My apologies to the DC folks for not getting this up sooner. Last couple of days were filled with spending time w/ the freedom tour gang and last night we were out celebratingDJ’s Birthday so it was tough to get things done. I just arrive back in Chicago and am still in the process of unpacking. I’m finally back home now and hope to get back to the swing of things again.

One of my favorite moments about this tour is when DJ empowers us to network amongst the local photographers. I got energizes seeing a room full of folks that didn’t know each other at first starting to network at the end of the night. I loved seeing them develop a small community through it.

DC folks are fun, young, and full of energy. It was great spending time with the 100 folks that were there on Thursday night. Again, for me it was neat meeting folks that were my online friends in person. Please watch the ShowIt Web slideshow or visit my Facebook Gallery for photos. The ones below highlight more what we did in the last couple of days:

I love the State capitol. With all the politics going on, it was exciting to be here.

DC Metro is one of the cleanest, and organized subway system in the country. I love commuting around here.

Smithsonian American Art Museum – we got to check out the Presidential portraits inside.

Here’s a portrait of Ben Franklin that was painted in the late 1700′s. Later on, this painting was use to replicate the face on the $100 bill.

So I was meandering around the Smithsonian American Art Museum and guess who I run into? Wow, what are the chances? Small world indeed!!!

The ceiling of the museum was making me dizzy…talk about optical illusion!

That’s Becker & Regis walking in the background. Just trying to show you some side of them that you don’t normally get to see.

I think these are one of those Rent-a-bikes that you can get to stroll around the city.

These guys were a blast to hang out and chill with. I finally met someone in Regis who is more addicted to Starbucks than I am! Hard to believe, I know…

I love photographing people. They fascinate me.

I got lucky with this shot but I liked the result. We were walking around the Mall and a flock of birds suddenly flew right over us. My instinct kicked in and caught this shot.

This was an interesting tattoo on a random person. It was tricky getting right behind her w/o her knowing it.

Finally we celebrated DJ’s 29th birthday last night we few close friends of DJ’s by having dinner at La Tasca’s Spanish Tapas Bar. The ambiance here was lively!

They even had live flamenco dancers. They were good dancers too!

I’m happy for DJ that he’s doing what he loves and sharing that with other people in this industry. I’m thankful to be his friend and look forward to continuing our friendship in the future!

Thanks to Becker who surprised all of us (not just DJ) but covering the entire bill! I was glad to spend some time with him this week and even learned some insightful poker tips from the guy! I attended his very first Party of 5 workshop two years ago and I learned pretty much everything I needed to start my wedding business in one day. Of course I learned other things from other great photographers along the way but the jam-packed info in that one day workshop was what I needed to get a boost start in my business.

Since then I haven’t had much chance to hang out with him because both of us were extremely busy. But on this trip, we got to know each other little bit. I know some folks have mixed feelings about him because he’s a straight shooter and is not afraid to express his opinions. And his opinions might have rubbed some people the wrong way. But I respect him for that. And deep down inside he’s a generous and giving guy and loves helping people in this industry. I’m thankful to him for where I am today as well and I can’t wait for his [b] School to launch. I got to see the in’s n out of it and it’s pretty exciting!

Here are some photos from the seminar:

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