Washington Monument with People

When shooting pictures of buildings many times the hardest thing to show is scale. By including a familiar object in the composition, it will give your image a reference for scale. In this image people at the bottom of the frame are the familiar objects that show just how large the Washington Monument really is. Using the red channel in Photoshop, I was able to produce a very dark sky that contrasted with the the white monument.LynnFreeny.com

Capital Building in Washington DC

Finding a different angle for a very photographed place is not easy. This stone fence in front of the Capital building in Washington DC helps show a different angle. The strong vertical lines with and repeated shapes from the fence add just the right amount of strength to the composition. LynnFreeny.com