ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, United States, 17 March 2013. Picture of clay pots in front of an evening fire in a townhome in Franconia, a suburb in Alexandria, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. (Light vs. Dark: Fireplace 1. Assignment 1, Visual Storytelling 1.)

FRANCONIA, Virginia, United States, 19 March 2013. Picture of a blooming flower patch in the common area of a townhome community in Franconia, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. (Depth of Field, Shallow Background: Flower 1. Assignment 1, Visual Storytelling 1.)

FRANCONIA, Virginia, United States, 19 March 2013. Picture of a blooming flower patch in the common area of a townhome community in Franconia, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. (Depth of Field, Deep Background: Flower 2. Assignment 1, Visual Storytelling 1.)

FRANCONIA, Virginia, United States, 21 March 2013. A car drives by the Kingstowne Center on Kingstowne Village Parkway in Franconia, a suburb outside of Washington, D.C. (Motion, Static: Passing Car 1. Assignment 1, Visual Storytelling 1.)

FRANCONIA, Virginia, United States, 21 March 2013. A car drives by the Kingstowne Center on Kingstowne Village Parkway in Franconia, a suburb outside of Washington, D.C. (Motion, Tracking: Passing Car 2. Assignment 1, Visual Storytelling 1.)

SUITLAND, Maryland, United States, 21 March 2013. Census Bureau employee searches the stacks in the library of the U.S. Census Bureau, located in Suitland, Maryland, a suburb outside of Washington, D.C. (Framing: Library 1. Assignment 1, Visual Storytelling 1.)

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, 22 March 2013. Customer at The Hamilton, a posh restaurant located in Washington, D.C., enjoys a beer as he waits for his lunch. The Hamilton is run by Clyde’s Restaurant Group, which also manages The Old Ebbitt Grill. (Environmental Portrait: Restaurant Patron 1. Assignment 1, Visual Storytelling 1.)