Through my studies at Howard University, I was afforded the opportunity of meeting a young California man with focus and determination who has set his sights on education and the creation of policies surrounding that.  Recently, he commissioned me to take photographs of him for his portfolio, so we chose the Capital area as our venue.  Besides similar majors, we both shared a lack of understanding concerning the fact that it was snowing in DC at the end of the month of March (Sunday morning it snowed).  Really, it’s supposed to be warm already! Anyway, the cold weather actually worked in our favor to (1) allow for less harsh sunlight, less shadows, etc, and (2) encourage people to stay home (meaning less people that I had to dodge in the photos).  All in all, the images came out beautifully from this session, and I learned a DC secret in the process:  The best time to shoot at the historic sites in DC is when a building is closed in the morning, like Sunday mornings.

I have included select images from this session below, and if you see something you like, please leave a comment below!  I’d love to hear from you!