During the first quarter in 2020, I photographed a number of smaller events including Rent the Runway in Tysons Corner Center. While going through this temporary location, I ran into a bride whose wedding I photographed! Since this was the first time they had this at the mall, there was a large crowd going through all the racks. They had fashions for all ages and sizes, so they did not mind my photographing the scene.
Rent the Runway Pop Up at Tysons Corner CenterShoppers going through the designer clothing temporary location in Tysons Corner Center
SNAP! Entertainment
Also down in the BrandBox area, there was a fun gaming pop-up from SNAP! Entertainment. Whereas I would spend all my quarters at an arcade back in the day, this was some nice free entertainment! If video games were not your thing there were plenty of ‘analog’ selections from air hockey to checkers that were available for family fun.
Air hockey game at the SNAP! Entertaiment pop up at BrandBox in Tysons Corner CenterPlaying video games at the SNAP! Entertaiment pop up at BrandBox in Tysons Corner CenterBrandBox area at Tysons Corner Center with the SNAP! Entertainment and Nectar locations
The 2019 Fall Freestyles photos are expiring soon! Given that we have new 2020 events coming online, we need to make room on the server. To be sure our record-setting Freestyles takes a lot of space! Thanks to everyone that purchase holiday gifts from the site. Before they are archived, the photos will be here:
During the professional competition, I was tense! as I have noted, these are not as good for my photos compared to the shows. On this occasion, there seemed to be more competitors than usual. Because of that fact, it was difficult to get photos of everyone. For fear that I would miss, I tried to capture one photo of a couple, then move on. It was a bit frantic, and I was unsure if I was getting anything good.
For the Rhythm heats, I changed my position. By comparison there would not be as much chance to see everyone. By elevating my position above the crowd, I was assured of a clearer path to the floor. In short, I think I covered it, but I know I could have done better!
Team SASA at the Junior Achievement Trade Show at Tysons Corner Center
Tysons Corner Center
Last week, I photographed the 2020 JA Trade Show at Tysons Corner Center. Since both Tysons Corner Center and Brandbox sponsored the show, they had a nice showcase this Sunday morning. Overall, I was impressed with the work that these student teams put into their entrepreneurial projects. During this show, they were debuting their companies and products for sale to the public.
Scientists in Training team at the Junior Achievement Trade Show at Tysons Corner CenterStickers Speak team at the Junior Achievement Trade Show at Tysons Corner Center
While walking through the trade show, I was impressed with the professionalism of the teams. Over a six-month period, the team worked further with business professionals to form a build a startup. With this in mind I could not imagine how difficult this would be to do over this amount of time. Perhaps some of these products will return to a future location in the mall!
Podseedtivity team at the Junior Achievement Trade Show at Tysons Corner CenterEnvisim team at the Junior Achievement Trade Show at Tysons Corner CenterEverseed team at the 2020 JA Trade Show at Tysons Corner Center
