Photography & Art (intersection of tags)
55 Photography posts • 867 Art posts • 36 in common
- A leaf on a sidewalk, photographed by my dad’s college photography professorThe night I met Joseph Jachna, and the photo I didn't understand until this week.
- Phones made vertical easy. Here’s why I’m sticking with horizontal.People who have used a camera for decades remember when horizontal was the default way to take a photo. If an everyday person turned the camera sideways for a vertical shot, that was considered a fancy technique. For much of…
- Instant Film Cost Analysis: Instax vs. 35mm PhotographyDid you know? Instax instant photos can be CHEAPER than traditional 35mm film! At ~$0.75 per shot vs $1.08 for 35mm, instant photography isn't just convenient—it's economical! Check out our full price breakdown.
- Winter’s artwork on our windowDo you like the mysterious vibe or the detailed HDR version?
- Photographing with a five-year-old iPhoneMost times your five-year-old iPhone works just fine as a camera. Today, I stepped off my train, and I looked up, the sunset nearly knocked me over. Whoa! So intense! I grabbed my iPhone from my pocket and snapped a…
- Multiple toes: photographs of statue feet with kaleidoscope lensWhile photographing the feet of a sculpture of two naked men wrestling, at the Art Institute of Chicago, a guard stopped me. She asked what the clip was on my camera. I walked over to her, and showed her how…
- I love photographing with my iPhone macro lens (10x)Ever want to photograph something REALLY close with your phone? Your phone’s lens has a limit on how close you can get. But slide one of this little macro lens onto your phone, and now you can get up super…
- Tiny snowflakes remind me to carry a macro lensSeeing tiny snowflakes embedded in ice makes me wish I still carried my iPhone macro lens with me. This photo is a bit blurry, but you kinda get the point. The macro lens would have really zoomed in on a…
- Intensely green river turns air purpleWhile walking along the Chicago Riverwalk with my wife, the river had just been dyed green hours earlier for the annual St. Patrick’s Day festival. The river has a surreal green glow that could be seen in the metal under…
- Take a wider pano than plannedWhen you are shooting a panoramic with your camera, do you ever wonder when you should stop sweeping across? When I was photographing this scene of the Chicago River, Initially, I was drawn to frozen Chicago River, and how part…
- The best Nikon D610 bundle dealIf you are in the market for a DSLR camera, here’s the best combination to get. I did two months of research looking at all the various DSLR cameras. My 7-year-old Nikon D80 died after 32,000 cycles. It was time…
- A secret closet in the Tribune Tower has one of my photos on displayThe Tribune Tower has many locked doors leading to secret closets. Walk down any hallway, and you are sure to encounter a locked door that leads to a mysterious place. One of these such doors is on the 14th floor…
- How to photograph a window drawing on the bus or trainTime is short. People are watching you. Will you have the guts to draw something fun on a foggy window on the bus or train? These questions faced me this morning as with below zero degree temperatures in Chicago. Commuters…
- How to worry less by taking more photosYeah! Take more photos! Taking photos makes you more observant of your surroundings. Pausing and considering things around you gives you perspective. Often I can get too wrapped up inside my head about life and worrying. To get outside of…
- 14 Chicago fog photos from ChicagoistA fog crawls over Chicago, photographers slide their cameras out to capture the gray beast. Chicagoist selected 14 photos of today’s fog in Chicago. The second featured image is my photo of the Water Tower pumping station. While riding the…
- The 50 most interesting photos of 20122012 saw most of my photos cropped to squares thanks to instagram. I also found that while browsing other people’s photos on the Instagram app, I often didn’t read the caption. I would only look at the photos. I started…
- Alley GiveawayToday Gapers Block featured a photo from my "Alley Giveaway" series.
- Video self-portraits by teens in the MCA’s Creative Agency.The Museum of Contemporary Art is working with 17 teen artists to make self-portrait videos. Give them a look. They are interesting. Alejandro: I’d like to hear more of Alejandro’s interviews with MCA visitors. Alexis: Interesting piece asking strangers who…
- Cindy Sherman finally tries a digital camera Art21 scored an exclusive with Cindy Sherman where she talks about shooting digital for the first time in her life. Wow. Cindy. It’s 2011, and you never shot with a digital camera? That was one surprise in this video. Another…
- Encaustic photo tutorialWanna learn how to make encaustic photos? Here I’ll show you how to transfer photos onto wax! Far out! Gesso setup These are 10×15 inch pine boards. And yes, I have lots of storage in my shelf by the window.…
- Photos that float in the sky right after photographingFive tourists armed with cameras were taking photos of the Trump Tower architecture. As they were shooting, I wanted their photos to fly magically into the air for me to see. We have technology now that allows people to instantly…
- Pop your photos with a $20 fisheye lens (and pretend you are a fish)It’s lots of fun shooting with a new lens, especially a funky fisheye lens (from the super-fun photojojo). Everything looks all fun and curvy, especially on the CTA train where you got lots of layering of things. The reflections in…
- Why do we photograph our cities?Walking down the corridor in Chicago’s Grand Avenue station, the train starts flying by. One of the windows on the train is totally smashed. The pattern created is incredibly exquisite with beautiful lines emanating out from one spot. I didn’t…
- Photography allowed in Chicago’s polling places?The Polling Place Photo Project by the New York Times encourages Americans to photograph their polling place and submit their photos to their website. It sounds like a great project that would be fun to get Chicagoans in on. But…
- 100 Things I’ve Learned About Photography 100 Things I√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve Learned About Photography 53. No image is better than a bad one 54. Everyone has to start little 55. Your opinion about photography is important! 56. Leave a funny but thoughtful comment 57. Speak about your experiences…
- One of my photos featured on GapersblockMy photo, AMA Building Shadows is featured on Gapers Block Rearview for September 10, 2007. Hooray! Check out the Flickr photo and high-resolution prints at deviantart.
- Short and simple rules for photographing the CTA Chicagoist recently made a long post about the photography rules on the CTA and how they are still convoluted. Here’s my short and simple interpretation of the rules: No tripods No cables No lights No obstruct transit operations No interfere…
- One of my photos featured on Gapers BlockWelcome to the Gapers Block readers. One of my photos was featured on the Rearview of May 22, 2007. You can see the photo at flickr and read a nice story about my run-in with the security at the Northwestern…
- Anyone willing to sell their old digital camera?I’m looking for a simple, cheap digital camera to take videos. Most older digital cameras are able to take short little digital videos. I used to have a Canon Digital Elph S110 that was a 2 megapixel camera that could…
- Published in Illinois 24/7 bookCheck out "Illinois 24/7: The Journey" for stunning photography and engaging storytelling that takes you on a journey through the diverse landscapes and unique communities of Illinois.
- Gapers Block features one of my photosThanks to Gapersblock.com for featuring this photo in the April 27, 2007 Rearview! More details about this photo available on its flickr page. And a high-resolution prints are available at: www.deviantart.com/print/923690/
