Fellow DC photog Aziz hosted a free street photography workshop in Washington, DC. Super-cool fella and rad street photographer. I was pretty psyched that he was willing to give up all his street secrets to us moonlighters. I took David – self-proclaimed “architectural” photographer – and we hit the streets with Aziz, snapping away. The man provided lots of advice but mostly it was good to walk in a small group and have a little backup in case anyone got mad about getting photographed. I got lots of glares and evil eyes, but nothing worse than that. And I even got a few smiles as well. With some more practice, I think I could lose some of the fear.
David and I dropped by Hillwood Estate & Gardens on a whim yesterday while scoping out places to do a photo shoot in Rock Creek. I’d been meaning to go and it seemed a good time. The gardens are really lovely and the house does have quite a collection. Ms. Merriweather Post was quite fond of buying and displaying things. Of course, no photos allowed inside so you’ll only catch the garden and greenhouse here.
I don’t know if you can tell, but I’m not a sporty girl. Sometimes I do yoga and I occasionally get roped into doing other exercise things like pilates and squash, but mostly, I’m a sidelines type of lady. But yesterday, I straight kayaked. In case you think that’s totally lame, let me tell you this: kayaking is hard work! I think the craziest thing about it is that you are all alone on the big river and the only way you are getting back to safety is by the power of your own arms. It’s pretty cool that way. Plus, the views are nice.