Chicago Botanic Garden Workshop Recap – Days 1 & 2
A couple weeks ago I taught a 3-day architecture photography workshop through the Chicago Botanic Gardens. We started with a presentation on subject & composition, followed by a couple hours of photographing the architecture around the gardens. There are more areas to shoot than you’d think! First up, the ceiling detail in the Visitor Center. […]
Architecture of the Chicago Botanic Gardens
A few months ago the Chicago Botanic Gardens reached out to me about teaching a workshop about architecture. At first I was unsure this could work given it’s in the suburbs, away from the obvious architecture of downtown Chicago, and I wasn’t that familiar with the architecture of the gardens. We met to do a […]
Green Chicago…pick 23 of 52 Adventures in Chicago
Once again it’s been forever since we picked one of our 52 adventure cards. It’s the last week of summer so, before we’re on a rigid back-to-school schedule, I thought we’d make a trip to the Chicago Botanic Gardens. It’s been years since I’ve been out here and the kids have never been; there are […]
