I took this photograph with some friends in Grant Park last weekend. The city of chicago decided to display the ice sculpture finalists. There were so many talented artists, i added more pictures on my flickr account. Enjoy.
I took this photograph in downtown Chicago while I was interning at DDB Worldwide. I love the contrast between the white bird and the dark background, really turned out nice.
This is another photograph taken with Neopan 1600 film. Low-light black and white shots are my favorite type of photography. I wasn’t planning on the Taxi being in the shot but it actually adds a cool blur element to the photo. I think I might start using film cameras again, who knows.
I was deleting some pictures on my desktop today and I came across this photo. I really like the sun and the lens flare - really brings out the yellows. This photo reminds me of the short, but beautiful fall we had in Chicago this year.
I’m beginning to realize that I will not have the time or money to make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year… Instead, I’ll be studying in a library and avoiding the single-digit temperatures outside. I took this photograph two years ago in the middle of the French Quarter. New Orleans is a very interesting place and I’m happy I had the opportunity to live there for four years.. Okay, three and a half.. Thanks, Katrina. Anyway, I think this photo completely describes the chaos of Mardi Gras.
I took this photograph at a Rangers game in May. Our seats were on the third base line which gave me a good angle for this shot. This photo really stood out to me because I was able to capture the communication between the third base coach and the runner on second. I’ve always wondered how they have in-depth communication through eye contact and minor hand gestures.
So I’m required to update my LinkedIn profile for school and decided to have my good friend Jimmy take a few pictures for me. While I was importing the pictures I noticed that he took several while I was not looking at the camera and I like how this last photo turned out. I’m not big on publishing photos with me in it but I considered this to be a “guest blog post” by Jimmy Watson (@jimmywatson). Enjoy.
I took this photograph on Michigan Ave. I wasn’t really trying to capture anything in particular and that’s kind of why I decided to post this photo. Something stood out to me but I can’t really describe it. If you can’t tell by now, I have a thing for black & white night shots - something about the lighting and the grain in the picture. Anyway, enjoy.
I recently went with some friends to see the lighting of Michigan Ave. The street was filled with parade floats and people waiting for the fireworks and christmas lights. The scene made me think of a photo I took a year or two ago on Michigan Ave - this photo was taken with a film camera and I really like the angle and how the lights are blurry. I wasn’t trying to capture a certain subject, just taking random shots.
This was one of the last photographs I took with a film camera. I made the switch to digital about a year ago but I still like to occasionally buy a roll of film. There’s something about film, the blacks are much darker and I feel like you get higher contrast. I really like the dark tour boat surrounded by several white boats - makes for a great black and white shot.
I took this photograph while I was interning at DDB in 2008. I really like how the fog and the lights are blurry - it really helps set the mood in the photo. I think it’s crazy how I was interning in Chicago and a year later I’m living here. It’ll be interesting to see where I am a year from now.
I really miss New Orleans this week for some reason - thought I would post another one of my favorite graffiti photos that I took while living there. I’ve had several people ask me if I made major adjustments to this photo in photoshop and the answer is no. The reds, blues and blacks are so sharp and it caught my eye the second I got out of my car. I’m amazed that someone can create art like this using a few bottles of spray paint.
