If you've been a photographer for any length of time you've probably seen chromatic aberration before - and you may not even know what it is. It wasn't until I was in college at SAIC that I finally found a name for those ugly little neon green lines that showed up around the high contrast edges in my photographs. I'd been seeing them for years and didn't know what they were called...
Read MoreIf you've been in Chicago anytime in the last few weeks, you've likely gotten caught in a thunderstorm. Because it's been so hot and humid, more days than not we get a massive amount of rain and lightning even if it's only for half an hour. But if you've got a portrait session planned for the day - what should you do...
Read MoreWe got a later start to the session than we had hoped for; the drive was twice as long as we planned, getting ready for the session added an extra half hour, and we got caught by trains in the countryside of Northwest Indiana...
Read MoreIf you've never collaborated with a model before, the whole thing can be a little intimidating. When I was first starting out in photography back in '09 I had a large group of friends that were also interested in fine art portraits...
Read MoreOn the ride to County Line Orchard, Elaine was visibly nervous. She kept looking out the window, telling her fiancé to hurry up or we were going to miss all the sunlight to the clouds coming in. I, on the other hand...
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