Calm Before the Storm

View from hotel room out towards the San Francisco Bay.  Big storms expected later in the day.

Taken 12/6/19

Night Six

Happy Hanukkah

Taken 12/27/19

Choreograph

Candidly caught the unintended choreography of these 4 commuters with the help of the iPhone Live feature.

Taken 12/12/19

Victims

One can only hope that the "bricks" in these walls never get filled.  This is the Gunshot Victim Memorial at the Chicago Cultural Center.  Each brick housing artifacts provided by loved ones represents a victim of gunshot violence in Chicago.  Very sad.

Taken 11/24/19

Solitude

Taken during the Today at Apple session at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Today at Apple

Attended two photo sessions on Sunday at the Michigan Avenue Apple Store. The first session was entitled "Disrupting the Portrait."  The second session was about shooting architecture and was celebrating the Chicago Architecture Biennial.  This candid shot was taken at the Chicago Cultural Center and combined lessons learned from both sessions.


Taken 11/24/19

Today at Apple

Attended a photo session on Sunday at the Michigan Avenue Apple Store entitled "Disrupting the Portrait."  Was the second time I took this session; this time at a different Apple Store.  Each instructor puts their own spin on the session and generates new inspiration.  This shot was taken against an LED backdrop through a half-filled plastic water bottle.


Taken 11/24/19

Today at Apple

Attended a photo session today at the Michigan Avenue Apple Store entitled "Disrupting the Portrait."  Was the second time I took this session; this time at a different Apple Store.  Each instructor puts their own spin on the session and generates new inspiration.  Will probably post a couple more shots that used different techniques.

Taken 11/24/19

Today at Apple

I took a great photography class today at an Apple Store called Disrupting the Portrait.  Didn't get a ton of good shots, but the subject matter was very interesting and makes me think about portraiture composition going forward.

Taken 10/20/19

Belt & Suspenders

...umbrella & colonnade.

Chicago, IL
Taken 10/2/19

Janel

Of the 7 images I posted on Instagram of this Apple Store portrait class, favorites were across the board but this one seemed to garner the most interest.

Taken 6/15/19

Janel

Took a portrait class today at the Apple Store.  Jon & Janel were excellent.  The class was inspirational and got me thinking a lot more about composition, since I've been pretty rusty of late.  I posted a few other shots on Instagram (@jeffm211).

Taken 6/15/19

Little Holland Wolf

Heard this guy playing on Michigan Avenue a mile from the Chicago Bluesfest.   He was good.  Wondered why he wasn't playing at the festival.  When asked, he said his leg is all messed up but in his day he played with Buddy Guy and Johnny Lee Hooker.  Couldn't find any info on him, so probably fed me a line of BS.  Nonetheless, he was a solid musician and it was worth the $2 I put into his bucket.

Taken 6/8/19