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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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Bronzeville gem slated to close as CPS reduces capacity
When I told a friend I was headed out to take photos of Chicago public schools, he replied, “Thats not sexy.” Unfortunately. everything I get hired to do isn’t glamorous. There was however, a pleasant surprise. Anthony Overton Elementary School, designed by Perkins & Will, is an architectural gem, which I hope is repurposed into something great, like housing or commercial space.
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Big Island, Big Adventure
At the end of last month I took a few days to explore a part of the country I had never seen been. Although I had been to two Hawaiian islands before, this was my first trip to the Big Island, and it was bigger than I expected. Circumnavigating the volcanic isle took hours and the winding roads lead to long hikes like the one to a green sand beach and a midnight treacherous trek across a rocky expanse that led to an expansion on our 50th state.
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U.S. Government Takes Legal Action Over Phone Spam
We’ve all gotten them. Well most of us anyway. Last year the FTC received 50,000 consumer complaints about text messages and of those 20,000 contained prize offers. Today they announced eight lawsuits against spammers operating what they say amounts to a phishing operation.
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Insight: Community colleges’ cash crunch threatens Obama’s retraining plan
Spending a day last month at Harper College was a real throwback to my days at Portland State University.
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Fashion Photography: Unique L
I love it when I do headshot shoots and members of the crew have great ideas that they want to try out. Make-up artist Mitch C came up with this make-up concept look and stylist Siena R chose to use this fashionable vest for the look, which she was raving about before the shoot.
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Chicago Headshot Photographer: Model Kelsey S
I was recently inspired by several youtube videos showcasing multiple photographer and their work. The clips sparked a desire deep within me to try out several new techniques and before I knew it, I had 9 lighting set-ups diagrammed. Here are some of the results.
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