City Nights Photowalk with Chicago Photography Classes – October
Time for the other City Nights photowalk I led with RS Chicago Photography Classes. This time we did a loop around The Loop 😉 We met and began at the Calder Flaminto. Hard to believe, but I’ve never shot this at night. Although, I don’t shoot at night very often in general. Might be […]
CPC Abstract Architecture Workshop Recap, Winter 2018
Last December I was back at Chicago Photography Classes to teach a 2-day workshop on abstract architecture photography. I had a small group of students but we had a great time together. We started off with a presentation on composition followed by a few hours photographing downtown. Our first stop was the atrium at the […]
Intro to Architecture Series, Class 6 – Thompson Center
Week 6 of the Intro to Architecture Series Class was the final class where we went out to shoot. Week 7, the final week, wrapped up with an image share/critique, post-processing and printing of images made during the previous 6 weeks. For this final location, we headed to the James R. Thompson Center. A super […]
Intro to Architecture Series, Class 5 – Art Institute
This week we visited one of my favorite locations in the city; the Art Institute of Chicago. Of course the art is great, but in terms of photography there are some great architectural details, especially the staircases. It was tough to come away with only one series of images, so there are a few in […]
Intro to Architecture Series, Class 4 – Cultural Center
Week 4 of my Intro to Architecture Series class had us going to the Cultural Center. On this outing I focused on centered shots of the south staircase. This is such a beautiful space with so many options. If you missed this session, registration is now open for the spring session. All the details here!
Intro to Architecture Series, Class 3 – Palmer House
Week 3 of the Architecture Series calls with Chicago Photography Classes had us going to the Palmer House Hilton. This is such a beautifully ornate location. I’ve photographed this many times so trying to come up with something different was difficult at first. I decided to focus on the reflections of architectural details in the […]
Intro to Architecture Series, Class 2 – Union Station
Week 2 of my Intro to Architecture Series class with Chicago Photography Classes had us going to Union Station. Given the chillier weather I’ve opted to take students to indoor locations for this series of classes. Union Station is a relatively iconic location in Chicago and typically a great space to capture photos. However, […]
Intro to Architecture Series, Class 1 – Spertus Institute
I’m back at Chicago Photography Classes (CPC) to teach a 7-week class on creating series from architectural subjects. Each week we photograph one location. Pushing ourselves to see each space in a comprehensive way. Whether the intent is to focus on one aspect of the building in detail or give a wider overview of the […]
Intro to Architecture Composition, Class 4 Recap
Week 4’s topic was leading lines. Our plan was to revisit Millennium Park and spend our time with a different focus than week 1’s topic of isolation. However, we had some not-so-great weather. Super foggy, which could actually be good, but once we arrived at Millennium Park it started raining. Onto our backup plan and […]
Intro to Architecture Composition, Class 3 Recap
Once again we began our class with a share and critique of the students images from the previous week. Followed by me editing a couple images in class and then onto our new topic: Repetitive Patterns. After a short presentation we spent a couple hours photographing a few areas downtown. Our first stop was 235 […]
