Trick or Treat

Put a bowl of candy out in the front yard at a friend's house and here is what you get.

Vincent Laforet event at the Apple Store

Don't miss this opportunity to hear one of our industry's innovators speak about his work as both a still photographer and now director.  He will have some great info about current and upcoming technology that will be beneficial for everyone in the industry: photographers, buyers and crew.  Both APA Midwest and Canon are sponsoring this free event.  I hope to see everyone at the Lincoln Park Apple Store next Monday night - November 7th, at 7pm.  Click the image below to be directed to our Facebook event page.

New portraits for SWC Technology

We just finished a series of new case study portraits for SWC technology - one of which brought us to the Chicago Botanical Gardens to enjoy the last of the beautiful weather.  You can see the series, which we have been working on them over the past several years, on their website: swc.com

Vaudezilla Time Lapse

I have been working on an extended burlesque project lately and as a way to say thank you to Vaudezilla - who have been instrumental in helping bring the project to life - I photographed their group over the weekend.  We did a living photo like we have done the past two years for them, but I also tried this time lapse which turned out really fun too.  They are really great to collaborate with - you can see the video we did last year on their website at vaudezilla.com

We also shot a handful of stills on the set using the natural light at my studio.

Lady Jack performs at TEDx Midwest this Thursday

One of my favorite burlesque performers asked me to shoot a concept to be included in her upcoming TEDx performance piece about what animals do when they are alone.  Perhaps this wild cat is a vegetarian?  Check out the full schedule at tedxmidwest.com  

Not your average corporate portraits

I was hired in July to photograph the people at Coyote Logistics for their new website and branding.  We shot a LOT of people there, almost 100 on the first day alone.  It was a lot of fun and was perfect for my high energy portrait style.

Vault Issue #2

I am excited to be mailing out the second issue of this magazine this month. If you are interested in purchasing a copy you can do so at magcloud here.

Underwater photography

[gallery columns="4"] Over Labor Day weekend, I was lucky enough to finally pull together a test with an idea I have been ruminating on for probably over a year. And the weather even cooperated! We have some behind the scenes footage from Robert and will work on getting those together soon. Big thanks to the cast and to Leslie Pace for styling, Ashley Vest for hair and makeup, Ashton Hansen and Andrew Lawrence for assisting and Lorena Petani for location scouting. Also, big thanks to Robert for arranging the rental of an underwater housing for the 5dmkii.