ICM – Aqua & Lake Michigan
Last week I spent a few hours exploring Aqua (for about the millionth time, lol) and Lake Michigan. The impetus was for a potential project with one of my art consultants and needing some intentional camera movement (ICM) shots of the two areas. Surprisingly, I didn’t have any of Aqua. So, why not?! A fun […]
Architect Spotlight | Studio Gang, Chicago
We’re starting a new feature on the blog where we plan to spotlight a specific architect and various building’s they’ve designed. Whether in one city, like today’s post, or various cities. We thought Chicago would be a good place to start, as well as featuring a Chicago-based firm, Studio Gang Architects. Certainly one of our […]
Dichotomous Aqua
In my last post from the 2018 OOC Conference I mentioned I’d be sharing a separate post with some images from Aqua. I’ve photographed this building dozens of times, it’s certainly a Chicago favorite, especially for abstracts. Most often I prefer to photograph this building with a telephoto lens, it is a skyscraper after-all (the […]
Aqua Revisited + Photographing Under Various Conditions
A few weeks ago I taught a one-on-one workshop focusing on architectural details and abstracts. He had been focused on that great light we all love in the early morning and late afternoon, but found himself missing a big portion of the day and struggling with how to best utilize that midday light. So many […]
New Images – Cloudscrapers
Tuesday I had the opportunity to do a one-on-one photowalk with a woman that wanted a little guidance on some technical aspects, as well as compositional elements, of architectural photography. We had such a great couple of hours together and I think we both learned a few things! One of the benefits of teaching…it never […]
Aqua Abstracts
After Saturday’s Out of Chicago Photography conference sessions wrapped up there was a little bit of light left so I decided to get those abstract shots of the Radisson Blu Aqua building I’ve been meaning to do for quite a long time. I rented the telephoto 70-200mm lens knowing my usual 24-70mm just isn’t long […]
Modern Architecture Photography Tour with Out of Chicago Photography's Chris Smith and Angie McMonigal
I’m so excited to announce an all-day architecture tour Chris Smith and I will be hosting on Saturday, April 18! We plan to tour some modern architecture sites throughout the city, focusing on getting to those harder to access places outside of the loop. Instead of a walking tour, we’re jumping on a minibus to […]
