Capture the beauty of Washington, D.C.'s famous monuments at night with your smartphone. Join this special photo safari and learn how to take stunning nighttime pictures using the latest smartphone technology. Explore the illuminated US Capitol, White House, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and more in this unforgettable photography experience.
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.
We start our safari by picking you up with our van outside the exit of the Federal Center Metro station on the Blue/Orange/Silver Line and taking you right by 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! Our van then drops you at the Foggy Bottom Metro on the Blue/Orange/Silver Line.
What to Bring
Washington Photo Safari operates rain or shine. A separate itinerary is followed on rain or snow days, utilizing landmarks with unique photogenic interiors, such as The National Building Museum, Union Station, The National Postal Museum, The Lincoln Memorial, and the Jefferson Memorial.
In the event that an instructor or the school needs to cancel last minute, students will receive a refund less a 5% non refundable registration fee.
In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.
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Washington Photo Safari
Southwest Washington, D.C.
401 3rd St SW
Btwn D Street SW & Virginia Avenue SW
Washington, District of Columbia 20024 Southwest Washington, D.C.
401 3rd St SW
Btwn D Street SW & Virginia Avenue SW
Washington, District of Columbia 20024
We’ll pick you up outside the exit of the Federal Center Metro Station. Here is a map!
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