This sold-out workshop featured an incredible 10 photographers from Chicago Photography Classes – all of whom shared their enthusiasm on capturing breathtaking fall colors through their lenses. For two days we explored scenic Galena and captured some unique and stunning shots from blacksmiths to mansions. From discovering techniques such as long exposure photography, mastering HDR […]
It is a pleasure and an honor to be invited to teach at this year’s Out of Chicago Live! online conference this year. When I have taught at their conferences before, I have lectured on Lightroom, Luminar and liquid photography. This year, I am focusing on Macro Photography. I have already presented the first part […]
Once the autumn leaves are gone, I’m ready for snow and ice. I love winter photography, the daily conditions can change so dramatically, it makes for interesting photography. On days when it’s snowing, I love the effect of capturing bokeh snow in my photos. I light up the flakes with a speed light to […]
Summer brings many opportunities to photograph firework displays. Here are some tips to help you capture the event plus add some artistic flare. GETTING THE SHOT Scout your locations BEFORE it gets dark. You’ll want to include an interesting foreground element. Use a tripod. Most of the photos will have a shutter speed exceeding 1 second, so you’ll […]
Gerry van der Walt, a co-founder of Wild-eye Photo Safaris, visited Chicago Photography Classes over a weekend to conduct a workshop and a seminar. While it was a rather cold workshop, the images and education that the participants captured were priceless! Here are a couple of images from the workshop and seminar. Big thanks to […]
For those that can endure the fridged cold (forecasted to be about 3 degrees…below 0 with the wind chill), Chicago and a good portion of North America will be able to witness a Lunar Eclipse on January 20th beginning at 8:36pm and lasting until 1:30 am on Monday morning (January 21st). The total eclipse will begin […]
The following are just of the few of the AWESOME shots of the morning. While we wish the rain would have held off, the clouds and reflections were great! Barb Pashup (@barbpashup) Chris Laughery (@clphotography69) Yvonne Kamps (@kampspix)
