Location Location
Is there a place with special significance?
What vibe are you looking for? Architectural, monuments, color, street vibe, woodland, parkland, your house?
The location is secondary backdrop to the main focus - you. It doesn't need to be anything amazing. It should be where you feel comfortable.
MARYLAND
Sligo Creek
Wheaton Regional Park
McGrillis Gardens (permit required)
Brookside Gardens (permit required)
Woodlawn Manor Rockville
Calderock Trail
Rock Creek Park
Glenview Mansion Rockville
Cabin John Regional Park
Evans Street Park
Clum Kennedy Park
Glenstone Museum
Robinson Nature Park Howard County
Centennial Park Howard County
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Bon Air Rose Garden Arlington
Alexandria Old Town
Alexandria Waterfront
Lacey Woods Park, Arlington
Gravelly Point (plane views)
Great Marsh Estate
Netherlands Carrilion
Matthew Henson Trail
Robinson Nature Center
Green Spring Gardens (permit required).
WASHINGTON DC
Washington Mall and Monuments
Jefferson Memorial
The Kennedy Center
Georgetown DC Streets
Tudor Place
National Cathedral & Bishop's Garden
National Arboretum (permit required)
Navy Yards Park