Healey - Photographing Washington D.C. Digital Field Guide

Photographing Washington, D.C.

Digital Field Guide

John Healey

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About the Author

John Healey is a professional photographer who lives in Washington, D.C. He has worked in many genres of the profession, from small-town newspapers practicing the lost art of deadline-developing and printing, to shooting for international wire services, creating portraits for magazines, to working for companies big and small theres little he hasnt been involved with in the profession.

In addition, John has worked around the world as a technical assistant for photographers on assignment in such diverse genres as sports, automotive, underwater, interior, and portrait photography.

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Acknowledgments

The best work always comes from a collaboration of talented people. Thanks to Stephanie McComb, Chris Wolfgang, and the other editors at Wiley for their hard work of hammering, straightening, and polishing this book into what you see today. The National Park Service and other personnel at the sites mentioned in this book also deserve much credit: Over the years that I have explored these areas, I have come away impressed by their upbeat attitudes, knowledgeable guidance, and tireless patience. Thanks to the team at Any Chance Productions for their assistance and friendship, Abigail T. for being a great photography assistant, and to Fizzle for your patience and sage advice.

Introduction

Photography is a great way to see and experience the world in a more in-depth manner, and theres probably no where in the United States that offers as many historic photo opportunities in such concentration as Washington, D.C. If you want to put your photography skills to the test and learn new ones, Washington, D.C., is a great place to do so.

Who the Book Is For

This photography guide is meant to serve as both inspiration to get out there and take some incredible photos, as well as to get you started on where some of the classic and lesser-known vantage points are. Photography is all about individuality and being creative, so begin at these locations and then see what you find. With all there is to photograph in and around Washington, D.C., theres much to discover.

Along the way, this book provides tips that will help you use your camera to its best and help you make the most of situations that might arise. There is useful information about where you specifically can bring tripods (and more importantly, where you cannot), how to pack for certain locations where security checks are necessary, what lenses you may want to use, and some suggested settings for your camera.

Photographers are usually an inquisitive breed, so there is also information about a locations significance. As any professional photographer knows, its important to know a lot about your subject, and while this guide certainly wont replace a good guide book, its aim is to provide some interesting insights along the way.

A note about copyright: A relatively unknown fact about some landmarks in the Washington, D.C., area is that they are copyrighted by the artists and/or the foundations that made them possible. Many do so to protect the memorial or monument against unregulated commercial use. Reproducing copyrighted works is against the law and could result in a lawsuit. This does not generally apply to personal use making a print of a copyrighted work for, say, your living room wall would not attract any attention. But posting the photos online for sale is an entirely different matter.

Examples of memorials that are covered by copyright include the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the sculptures at the Vietnam Veterans National Memorial and the artwork within the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.