Washington Harbor at dusk

I was headed from Washington, DC, over to Rosslyn, VA, where my office is located, when I saw this view. I was crossing a bridge over the Potomac and to my right I saw the Kennedy Center and Washington Harbor at dusk.

I really wanted to shoot that scene, so I drove back into DC and parked behind the Kennedy Center. I didn't know how to get back onto the bridge on foot, so I walked up the on-ramp against traffic to get to the bridge. I hugged the edge of the wall as cars zoomed by. I kept thinking this was really a crazy thing to do for a picture. Luckily I got out of there safely...and captured some of these. See the photos.

Lorraine

After a graveyard shoot with my Shutterbug Excursions group, I kept thinking a cemetery would be a great place to shoot a model. I envisioned someone with a glamorous red dress that would really stand out against all the white, pale headstones. I ran an ad for a model to do a graveyard shoot and was inundated with the volume of responses. Who knew so many models wanted to shoot in a graveyard. :-)

Anyway, Lorraine had a photo wearing a red dress in her portfolio. I told her to bring the dress, and meet me in the graveyard. She was so bubbly and full of energy, it was a fun shoot. She is an actress and singer, and I got the idea she was always on stage. See the photos.

Arlington National Cemetery

Our Shutterbug Excursions took on Arlington National Cemetery. We spent the better part of the afternoon weaving through graves, past the John F. Kennedy grave site, up to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It's always a moving experience. See the photos.