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Tysons Corner Center

Over the last couple of months, I completed a number of shoots to capture 2018 2nd Quarter Media at Tysons Corner Center. Surely the mall changes as time goes by both in stores and in advertising. But I never really noticed as closely until now. With all the changes, the Macerich marketing team wanted me to get photos of the special events and temporary retail spaces along with the changes in media.

From a photography standpoint, these kinds of assignments slow me down. Generally in a good way! Of course I would like to have people in the frame so that the clients see a good number of eyes on their media. Additionally, I usually shoot these on a tripod. This keeps the lines straight, and can slow the shutter speed down to get a blur as people walk through the frame.

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Plaza – Tysons, VA

Earlier this month, I photographed an Iviva event at Tysons Corner Center. This brand is a subsidiary of Lululemon that produces yoga clothing. At this time, a large group of young ladies came to participate. Compared to most events out on the Plaza, this was the most peaceful, calming activity I have covered there. Unlike other events, the attendees were experienced with the movements.

Specifically thinking about the photos, I was drawn to the pattern of all the yoga mats. Since they had a similar color palette, they made a nice repeating element against the swirls of the Plaza floor. Going higher was therefore the best way to capture these. Additionally, having a single person on each mat emphasized the forms.

Afterwards, I made a lot of group photos. The Iviva team had giveaways to go along with the programming for the event. As can be seen they were willing to get some nice photos with their branding along the mall signs!

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Tysons, VA

Similarly to last week’s post about exterior photos, I found some 2016 Tysons Interior images that I wanted to add to the blog. In this situation, it was more important to have many people in the frame. Since these were supposed to illustrate many people seeing advertisements, I waited for the right time for each of these.

With attention to getting a large number of people in the frame, I made my chances better by going on Saturday. Late morning to after lunch is what I tried on this occasion. Overall, a tripod was necessary for all of these photos. I prefer a 1/15th of a second for this purpose. You can still see the forms of people, however, they are usually blurred. Thus, you cannot identify them by their faces making them appropriate for use publicly. Surely patience is needed to get just the right amount of people filling in the spaces in the frame. It easily makes this the place where you want to be on the weekend!

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