Dreaming of my Next Project - Churches

I don't know if it's because Vegas is known as "Sin City", or because of an article I saw in Popular Photography Magazine, but I really want to take pictures of interiors of places of worship. In the DC area, that generally means churches and cathedrals. Some examples from the past:





It is too bad that there aren't any nearby (ornate/pretty) mosques, because otherwise, I could take more pictures like these:



But, I have two good local options here (in DC): The National Shrine (near Catholic University) and St. Nicholas (once I double-check with a friend about some questions I have). As I understand it, they both have domes, which will give me many fun options.

What will I do differently?

1) Take many many many more shots (so I have more to choose from)

2) Try multiple f-stops and shutter speeds for effect

3) Play more with angles and exposures

In other words, offer more variety.

So why now? My oldest cathedral pictures are three years old, and my newest are two years old. My skills have improved by quite a bit since then, but also, any pictures more than three years old cannot be entered in most contests. I therefore need to refresh my content.

When? Definitely not this weekend. My volunteer efforts will be taking all of my time this weekend. These places are four hour excursions, at least. My goal is to do so in February - and I'll do my best to honor that.

Till tomorrow!