Flash From The Past: April 30, 2008
This particular photo hangs in my bathroom…. you woudn’t believe how many times I have been asked… “who this guy next to Obama?”
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My Image on the Comcast Corporate Home Page
I was thrilled to learn that one of the images I shot Saturday during Comcast Cares Day appears on their corporate home page.
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Flash From The Past: April 23, 2008
I can’t help thinking about Hillary Clinton every time I visit Indianapolis. Five years ago today I was following the future secretary of state in the Hoosier state. I still remember that the weather that day was hot enough to blind you with sweat.
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It was a 1.2 day
Last night I photographed what turned out to be a scarcely attended candlelight vigil against gun violence, interestingly enough, organized by the former Obama campaign.
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Chicago Fashion Photographer Studio: Making hair styles pop for the America’s Beauty Show
Last month I worked with hair stylist Vic Picolotto to shoot a series of images featuring hair designs to be showcased at the America’s Beauty Show for hairdressing giant Tracey Hughes Education. Their clothing was designed by Australian Project Runway winner Anthony Capon.
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Roger Ebert: ‘He had a heart big enough to love all’
Yesterday was another day in the elements waiting for events to take place while fending of questions from unstable passers-by asking odd questions about the funeral inside and commiserating with my camera equipped colleagues on the sidewalk.
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Coming up….
Here’s a brief tease for pictures from a recent shoot showcasing hair and makeup featured at the America’s Beauty Show and fashion by Australian Project Runway winner Anthony Capon.
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I remember a time when being arrested at a protest ment you got roughed up
Back in my day, when you were arrested you were handcuffed! Ok, I’ll stop sounding like a grumpy old man. It was kind of funny yesterday covering a school closing protest in downtown Chicago, because the police had taped off an area, which 150 people walked into and sat down and prepared to be arrested. The police then had them stand up, place their hands behind their back and then line up down the street to receive a ticket.
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Headshots: Warren & Kiara
I read on another photo blog a few months ago that you could cut random lines into a piece of cardboard and use it to cast unplanned shadows on a wall by shining light through it. I unwittingly put my own spin on it when I decided to try cutting narrow slits into a piece of cinefoil (black foil) with a box cutter.
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FAQs: Headshots & Modeling 101
Last week I spoke to the woman about headshots for her daughter and she had a lot of questions, questions in which the answers to, industry people may assume to be common knowledge, but this call reminded me how things are not as well known to many perspective clients, as one may think. So I wrote this post to answer all of those FAQs.
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