show you how to get the best images out of your smartphone camera. For best results I suggest that your camera have its kit lens (such as the 18-55mm) a wide angle lens equivalent to about 28 mm (in 35 mm format), a circular polarizing filter for SLR's, a telephoto of at least 100mm, and enough media and batteries for about 100 exposures. DON'T LEAVE ANY OF YOUR LENSES AT HOME! YOU WILL REGRET NOT HAVING THE LENS YOU LEFT BEHIND!
You should also learn how and when to put your photos into black and white for some of the subjects.
What if it rains?
Please don't get discouraged if it is cloudy or rainy that day. Cloudy weather is good for portraits, and rain gives us nice reflections on the sidewalks. Some of the memorials even look better in the rain! (For example, the soldiers at the Vietnam Three Servicemen Memorial will have tears running down their cheeks as they see their own names on the Vietnam Memorial.) Just bring an umbrella. On cloudy days you can get really dramatic pictures by using black and white.
If there is a heavy rain, you're in for a REAL treat! We will take you to covered locations such as the National Building Museum, the US Botanic Gardens, or the Library of Congress.
About Me
As an architectural photographer, and a member of the American Society of Media Photographers, I have had my images of Washington appear in over 100 publications, including TIME, Prevention Magazine, the Entertainment Book, Washingtonian, and on 30 magazine covers. I have been a contributing photographer to the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Destination DC, and WHERE-Washington. My images of DC appear regularly in calendars of the US Capitol Historical Society.
For more than 20 years I have been the official photographer of the Washington Post's Apartment Showcase Magazine, which you will find on every major street corner in the DC area, and in that capacity have photographed over 3,500 apartment complex interiors and exteriors.
Trained in Paris at the Parsons School of Design by a protege of famed French photographer Henri Cartier Bresson, I have also been a photography study tour instructor for the Smithsonian Resident Associates, the Kreeger Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Capital Photography Center, and the contestants of the National Spelling Bee. I am a member of the Society of Photographic Educators.. Samples of my own photography can be viewed at www.edavidluriaphotography.smugmug.com
Incidentally, Washington Photo Safari makes a great gift item to friends and relatives for birthdays or holidays. You might even consider giving one to a friend or relative who could accompany you on this Safari. We even prepare a handsome gift certificate and email it to you immediately as a PDF. See our Gift Certificate page.
Sincerely,
David L.
E. David Luria, Photographer
Founder and Director, Washington Photo Safari
david@washingtonphotosafari.com
4545 Connecticut Ave. NW #418
Washington DC 20008 Tel: 202-669-8468, Fax: 815-333-0233
visit us at http://WashingtonPhotoSafari.com
