Enjoy the Beauty of the Great Hall in the Jefferson Building!

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Rates

Photographer: $99

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Duration

2 Hours

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About

​The Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress is one of the most beautiful buildings in the nation’s capital with its ornate interiors and grand staircases. We have timed our safari so that the afternoon sun falls on the exterior and spills into the Great Hall interior. After an orientation on architectural photography, we’ll begin this Safari by photographing the fountains and the exterior of the building. Then we’ll move inside to photograph the incredibly beautiful Great Hall with all its hand-painted details and statuary and finish in the Observation Gallery where we will photograph the Reading Room.

At each point on the safari, tips on low-light and mixed-light photography, taking pictures of the vaulting ceilings in the Great Hall, and how to use wide-angle lenses to maintain straight verticals will be discussed as well as techniques of composition, exposure and lighting.

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What to Bring

• Camera
• Wide angle lens equivalent to about 28 mm (in 35 mm format)
• A circular polarizing filter, if you have one
• A telephoto of at least 100mm
• Tripods are NOT allowed
• Extra charged battery
• Extra memory card
• Weather appropriate clothing

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Your Instructor

Architectural photographer E. David Luria is founder and director of the Washington Photo Safari, which has provided over 6,700 photo safaris for 46,000 amateur photographers – an average of 5 people every day, 365 days a year, since it was founded in 1999.

“You taught me several important points and helped me better understand not only photography but also my own camera. I've taken photo classes at the Smithsonian, Glen Echo, and the Washington School of Photography. You've been the best among all the teachers I've had.“ David Lassiter, Olney, MD

Trained in Paris by a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Mr. Luria is a member of the American Society of Media Photographers and the Society of Photographic Educators and has had his images of DC appear in over 100 publications, calendars, and postcards and on 30 magazine covers.