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First-Light Photo Walk from the Mall to Capitol Hill
A dawn walk west across the Mall and back through the Capitol Hill blocks, followed by a group edit that cuts each guest's take down to a handful of frames.
Washington, D.C., United States
Highlights
- Opening talk on photographing strangers with permission and restraint
- A walk west across the Mall at first light, then east through the market blocks
- Stops where the host points out an available picture and why it works
- Mid-morning group edit cutting each guest's take to a handful of frames
- Each short set shown and discussed before the session closes
What is included
- Three hours of walking and instruction with the host
- Coffee and pastries at the start and again at the edit session
- Loan of a fixed lens for anyone who needs one
- A printed one-page guide to working in public
- Two work prints from each guest's final set
About this experience
The group meets early at a coffee house on Capitol Hill for a short talk on working quietly in public: how to approach a stranger, when to ask, when to leave. The walk then goes west across the Mall as the light comes up and back east through the market blocks and residential streets, with the host stopping the group where a picture is available and pointing out what makes it one. Cameras are kept simple and a single lens is suggested. Everyone returns to the coffee house at mid-morning, where frames are pulled onto a screen and cut down together to a handful each. The session ends with every guest's short set shown to the group and talked through in turn.