On October 16 th , I attended a D.C Cosplay Photo Shoot meet up held along Workhouse Arts Center , in Lorton, VA with access to the Workhouse Haunt areas. The Workhouse started life as a prison in 1910 and gradually became a work camp. However, by the 1980 the workhouse was overcrowded and disorganized, thus in 1997 Federal legislation ordered the facility be closed by December 2001. The property was sold to Fairfax County in 2002, which transformed it into cultural arts center. The location was nominated the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. (Source: History of Work House Arts Center ) Because of the locations history and historic buildings it made it a very interesting place to shoot. My only regret was not going out to the location sooner to walk around and see some more of the property and be better prepared for the day. For these sessions I used: Canon 80D 2 Speed light Trigger Light stand 18-200mm lens There was supp...
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