Wedding Photography: Anju & Dewey
Jenn and I had the pleasure of attending the wedding of Anju and Dewey in sunny Sarasota, Florida over the weekend. While they had two great photographers, I tried to capture some things from a different perspective. I hope you enjoy. Follow the link to all the photos and check the teasers below!
Chicago Photography: Tile Store
I recently visited a specialty tile store here in Chicago. They had some really cool installations and amazing patterns and colors. I wish I had taken more, but I don’t think all the sales people appreciated a loud “CLICK” while trying to outfit a multimillion dollar bathroom…
Most of these were taken at 100 ISO, 18mm, and f/3.5-4.5. There was a lot of natural light coming through into the show room, but there were a bunch of lamps wit all sorts of different color light coming in, so on the camera I used auto white balance. Once I got them into Lightroom I realized how off some of the colors were, so I adjusted as needed (particularly the one with the stool). I also realized that no matter how still you stand and line up, straight lines on a wall are hard to keep straight.
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Chicago Photography: My Birthday Boating
ISO 3200, 18mm, f/3.5, 1/6sec, UV filter
I’m on a boat! Thank you to the love of my life Jenn for a great opportunity to get on Lake Michigan and watch the Navy Pier fireworks on a sailboat. And what a surprise it was! She wouldn’t tell me what we were doing – only that I needed to bring my camera and some bubbly. This picture turned out great. It was a pretty calm night (great for pictures, not so much for sailing) but I’m real proud of this one.
For post, I slightly adjusted the angle, used the grayscale LR filter which bumped up the exposure +1.15 and turned up the blacks. I smoothed it out in Photoshop and did some minor touch-ups on the sky because of some flare from all the lights. I kind of like that it’s barreled so I left that 🙂
Thanks honey!
Chicago Photography: Taxicab
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| ISO400, 18mm, f/3.5, 1/15sec, UV filter |
This shot was taken under Michigan Avenue yesterday afternoon.
The lighting is pretty different underground and there was a ton of sunlight on either side of this shot – but you can’t really tell. The lights diffuse this orangey red hue. On the left middle of the picture you can see some florescent lights and you can really see a difference. The blur of the taxi was meant to capture rush hour in Chicago – I don’t know where else in the world you could get such an open shot with cars flying by.
I didn’t do too much in post. I cropped it a little to eliminate a manhole cover and lane line in the very foreground. I liked the rafters at the top. I warmed it up a little more at first, but then I feel I lost the grey of the asphalt and it looked too red with the maroon cab. I wish it was a yellow cab!
Chicago Photography: Bridge
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| ISO100, 24mm, f/7.1, 1/200sec, UV filter |
I really enjoy this bridge and this view – I’ve taken a ton of pictures here. I thought this was an interesting angle because it follows the lines of the bridge, not the horizon. I think the Sears Tower is framed well by the bridge and the building on the right. I also think the boat gives a good size comparison to give it some perspective on how large these buildings are. I wish I had the boat in some sunlight…I think it gets lost in the shadow.
There are some blacks on the bridge that I left because the details weren’t there. I looked at this as a monochrome but I think it lost a lot – I like all the blue in the picture. It was a pretty clear day and about 5:15 pm when I took this. The golden hour for this time of year is more like 30 minutes and it starts at 6:30pm-ish. I was hoping to get more red hues, but at least there wasn’t a ton of harsh light coming through, but there is a ton of light shining through the buildings lighting up part of the shot too.
Chicago Photography: Sidewalk Sale
Hi everybody! Long time no post! I’ve been very busy at work and have been neglecting my shooting. I’m also preparing myself for a engagement session sometime this week or next, so I’ve been reading up and looking at examples of engagement styles. I’m excited because I’ve never done a session before, and I don’t shoot candids or people that often, so it should be interesting!
For today’s pictures, I decided to show them in the form of a gallery. These were mostly all taken at or near Daley Plaza today for the City of Chicago Sidewalk Sale. Interesting things! A lot of cool items and clothing stalls set up with nice people – even on this crazy hot day. I didn’t take a lot of pictures of the stalls, as you know how people don’t appreciate a random guy shooting you, but I thought I got some interesting shots of the surroundings.
I read a post recently that basically explained that while digital storage is very easy to come by these days, it’s important to delete! I tried this methodology of making ‘passes’ over all of the pictures I took today. Out of ~45 images, only 9 or 10 made it to the gallery. That’s a 20% retention rate – not great! I hope to increase that number by taking less but better pictures.
I’ll dive into each of these separately, but check them out!
Chicago Photography: Lightning and hail
ISO 200, 18mm, f/6.3, 3.0 sec, UV filter
ISO 200, 18mm, f/7.1, 3.0 sec, UV filter
Check out the lightning from tonight! Click on each picture for a full sized one!
I took these tonight with the big storm that produced hail in downtown Chicago. I thought that our windows might crack! These pictures were taken with a D3100 at 3.0 seconds on a small tripod. I was on manual focus just under infinity to capture the distance. I took over 60 shots to grab these two. What do you think?
Pet Photography: Sibling Rivalry
ISO 100, 55mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec, UV filter
These two guys are adorable. What is it about dogs and cameras? They perk up when they see a big black thing pointed at them? Maybe I just find the friendly ones. These pups are bother and sister. Their expressions are classic. I was in line getting my favorite ever freaky-fast sub when I was approached by the owner, who also appreciates a tasty sub sandwich. I was reviewing the pictures on my camera and I showed her what I shot. I asked her if they were bother and sister, not even noticing the different color leashes. I think their expressions told me exactly who was who. They were outside and together turned at each passing car or when someone walked by. Like I said, adorable.
Summertime Flower
ISO 400, 18mm, f/7.1, 1/1000 UV filter
I had the day off and decided for lunch to visit my favorite super-freaky-fast sub place around the corner from our apartment. On the way this little flower caught my eye. The flower was on a concrete wall and had great contrast in color. I took a bunch of pictures of this guy and I like this one because of the dead vines on the wall with the growing and flowering plant. What do you think? Click on the photo to see it with a small black frame, which I think helps (hard to see on the post background).
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