Washington DC Nighttime Smartphone Photography Tour
Learn to Take Professional Smartphone Photos at Night During this Guided Photography Tour of DC
DC
people
1 participant
hours
- • Low-Light Shooting Explained by a Pro Photographer
- • White House, Lincoln Memorial and More After Dark
- • Take Professional Looking Photos with Your Phone
Washington DC Experience Gifts: Thanks to the technology in our pockets, now everyone can be a photographer! Today’s camera phones are more sophisticated than ever—but shooting in low-light situations can still prove challenging. Thankfully, that’s where this 2.5-hour photography class in Washington DC comes in. It’s an after dark tour of the city’s most photogenic night time spots, complete with expert tips and advice from a pro photographer. A unique opportunity to master your smartphone’s low-light settings—the ideal experience gift for nocturnal Instagrammers!
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Most of our monuments look even better at night than they do in the daytime! So on this special photo safari designed for smartphone users we are going to take you to DC’s best-known memorials after dark and show you where and how to take great pictures with your phone! And smartphones themselves are getting better every year in low-light situations! The late-model I-Phones, Samsungs, Motorola, LG, and Google Phones are much better now than their predecessors at hand-held nighttime photography, with excellent exposure, color and white balance rendition.
The first tour stop is the Ulysses Grant statue to photograph the beautiful West Front of the US Capitol building at night. From there, we move up Pennsylvania Avenue on to the lovely architecture of the North Portico of the White House seen from Lafayette Park, with its illuminated fountain.
Our next stop is the Tidal Basin parking lot, to capture the iconic Jefferson Memorial, reflected in the waters of the Tidal Basin, and our final stop is in front of the Lincoln Memorial, with its famous view down the Reflecting Pool of the Washington Monument and the US Capitol. We also photograph the magnificent Lincoln statue sculpted by Daniel Chester French, beautifully illuminated in white light, and then end up at the nearby Albert Einstein Memorial for a group picture which we will email to all the clients!
What to Bring
- Cameraphone
- Extra charged battery
- Extra Memory card
- Weather appropriate clothing
Participants must bring their own camera-enabled smartphone.
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! 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.
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Washington Photo Safari
See. Click. Learn. That’s the motto of Washington Photo Safari—a five star rated company specializing in half and full day photography classes in the nation’s capital and beyond.
E. David Luria is founder and director of the Washington Photo Safari, which has trained 35,000 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.
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Smartphone Photography Tour of DC at Night
DC
people
1 participant
hours
- • Low-Light Shooting Explained by a Pro Photographer
- • White House, Lincoln Memorial and More After Dark
- • Take Professional Looking Photos with Your Phone
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