Student Images – 2022 Chicago Workshop
Another great Chicago workshop is in the books. Another fantastic group joined me for 3 days exploring the city. Let’s take a look at some of their shots from the weekend. Celine Hartwig Celine joined us from Iowa and is sharing shots of a couple of Chicago’s best staircases (The Rookery & The Art Institute) […]
Chicago Workshop Recap 2022
We had a beautiful weekend for the Chicago workshop this year! And, a great group, of course. They traveled from near (Chicago area, Wisconsin, Michigan) and far (NYC, Iowa, San Fran area, Seattle area) to be here. A big thank you to all of them! I’m definitely lucky with such wonderful people signing up for […]
Private Photowalk – Chicago, May 2022
The first private photowalk of the season. It’s kind of feeling like spring…kind of. The forecast was looking promising but we had chilly temps and gray skies. Still, we had a great time and got some great shots all over the Loop. We started with something bright and cheerful, Calatrava’s Constellation sculpture at River Point […]
Chicago Workshop Recap, August 2021
So happy to say in-person workshops are back! Given the uncertainty around a number of things, I decided to stick with Chicago for 2021. Initially, opening registration for October but then adding an August date as well. So, here we are with a recap. Settle in, we had 3 very full days exploring so much […]
Private Workshop – River North, The Loop, Lakeshore East
It’s been a busy few weeks with private workshops. This time I spent a few hours with a father/son duo. We spent our time exploring some urban views from parking garages to a mix of modern and historic architecture. The first stop was the Kinzie & Wells parking garage for some elevated views of the […]
Chicago Private Workshop Recap – late May
May was the start of 1on1 workshops for the year. Just before Memorial Day weekend I spent a full day with someone visiting from London. His first time in Chicago so he wanted to check out as much as possible during our time together. We covered a lot of ground, walking about 9 miles and […]
Chicago Private Workshop Recap, early May
The season for one-on-one workshops is back! These are always fun, usually a bit of a slower pace and we get to just the spots that are most important to the participant. Early May I had a 2-day workshop with a woman from Long Island. We started our day at Navy Pier working our way […]
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 […]
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. […]
OOC 2016 Recap
The 2016 Out of Chicago Photo Conference wrapped up a couple weeks ago and I can’t say enough about how amazing this event is. I look forward to this every year and am always a little sad when it’s all over. It really is so much fun and the people…from Chris Smith and the whole […]
