Chicago - August 18, 2011

Flashbulb Moment!

This Saturday, I had a blast getting together with some photographers and hitting up Chicago for a great time of discussion, photography and awesome memories!

Thanks everyone who made it out for Flashbulb Moment, I hope you enjoyed our day together!

What a great group of people to hang out with in Chicago!

The people in our group who weren't shooting pictures that day did a great job modeling for those of us who were snapping away.  (Whoops, didn't mean to make that rhyme, I'll try not to do that again next time.)

Check out Alyssa's blog to see some of her photography skills!

Nicole also keeps her blog fresh and up-to-date with pictures, so stop by and say hello to her!

Messing around with reflections...

Can't forget to get a picture of my delicimoso lunch of chicken enchiladas.  So good!

I end up in this church yard some way or the other almost every time.  I love the stonework and the peaceful atmosphere in the middle of a bustling city!

The gusty breezes kept us all laughing as it swept hair every direction.  (Except mine of course) :o)

Emily, in her own little Secret Garden.

As you can see, everyone that came was super fun and willing to do crazy stuff for the photographer!

The three musketeer....ettes. :o)

We won't mention how long it took to get through the line to get to the top of the Hancock building, but we finally made it up and got a few pictures before getting in line to head back down....crazy!

Don't they look like matchbox cars from up here?

My "car" shot

I love this city! 

At least visiting it anyway.

Caleb Rardin - Senior Shoot

Last Saturday, Caleb and I braved wind, fire and plague in order to get some amazing senior pictures.    Well, okay, I guess it was just raining a little bit, but it sounds much better with the fire and plague...oh well.

Here are a few of the amazing shots we got in downtown Chicago on a cloudy and cold day.  

Enjoy!

1 epic picture of looking out into the distance to convey dreams and aspirations...Check!

1 entirely cool senior...Check!

1 random picture of the subject being swept away by a bit of Disney dust that was floating around the downtown area....Check! 

1 amazingly chill picture with cup of tea...Check! 

1 shot of Caleb with his future place of employment...Check!

Having a fun time during the whole shoot...Check!

Awesome lighting due to cloudy day....Check!

1 picture on the river-walk steps...Check!

Sweet urban backgrounds...Check!

Cloning Caleb...Check!

Finding walls that compliment the colors that Caleb was wearing...Check!

Falling in love again with the beautiful arches of the Fourth Presbyterian Church....Check!

A random and very blurry picture with Jessie Jackson...Check! :o) 

1 totally intense silhouette shot...Check!

Sweet bokeh and existing light sources...Double Check!

Talking the theater manager into changing the sign for us...Check!  

(Okay, so the managers initials are CS5..who cares?)  :o)