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Social Event

5th Platoon Social Series: Learn How to Take Better Smartphone Pictures!

June 12, 2016

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM EDT

Washington, DC Platoon

Event overview

(Photo credit: Landscape Online) This is part of an ongoing series of 5th Platoon social events held during 2016 designed to teach YOU how to take better iPhone or "Smartphone" cellphone pictures, with an emphasis on how to capture new perspectives, and the small details that tell a story. The venue for this class is the beautiful United States Botanic Garden, located next to the US Capitol. Your instructor is Theresa Hilsdon, 5th Platoon Leader, who also has over a decade of experience in professional photography. She will teach you simple and effective techniques that can be used immediately and will result in YOU taking better pictures. You will find these techniques useful for capturing the photo stories of our Mission Continues Service Project days, social events, and in every day life. You may want to leave extra time in your schedule to tour the garden after class is over. Who: YOU! (Bring a friend too) What: iPhone Photography Class with Theresa Hilsdon When: June 12, 10am to 1pm Where: The United States Botanic Garden, Washington DC Wear clothes that are easy to move in. Sunscreen and a hat are recommended as we may be outside for part of the class. Comfortable shoes, cargo pants or other utility type trousers are recommended. We will be bending, kneeling, and sitting as we learn new photographic techniques. Adaptations for mobility-limited persons are possible. Use of Metro is strongly encouraged. Street parking is available on the mall and in front of the building if Congress is not in session. Meetup Location: We will meet in the front of the building if the weather is fine, if it is raining we will meet in the courtyard inside the Conservatory underneath the chandelier.

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Date

June 12, 2016

Time

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM (EDT)

Location

United States Botanic Garden

100 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20001

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