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jeweler’s row

March 11th, 2010 by will

I got out again yesterday in search of making a good picture in downtown Chicago. I do not know what it is about photographing in the loop but I can very rarely capture the feeling I get when I am there. Perhaps there are too many tourists or maybe I am just looking deeper than I actually should. I am pleased with a couple of the images I have made but I am not quite satisfied. They always leave me wanting more. I think next time I will try to hang out a little more in the financial district and see what kind of business folk I can get while they are talking on their phone and hailing a cab. Until then all I have is this woman and her purple hat from the corner of Madison Street and Wabash Avenue.

jeweler's row. 2010 eight one seven photography

jeweler's row. 2010 eight one seven photography

textures

February 27th, 2010 by will

Textures are always on my mind when I am out photographing. So I guess that makes me no different than nearly every professional and amateur photographer I have ever met. However, it amazes me how much variance there is in how each photog sees textures. Some love unique angles and some go for shallow depth of field. Some shoot the natural textures of the world and many love the beauty in a scene of a man made structure slowly withering away. Something I always look for is a super contrasty* scene and if there are lots of shadows to exaggerate this then even better! More recently, I have been shooting as much as I can with a straight forward approach and vantage point. I have been forcing myself to rely less on angles in hopes of honing my composition skills. Here are a few recent examples of textures from around Chicago this year.

*made up photography word

goodbye green. 2010 eight one seven photography

goodbye green. 2010 eight one seven photography

pause. 2010 eight one seven photography

pause. 2010 eight one seven photography

four red stars. 2010 eight one seven photography

four red stars. 2010 eight one seven photography

waiting. 2010 eight one seven photography

waiting. 2010 eight one seven photography

cash. 2010 eight one seven photography

cash. 2010 eight one seven photography