Monuments and Memorials - Half Day

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Learn how to take great pictures BEFORE you go on that expensive trip! Join our standard Monuments and Memorials workshop, offered every Wednesday and Saturday, in which Paris-trained architectural photographer E. David Luria takes you to some of the most popular monuments and historic buildings in Washington.

Canon 7D / 60D Users Safari

Sunday, May 20, 2012

This Safari will help 60D users and 7D users put their cameras through the paces of ISO settings, flash settings, variable white balance settings, file compression, aperture and shutter priorities, focus settings, custom settings, menu navigation tricks, exposure tricks, use of the histogram etc. menu shortcuts inside and outside of the National Museum of the American Indian.

Monuments II – An Advanced Refresher Photo Safari

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Cameras are magic machines that can move us to tears, to joy, and to wonder, all with the click of a button. To become a photographer, you must know HOW to make these things happen by learning how to use ALL the features of your camera. THAT is what we will help you do on this advanced refresher Safari.

Washington National Cathedral - An Insider’s View

Saturday, May 26, 2012

One of the most beautiful churches in Washington, Washington National Cathedral took 90 years to build and was only finished 20 years ago. Our Safari begins with an orientation by architectural photographer E. David Luria and by Cathedral docent and acclaimed photographer Andy Bittner.

Paris on the Potomac

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Planning a trip to Paris soon? Well, before you go, if you have nothing better to do on a Sunday afternoon and you are REALLY a silly person, here’s your chance to make a collage or booklet of side-by-side comparison photos to prove that Paris ain’t got NUTHIN’ on DC!

See Washington D.C. in a whole new way—through your Camera!

If you love to take pictures and travel, come join one of our photo Safaris! A professional photographer takes you around the monuments of Washington DC or other domestic and international travel locations, while giving you tips on composition, lighting, and exposure. We know all the great spots, and you’ll have a lot of fun while learning how to take postcard-quality pictures!

Washington Photo Safari™ is one of the nation’s leading providers of photography training field trips. We offer over 100 unique itineraries, with 2-hour, half-day and full-day photo tours every week, all year long. These sessions are for photographers at any skill level with any kind of camera, digital or film.

Washington Photo Safari™ is rated Excellent by both Trip Advisor and Viator.com.

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We offer an exciting array of Safaris every month, rain or shine. If you know when you’d like to go, check out our Safari Calendar.

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Want to explore a certain area around Washington DC? Or, perhaps you want to learn about shooting at night, or what all those fiddly settings on your camera actually DO. We offer lots of different Safaris around specific themes and topics.