Author Archives: Navin Sarma

Blackwater Falls State Park in the Winter

January 21, 2015 by Navin Sarma

This past Monday, on Martin Luther King Day, I set out for a quick trip to West Virginia to hike in the snow and capture some winter landscapes. In DC, we intermittently experience snow, but the further west and higher in elevation you go, the weather changes. On average, 160 inches of snow falls each […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: blackwater falls state park, Fine Art Photography, Landscape Photography, nature, photography, Washington DC, Winter

Back to the Beginnings: Sunset and Twilight at Great Falls National Park

January 15, 2015 by Navin Sarma

Looking back through my archives, I stumbled upon a set of images from late 2010 at Great Falls National Park. Upon first sight of the images from this evening, I instantly recalled that THIS was the night that I truly become passionate about landscape photography and was thus the beginning of my career in the […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Great Falls National Park, Landscape Photography, nature

Most Photography Gear Doesn’t Matter

January 8, 2015 by Navin Sarma

I want to share a quick post about my thoughts about photography gear. It’s a topic that many people feel is very important — almost absolutely necessary — in making good images. It’s easy to get enthralled by gear and technology. As a tech nerd myself, I find myself always looking at (read: salivating over) […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: How to do photography, photography, Photography Method, Washington DC

First Snow of 2015 in Washington DC

January 7, 2015 by Navin Sarma

Yesterday, we had our first snowfall in the Washington, D.C. area. I for one am ALWAYS excited about the snow. Though there can be trecherous conditions and people can get hurt while driving, if people can keep as safe as possible, it really is a glorious time to be outside and enjoy the environment. Nothing […]

Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Corporate Art, Fine Art, Landscape Photography, Large Format, National Mall, Nature Photography, Snow, Snowfall, Washington DC, washington monument, Winter

Sunset, Twilight, and Night Photography at Manassas Battlefield Park

January 4, 2015 by Navin Sarma

Tonight, I led an Advanced Nature and Landscape Photography: Twilight and Night Photography field workshop at Manassas Battlefield Park. We had some great weather of nearly 60 degrees, a beautiful sunset, and great clouds with glimpses to the moon. Here’s a set of images that follows from sunset through twilight and night.

Categories: Blog • Tags: Black and White Photography, Landscape Photography, Large Format, Long Exposure, Manassas Battlefield Park, Moon Photography, Nature Photography, night photography, Twilight Photography

A Moody Set from Washington DC

January 2, 2015 by Navin Sarma

Over the past month of so, I’ve been taking a bit of pause from photography. Just now am I getting the urge to get back in the field. Before I do so, I wanted to bring forward some images I had been working off and on. I finally present this moodier set of images from […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Air Force Memorial, autumn, fall, Landscape Photography, License Images, U.S. Capitol, Washington DC, washington monument

Best Photos of 2014

December 28, 2014 by Navin Sarma

Another year and another moment to reflect! This was my fourth full year of doing photography seriously, and eighth year overall. I have certainly come a long way in these four years: learning intricate technical methods to produce modern imagery, shifting my thinking about photography from that of ‘recording my surroundings’ to ‘creating an image […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Best of 2014, Fine Art, Landscape Photography, Large Format, photography, Top 10 Images of 2014, Washington DC, Washington DC Photography, Year in Review

DC: Impression of Urban Nature – Exhibition at The Coupe DC

December 10, 2014 by Navin Sarma

Earlier this month, I opened my second exhibit of the collection: “DC: Impressions of Urban Nature” at The Coupe in DC. You can see the prints anytime from now until the end of January! The Coupe is a really cool spot. Very chill, open nearly all of the time, with great food and coffee plus […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Art Exhibition, Exhibition, Landscape Photography, Large Format Photography, The Coupe, The Coupe DC, Washington DC

Air Force Memorial Art at Air Force Association Headquarters

November 6, 2014 by Navin Sarma

I just finished a big project to stock the Air Force Association Headquarters with images from the Air Force Memorial. The canvases were really large, ranging from a triptych of three 24″ x 36″s, to 40″ x 60″s, and one 55″ x 80″. Check out the images below:

Categories: Blog • Tags: Air Force Assocation, Air Force Memorial, Canvas, Corporate Art, Fine Art, photography

Autumn in Shenandoah National Park

October 29, 2014 by Navin Sarma

Last week, I set out to Shenandoah National Park to capture the area during peak autumn conditions. The park definitely delivered some epic views, both grand in nature and others that took a deeper inspection. Here is just one day in the park, starting out at the lookouts and White Oak Canyon in the north end […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: autumn, fall, Landscape, nature, Shenandoah National Park, Waterfalls

DC: Impressions of Urban Nature – See it at L2 Lounge in Georgetown!

October 4, 2014 by Navin Sarma

This past Wednesday, I held my first show … a grand opening to show off 15 large format works on acrylic facemount of Washington, D.C. You can view details on the collection here. It was really an amazing time for me. I have been sharing my work pretty extensively over the past several years. At […]

Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Art Show, Gallery, Hotel Art, Interior Design, Large Format Photography, photography, Washington DC, Washington DC Corporate Art, Washington DC Images, Washington DC Photography

Grand Opening at L2 Lounge in Washington DC

October 1, 2014 by Navin Sarma

TONIGHT, Come celebrate my biggest milestone to date as a photographer, and see my work as it was meant to be seen — NOT as a small pic on the web with a watermark, but as large format acrylic mounted, fine art pieces. Even if you can’t come you can SUPPORT me by sharing this […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Fine Art, l2 lounge, Large Format, photography, Washington DC

Fall Foliage at Bear Rocks and Dolly Sods Wilderness

September 27, 2014 by Navin Sarma

I took a quick trip up to West Virginia yesterday to check out the fall foliage. Normally, peak fall foliage in Blackwater Falls State Park, Dolly Sods Wilderness, and Bear Rocks tend to be at the end of September and early October. This year it seemed to have come a little early. Although most of […]

Categories: Astrophotography, Blog, Landscape • Tags: autumn, bear rocks, blackwater falls state park, dolly sods wilderness, nature

Great Falls Park Maryland Sunset

August 25, 2014 by Navin Sarma

On Saturday evening, I led another workshop as part of my summer bootcamp. This time, we discussed focus stacking while capturing the sunset in a different section of Great Falls on the Maryland side. I don’t personally use focus stacking too much for landscape photography. But it’s another tool to keep in mind, much like […]

Categories: Blog

Sunrise on the Tidal Basin

August 19, 2014 by Navin Sarma

This morning, I hosted a private workshop on the Tidal Basin. We went to one of my favorite spots, the Kutz Bridge, for sunrise. I constantly find myself enamored (at least for now) with the way sunrise light plays with ripples in the water; I like this effect much more than long exposures that smooth […]

Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Corporate Art, dc photography, Fine Art, High Resolution, images, Large Format, license, Photography Classes, Photography workshops, Prints, Washington DC

Summer Sunrise on the Tidal Basin

August 17, 2014 by Navin Sarma

On Saturday morning, I led another Washington DC Photography Workshop, this time on the tidal basin. The concentration for this session was panoramas. Panoramas are tough to pull off well, in my opinion. The key to an effective panorama is to have interesting elements placed horizontally and avoid large uninteresting areas of the frame, which […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Corporate Art, High Resolution Photography, Photography Classes, Photography Workshop, Washington DC, Washington DC Images, Washington DC Photographer

Sunrise at the World War II Memorial

August 9, 2014 by Navin Sarma

in my summer bootcamp 2014. During these classes, I teach people how to shoot in the field and edit in photoshop. Today’s class was centered on HDR, or high dynamic range photography. We discussed when to use HDR, and how it can be done well. Generally, HDR is not always needed, but when a camera […]

Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: HDR, photography, sunrise, Washington DC, Washington DC Landscape Photography, Washington DC Photography Classes, Washington DC Photography Workshops, World War II Memorial

Air Force Memorial Missing Man Formation

August 8, 2014 by Navin Sarma

On my last trip to the Air Force Memorial, I set out to capture the three spires of the missing man formation at the Air Force Memorial as three separate image, so they may be arranged as a triptych when printed. This attempt was pretty successful, I think. I tried to have each spire hold […]

Categories: Blog, Caribbean, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Air Force Memorial, Corporate Art, Fine Art, Large Format, man and nature, Missing Man Formation, Night, photography, Washington DC, Washington DC Photography, Washington DC Photography Classes

Puerto Rico for the Weekend!

August 7, 2014 by Navin Sarma

This past weekend, my wife and I took a last-minute trip down to Puerto Rico. We found a pretty good deal from DC: a direct flight, a rental car, and a package discount to stay on the northeast corner of the island, a beautiful cliffside resort in Fajardo. We had it all figured out and […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Caribbean, Corporate Art, Landscape Photography, Large Format, Large Format Photography, Nature Photography, Photography Classes, photography instruction, Photography workshops, Puerto Rico

Air Force Memorial at Night

August 1, 2014 by Navin Sarma

I went back to my stomping grounds, the Air Force Memorial, last night. I continued on assignment for the Air Force Memorial and captured a few projects that I will unveil soon. The Air Force Memorial remains one of the coolest “undiscovered” memorials within the Washington, D.C. area. Three giant stainless steel spires shoot brazenly […]

Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: acrylic prints, Air Force Memorial, canvas prints, Corporate Art, Fine Art Photography, photography, Photography Classes, Photography workshops, Washington DC

Mid-day Shooting at Great Falls National Park Maryland

July 27, 2014 by Navin Sarma

Today I conducted another photography workshop as part of my Washington DC photography summer bootcamp, this time at Great Falls Par on the Maryland side. The topic is something that is hard for every photographer: shooting during mid-day sun. We discussed a number of topics, including how to deal with harsh light and shadow, and […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: acrylic prints, canvas prints, Corporate Art, Great Falls Park, high resolution images, Landscape Photography, Long Exposure, Photography Classes, photography instruction, Photography workshops, Washington DC

How to Capture a Panorama: Great Falls National Park

July 16, 2014 by Navin Sarma

Earlier this week, I went to Great Falls Park to continue a photography project I have been on this summer (which I hopefully can release sometime soon). What I didn’t expect was to shoot a panorama, as well! But once I saw the moon peak out of the southeastern sky, I knew I had to […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Great Falls, Great Falls Park, nature, Nature Photography, Nature Photography Classes, Nature Photography Workshops, panorama

Changing Light during Sunset Photography Class in Washington DC

July 14, 2014 by Navin Sarma

Yesterday, I kicked off my summer bootcamp of 16 washington dc landscape and nature photography classes at the Iwo Jima Memorial (otherwise known as the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial). We had a great group of motivated participants and after a slightly uneventful afternoon of light, were treated again by the post-sunset city glow that graces […]

Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: DC Stock Images, Fine Art, Iwo Jima Memorial, Marine Corps Memorial, Photography Classes, Washington DC, Washington DC Corporate Art, Washington DC Photography Classes

Photographing Sunset at Great Falls National Park

July 9, 2014 by Navin Sarma

Just a quick post from tonight’s really amazing sunset at Great Falls. I went to shoot something I planned based on weather, time of year, scouting/past trips, and visualization, but ended up finding something completely different. From that, I note two things I have learned when shooting: 1) Have a plan, but also have some […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Corporate Art, Great Falls, Landscape Photography, Large Format Prints, photography, photography instruction

Lines and Angles at the Lincoln Memorial

July 3, 2014 by Navin Sarma

I went back out to DC on Tuesday to shoot in Washington DC at the Lincoln Memorial. I came a little late and was not very interested in the colors of the sky at first. So, I concentrated on finding some angles and shapes in the architecture of the Lincoln memorial: Later in the evening […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: architecture, how to take pictures, Landscape, Lincoln memorial, photography, Washington DC

Approaching Storm in Washington D.C.

June 26, 2014 by Navin Sarma

Anticipating the approaching storms today, I headed down to the Washington Monument. I was practicing some techniques ahead of my Washington DC Nature & Landscape Photography Summer Bootcamp 2014, including perspective blending and panoramas. I’m glad I went shooting because I was again reminded about how epically beautiful the sky can be, including at sunset. […]

Categories: Blog

New Zealand – Revisited

June 3, 2014 by Navin Sarma

I was sifting through my archives and came across my trip to New Zealand in 2008. This was when I was first toying with photography and was having fun capturing the majestic landscapes around me. If I had the chance, I would change most everything about the images I captured in New Zealand. At the […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: acrylic prints, canvas photo, Fine Art, Fine Art Print, High Resolution, images, Landscape, lessons, new zealand, photography, Print, workshops

Happy 1st Birthday Indy!

May 27, 2014 by Navin Sarma

On May 28th 2014, my lil pup Indy turns 1. I didn’t really grow up with pets (besides an algae eater, and my sister’s cat that she had more recently), so when my wife suggested we get a dog, I was hesitant. I was not enthused about the added responsibility and inconvenience of a pet […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: personal

Exploring Abstraction

May 24, 2014 by Navin Sarma

I am having fun in exploring a more creative approach to my photography. All the while, I am pushing new ways for my artwork to be displayed in print. I finally feel like my goals are only an arm’s reach away. Here’s to hoping: I also produced some some more literal expressions with these two […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Abstract, corporate artwork, High Resolution, images, maryland, photography, virginia, Washington DC

Creative Exercises at Great Falls

May 14, 2014 by Navin Sarma

I have spent a lot of time this year thinking about how to improve as a photographer and artist. I feel like I have had stops and starts throughout this process — not nearly as easy as I would hope. While I know what subjects and moods interest me, I am curious about the narrative […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Abstract, Great Falls, Great Falls National Park, Image License, nature, Nature Photography, Nature Photography Classes, Photo Prints, Photography Lessons DC, Washington DC

A Winter Break in Belize

March 12, 2014 by Navin Sarma

Washington, D.C. has had a more brutal winter than we’re accustomed to. It has been much colder and snowier than in the recent past. As I have mentioned on this blog, I for one am OK with a real winter like this. But, it’s also fun to break out and experience warm weather in the […]

Categories: Blog, Caribbean • Tags: Belize, Caribbean, Caye Caulker, Corporate Art, Crystal Cave, Fine Art, fine art prints, High Resolution, Landscape Photography, Large Format, Nature Photography, photography

Winter 2014 in Washington D.C.

February 19, 2014 by Navin Sarma

The last few years, winters in DC have been mild and boring. 60 degree days and no snow or ice to speak of. I appreciate each season and as such, like winters that actually feel like winter. Give me cold weather, sleet, snow, and everything in between and I’m a happy camper. As long as […]

Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: 2014, Corporate Art, DC, Fine Art, Ice, man and nature, Monument, Monuments, nature, photography, Prints, Sleet, Snochi, Snow, Snowchi, Washington DC, Winter

Sunrise on MLK Day at the Martin Luther King Memorial

January 20, 2014 by Navin Sarma

This morning, I visited the Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington DC to celebrate Martin Luther King in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Tidal Basin was filled with photographers and videographers from local and national TV stations. When I arrived just before sunset, everyone was turned east to watch the sunrise over the […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: DC, Landscape, martin luther king day, martin luther king day 2014, martin luther king memorial, mlk day, mlk memorial, photography, sunrise, Washington DC

Fall and Winter at the Air Force Memorial

January 9, 2014 by Navin Sarma

Hi everyone, I just recently completed a set of images of the Air Force Memorial in Fall and Winter 2013. I hope I can create a few more winter shots before the season’s end! Also, you can pick up an Air Force Memorial Calendar from the Air Force Association. In it, you’ll find several of […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Air Force Memorial, autumn, Corporate Art, DC, fall, Fine Art, Large Format, photography, Washington DC, Winter

A Beautiful Fall Night at the U.S. Capitol

January 8, 2014 by Navin Sarma

Early in November, I set out to the U.S. Capitol to recreate a shot that has been a popular print for me: a panorama of the U.S. Capitol with peak fall foliage under gray, rainy skies. I really love the contrast of grays and fall foliage and can appreciate why this shot has been popular. […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Art, autumn, Corporate Art, Fine Art, High Resolution, images, Landscape, nature, Office Art, photography, U.S. Capitol, Washington DC, washington monument

Top 13 Shots of 2013

January 7, 2014 by Navin Sarma

As another year came to close, I thought about how long it really has been since I have been working at photography. I started in 2006, and was mostly playing for a few years. I started my website in December 2008 (5 years!) and my blog in June 2010, but it wasn’t until a cold […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: bestof2013, Corporate Art, DC, high, Landscape, Large Format, photography, resolution, Washington DC, yearinreview

One Year Anniversary in Italy

December 6, 2013 by Navin Sarma

In September, my wife and I celebrated our one year anniversary in Italy. What a fantastic trip! Like our honeymoon in Bali, I don’t like to spend too much time with photography during these trips, since it takes away from the experience of relaxing travel with a companion. When I try mixing photography with vacation, […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: amalfi coast, anniversary, Corporate Art, italy, Landscape Photography, Large Format Photography, man and nature, panorama, photography, trip

Thankful for Inspiration

November 28, 2013 by Navin Sarma

On Thanksgiving, my family has a tradition to go around the table and mention what we are thankful for. Overall, I am always thankful for the same thing: health of those who are dear to us. Health is the number one requirement from which all other good fortunes come. I am thankful for every breath […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: Art, Corporate Art, Large Format, photography, Thanksgiving

A Radiant Autumn Sunset at the Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol

November 6, 2013 by Navin Sarma

Tonight, I went to the U.S. Capitol to recreate a rather popular print of mine. I was never fully satisfied with it, and wanted to improve the end product. While I think I was successful in capturing the image I wanted, I also had to capture what turned out to be one of the best […]

Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Corporate Art, Fine Art, Landscape, Large Format, nature, photography, U.S. Capitol, Washington, Washington DC, washington monument

Autumn at Great Falls National Park

November 4, 2013 by Navin Sarma

This past Saturday morning, I led a workshop at Great Falls National Park. We are just hitting peak fall foliage in the Washington, D.C. Area, and wanted to capture this beautiful time on camera. We were treated to a beautiful sunrise. I scaled down some rocks (being very careful while doing so) to capture the […]

Categories: Blog, Landscape, North Amercia, Washington, D.C. • Tags: autumn, Great Falls, Great Falls National Park, Landscape, nature, photography, Washington DC, workshops

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