Fall Color in Washington DC / Constitution Gardens

View from Constitution Gardens on a Peak Color Fall Day in Washington DC

Sunrise from the Lincoln Memorial

Sunrise from the Interior of the Lincoln Memorial

Washington DC

Happy Memorial Day Weekend

Lincoln Memorial and WWII Memorial

From the Base of the Washington Monument

Washington DC

Cherry Blossoms Washington DC Panorama

Tidal Basin   Washington DC

Cherry Blossoms    Panorama
Washington Monument   Jefferson Memorial

Postcard from this Week

Cherry Blossoms with Jefferson Memorial

Tidal Basin / Washington DC

Washington DC Photography : Providing a Diverse Collection

I am truly fortunate to have the opportunity to license images from my collection of Washington DC Photography for such a wide variety of print and electronic media.  I recently licensed 12 images to Harlequin Books as Book Covers for The Fatal Series by New York Times Best Selling Author Marie Force - with more to come.  One advantage in providing a wide variety of DC Images is that whether it's an Art Buyer or Architectural Design Firm seeking images for a Corporate / Hospitality Decor Project - or in this case a Book Publisher requiring a series of diverse DC Images - I am typically able to fulfill their entire project needs as opposed to them having to source imagery from multiple artists.  This saves the Art Director or Art Buyer time and effort, makes their job easier, and is a big plus for me in acquiring ( and expanding ) projects and licensing images of Washington DC

Cape Henlopen DE

Washington DC Photography - DC Cool Ad Campaign

I am truly fortunate to have the opportunity to license images from my collection of Washington DC Photography for such a wide variety of print and electronic media.  What's Cool about this image is that is was actually included in my archive of DC Photography as an afterthought - plucked from my Washington DC Cherry Blossoms Gallery by an obviously talented and extremely savvy art director for use in the DC Cool Ad Campaign - to be reproduced as full page ads in various print publications including Food + Wine, Condé Nast Traveler, Essence, Smithsonian, The New Yorker, and city magazines in major feeder markets like New York, Philadelphia and Boston, as well as 9' displays around DC.  What's especially Cool for me is this was shot fiddling around with a LensBaby I had just bought and trying to figure out how to use.  If you're not familiar - a LensBaby is an inexpensive plastic lens that offers the ability for some pretty interesting blur effects.  I was a bit concerned at first with this image going 9' but it looked fantastic.

Washington DC A Photographic Portrait

I'm thrilled to have a New Book Project - Washington DC: A Photographic Portrait -  just released by the fine folks over at Twin Lights Publishing.  Twin Lights is a publisher of very high quality retail picture books and was a pleasure to work with through all stages of editing and production.  I am truly fortunate to have been involved in this project and overall am very pleased with the final product.  

Georgetown Washington DC

Went to my Cousin Stevie's wedding this past Saturday / Reception held at the Key Bridge Marriott with wonderful views of DC and Georgetown.  Here's a nice view of Georgetown at Sunset taken with my Sweet Little Sony RX100 II - shot through a dirty smoky glass window - but that seemed to just enhance the mood of the image

Washington DC Blossoms

Stumbled upon this nice scene recently - Magnificent Magnolia Tree near the US Capitol.  Actually this tree is in front of The Library of Congress and I might never had seen this perspective if I hadn't taken a break to park my bike in the shade.  This tree seemed almost perfectly formed to frame the Capitol Dome and offer a nice pleasing composition 

Washington DC Architecture

I Love seeing clean lines and symmetry in architecture. This view, taken from within the circular colonnade of Ionic Order columns at the Jefferson Memorial,  lends itself perfectly in framing the Washington Monument.  For me, the columns from this perspective along with the shadows adds a nice sense of “movement” across the image.  Feel free to take a look at more of my Washington DC Photography     

Still Winter in Washington DC

The Smithsonian Institution Building (aka "The Castle"), a National Historic Landmark and one of my favorite buildings in Washington DC, was designed by the prominent New York architect, James Renwick, Jr., who would later design the Renwick Gallery (originally the Corcoran Gallery of Art) in Washington, and erected on the Mall between 1847 and 1855. Initially intended to be built in white marble, then in yellow sandstone, the architect and building committee finally settled on Seneca red sandstone from the Seneca Quarry in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Winter in Washington DC

Washington DC Architecture

The Old Post Office Building  Washington DC

Completed in 1899 to house the U.S. Post Office Department Headquarters and Washington DC city's post office, the Old Post Office Building is the second-tallest structure in the nation's capital, after the Washington Monument. The Old Post Office Building occupies an entire city block, centered on the north side of the Federal Triangle along Pennsylvania Avenue.  The Old Post Office Building exhibits a matured version of the Romanesque Revival style, which was popularized by renowned architect H.H. Richardson in the late nineteenth century.

Smithsonian Castle Washington DC

The Smithsonian Castle, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C Nicknamed The Castle it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. With multiple, rounded and curved towers, and massive, red sandstone masonry, the Castle serves as a stunning example of Romanesque style that is preserved as the oldest building on the National Mall.

HDR Photography Washington DC

Still working on producing a little HDR Photography - seeing how I might make it work for me in creating interesting images of Washington DC - but not to cartoonish.  I realize this one might be a bit over the top but here's my recent attempt during the rise of the September Harvest Moon - taken from the plaza of the WWII Memorial in Washington DC.

Washington DC Photography

We've been fortunate to enjoy a lovely string of beautiful early Fall weather here in Washington DC -  Wonderfully pleasant afternoons with exquisite light.  I've been taking the opportunity to get out - Walk the Earth - and add new Washington DC Images to my Collection of Washington DC Photography for my upcoming book project as well as my online archive of Washington DC Photographs.  Here's an image from one such beauteous afternoon - a view from President's Park South (commonly referred to as the Ellipse) of the First Division Monument with the Old Executive Office Building.

Washington Monument with Scaffolding

I love the look of the Washington Monument during it's current repair process.  Although such images may be somewhat historic I think most likely they will have limited appeal in licensing Washington DC Images.  Over the years - As I Walk the Earth -  I've shot the Washington Monument from many locations around DC - here's a perspective I stumbled upon that I found new and interesting.  Taken from the plaza in front of the Red Cross Building at 17th & D St, NW.

National Gallery of Art Rotunda

The interior domed rotunda of the National Gallery of Art - West Building was designed in 1937 by architect John Russell Pope. Composed of pink Tennessee marble this neoclassical interior space was modeled after the Pantheon in Rome and at the time was considered the largest marble structure in the world.  Mr Pope later went on to design the Jefferson Memorial also in Washington DC.