Archives for the 'Chicago' Category
Chicago, Chicago
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Yes, I spent the weekend in Chicago. It was a great time. So good that it’s going to take 2 or 3 posts to cover it all. The main reason for the trip was to go to Carrie Leigh’s gallery show opening and meet her and her husband Gary. That’s them at the show with [...]
That Old Time Feeling
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
For one of my last shoots in the old studio Angie brought in some Victorian dresses that she once wore to her high school proms. We were just playing around with some ideas that are pretty far off from my usual work. That’s one of the things I love about photography: It’s fun. I always [...]
More Claudine
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
More of Claudine at the beach. It was cold. It was very windy. Claudine was a total trooper, though she did have to close her eyes because of all the sand blowing around in this spot, just off the beach on Lake Michigan. I’m loving those shadows and all the lines and angles along with [...]
Claudine
Friday, April 24th, 2009
Before I went to Chicago a couple weeks ago I asked a friend who shoots nudes and has a lot of time living in Chicago if he could suggest some models for me to contact. His first recommendation was Claudine. I looked at her portfolio and knew I wanted to shoot with her if possible. [...]
Nude in Chicago
Monday, April 13th, 2009
OK…I’m still shooting nudes. I worked with a couple models while I was in Chicago. This is LuxxxNoir and, trust me, she was nude when I took this photo. I told her she could leave her hat on. I shot with her the last time I was in Chicago and she was the first model [...]
Beaner, Beaner, Beaner
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
I’ve been in Chicago this week. Today I saw the Karsh exhibit and the Munch exhibit at the Chicago Art Institute. Both those shows are fantastic, as I expected. If you are near Chicago, get there to see them before they leave at the end of this month. Unfortunately for this visit, anyway, much of [...]
