Washington DC Ballet Photo Walk with Dancer Armani Acte

My next photo workshop, on June 28th, is going to be an early morning event to avoid the crowds near the MLK Memorial in Washington DC. We will be working with Armani Acte who is a talented contemporary and ballet dancer, and a talented fire and flow performer.

To see more of Armani’s work, please go to her IG at @underneathawillowtree

For this event we will meet at the MLK Memorial at 7 am and will shoot along specific spots that are particularly photogenic. Bring good walking shoes because we will not be in the same spot for too long- expect to walk to several different areas of this particular area of DC before heading back to the original meeting point. Photos below of the area of DC we will start our photo walk.

We will have the opportunity to get some great images and with the event being earlier in the morning, we will have less distractions.

How it works: We meet with a small group of photographers and with the dancer at the meeting point. We all walk together to the first spot at the park we will be shooting at. We will operate on a lead timer where each photographer will get a chance to interact directly with the model and get the shots we want at that spot before walking to the next spot. This will teach you how to hone your improvisational skill and experiment with the light in each spot we shoot at. There will also be a few instances where we would all shoot at once, depending on the situation, but expect there to mostly be a lead photographer structure.

Only 5 photographers will be able to attend the event.

When: June 28th, 2025 from 7-9 am

Where: Martin Luther King Memorial, Washington DC.

Cost: $175.00 for the two hours which includes all model and instruction fees. You can either pay by one of the payment platforms such as Venmo but please reach out to me at msdakotalee@gmail.com to get the correct information. You can also pay via my website HERE (CLICK LINK) but there is a 6% service fee to do so. The balance is not refundable however, the balance is transferrable to one EventswithDakota event in NYC or the DMV/Washington DC area as long as you cancel within 24 hours from the start of this event. Transferred balance expires in 6 months from June 28th, 2025.

Parking: Parking is on street and will be on a first come, first serve basis.

Equipment: Camera and Lens(es). Do not bring lights that you need to place on the ground. Bringing a reflector would be fine. I would recommend a good Zoom lens or a portrait and wider angle lens to experiment with different focal lengths while shooting.

For any further questions, please reach out to me at msdakotalee@gmail.com