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I spent a morning with macro photographer Mike Moats. Mike and I walked through one of his favorite places to shoot and recorded our entire walk. He shares his insight on everything from how he shoots, to the equipment he uses, to making money in photography. You’re going to love the interview. Follow Mike Moats at www.MikeMoatsBlog.com The post A Walk with Mike Moats: OOC Episode 13 appeared first on Out of Chicago Photography.

Image by Anne Belmont An interview with Courtney Quigley and Anne Belmont at the Chicago Botanic Garden Butterflies and Blooms at the Chicago Botanic Garden Monarch Decline articles and free plant/seed sites: http://makewayformonarchs.org/i/ http://www.livemonarch.com/free-milkweed-seeds.htm http://www.thebutterflyfarm.com/free-milkweed-seeds-0 http://www.livemonarch.org/ http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0130/Bye-bye-butterfly-How-you-can-fight-the-Monarch-die-off-video http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0129/Is-the-annual-Monarch-butterfly-migration-coming-to-an-end Moth Exhibition: http://www.chicagobotanic.org/exhibitions/moths Garden Photography Tips from Anne Belmont Visit Anne’s site for some amazing photos from the garden! Pick of the week: Membership to the Chicago Botanic Garden         The post Summer at the Chicago Botanic Garden: OOC Episode 12 appeared first on Out of Chicago Photography.

Recent Posts Anderson Japanese Gardens by Pat Coddington An amazing eBook from Marie Laigneau! The Morton Arboretum from Rich Flasburg Shooting Blue Hour Cityscapes by Mike Muraz Chicago Parking Garages One of the best places to find a new vantage point to shoot the city is a parking garage. Here are my top 7 parking garages in Chicago for photographers, in no particular order. If you know of any that I’m missing, let me know! If you haven’t used SpotHero.com, here is a link that will give you $5 free credit. You haven’t used SpotHero? It’s awesome. Put in the the place that you want to park and it will show you all the nearby garages and their prices. You reserve it through SpotHero and you’re all set! Get details and photo tips on the first five spots in The Photographer’s Guide to Chicago. UIC Harrison Street Garage Navy Pier Mart Parc Orleans Mart Parc W ells Lake and Wells Hilton South Loop Garage Batman Garage 200 W Randolph Rush University Medical Center Parking Garage Pick of the week A

Welcome Wendy Bright as our new editor of the Out of Chicago site. If you’re interested in contributing to the site, email Wendy at Wendy@OutofChicago.com. I think that the Art Wolfe seminar helped me to realize why I sometimes am not in love with my new E-M10. I am just not as comfortable with it as with my Canon equipment. Tony Reynes and I talk about Art Wolfe’s presentation, The Art of Composition. We really go deep on this and talk about way more than just composition. I hope that you enjoy it. I know I enjoyed the conversation. Check out Tony’s images at his new site. Out pick of the week is Wendy Bright’s website, www.wendycitychicago.com. You’ll love the history, architecture, and photos on the site. Wendy also gives great Chicago tours. Check it out! The post Deconstructing Art Wolfe on Composition with Tony Reynes: OOC Episode 10 appeared first on Out of Chicago Photography.

This Saturday is the seminar with Art Wolfe. Use the coupon code “Chicago2014” for 20% off. We may do an Out of Chicago walk or tour after the seminar to put some of these composition tips to use. Olympus E-M10 Review It’s a lovely camera! It’s a great compliment to a DSLR. I love it for family photos. I love it for shooting discreetly. I’m not the biggest fan of it for night photography. Their repair service is not good. It took almost 30 days to get it back. Overall, I’d get it again, but it I had more money, I might consider the Fuji X-T1 instead. Interview with Mike Stephen Mike Stephen runs the Outside the Loop show on WLUW 88.7 in Chicago. You can listen to all of the episodes at www.outsidetheloop.com. Mike and I talk about some of the best places and events to shoot in the summer in Chicago and he shares tips for some awesome food photography. Photographing Reflections After all of the rain we’ve had the past few weeks, I’ve been shooting a lot of reflections in puddles. You can also get great

Conference Wrap up The first Out of Chicago conference exceeded all of my expectations. The presenters were amazing! The team helping me was amazing! I can’t wait to do it again next year! Summer in Chicago: My top ten places to shoot in Chicago in the summer Millennium Park and Crown Fountain Buckingham Fountain Chicago Riverwalk Architectural tour or water taxi Navy Pier Museum Campus The Loop 18th St Bridge and Chinatown Lincoln Park and North Avenue Beach Museums and Cultural Center Interview with Michael Muraz Michael Muraz is an architectural and cityscape photographer out of Toronto. Follow him on his site, AnotherAngle.eu, Flickr, and Facebook.   Art Wolfe in Chicago! The post Summer in Chicago, Michael Muraz, and Conference Wrap Up: OOC Episode 8 appeared first on Out of Chicago Photography.

On a very special episode of the Out of Chicago Show… We have interviews with three of the photographers presenting at this summer’s Out of Chicago Conference!   Angie McMonigal http://www.angiemcmonigal.com/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/angiemcmonigalphotography/   John Crouch http://www.crouchphotos.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/crouch/   Nick Ulivieri http://nickulivieriphotography.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nuphotography The post Angie McMonigal, John Crouch, and Nick Ulivieri: OOC Episode 7 appeared first on Out of Chicago Photography.

Please subscribe and leave a review of the podcast on iTunes. Thanks!   Post Processing for Night Photography White balance is critical (make sure you were shooting in RAW!) As with any image, it is absolutely essential that the black areas of your image are true black. Lower the black slider in Lightroom if you need to If you want detail in the highlights, you may need to lower the highlights slider Boost saturation selectively using the HSL toolbar in Lightroom Eliminate distractions HDR can bring out detail in shadows, but it can really mess with a night scene Dodge and Burn Interview with Art Wolfe Art Wolfe will be presenting at Loyola University on July 12th. Don’t miss it! He must have thought that I was such a nice guy that he’s giving us a 20% discount off admission! Use coupon code “Chicago2014” for 20% off. In this interview, Art gives us tips for photographing architecture and urban scenes, talks about what he does to improve as a photographer, and he talks about the seminar he’ll be giv

Please subscribe and leave a review of the podcast on iTunes   Night Photography Subjects If you missed our last two episodes, go back to hear about night photography equipment and night photography camera settings. Night photography in the city leads to subjects that wouldn’t be interesting during the day. Here are some of my favorites. Long exposures without ND filters: fountains, the lake, people, car trails (bus and train trails too!) See my article 5 Advanced Tips for Light Trail Photography on Digital Photography School. Reflections in water/rainy nights Cityscapes, light pollution The lights of the city (starbursts) Silhouettes An Interview with Max Wilson Max Wilson is a timelapse photographer that shoots mostly Chicago timelapses. I joined him this week for one of his rooftop shoots and was able to interview him from the roof! http://www.photoalbumarchives.com/ Chicago Timelapse Project Announcements Art Wolfe in Chicago The Out of Chicago Conference Photographing Chicago from North Av

Please subscribe and leave a review of the podcast on iTunes. Thanks! I am going to get a podcast out for the beginning of each week. Every Monday morning there will be a new podcast waiting for you in your podcast player. Tony Reynes and Anne Belmont have been leading a lot of photowalks on the weekends for the Garden Photographic Society. That’s a fancy term for the Chicago Botanic Garden Camera Club. They have invited followers of the Out of Chicago site to join them on these walks. Stay tuned to Out of Chicago for future walks. This week on the Out of Chicago site I was on Digital Photography School! Read my 5 Advanced Tips for Light Trail Photography Mike McCawley wrote about Street Photography Do’s and Don’ts in Chicago Wendy Bright highlighted another speaker for the Out of Chicago conference, Marie Laigneau Keith French on Photographing the Shawnee National Forest Camera settings for night photography Exposure settings: I shoot RAW I typically shoot at ISO 400 at night Manual exposure Choos

Out of Chicago Podcast Episode 3 Please leave a review of the podcast on iTunes. Thanks! Upcoming Events Art Wolfe in Chicago: July 12th Loyola University Coupon Code for 15% off: “Chicago 2014”   1. Equipment for night photography in the city Over the next few episodes I’ll be giving advice for night photography in the city. Today we start with equipment for night photography. Tripods: Put your money into a good tripod Camera: Any camera will work Lenses: You don’t need fast glass. 70-200 2.8 vs. 70-300L Filters: Take your filters off! ND? Grad ND? Lens Hoods: Keep streetlights from creating flare Cable release: 2-second delay, cable releases, smart phone apps Lens cloth/blower Flashlight: I use the Petzl Zipka Plus 2 Apps on your phone: Rick Sammon’s Photo Sundial Migraine Medicine     2. An Interview with Jim Phillips and Pat Armell of ChicagoLoopBridges.com Jim Philips and Pat Armell have been running the site ChicagoLoopBridges.com since 2008 providing great information about the history

The Out of Chicago Podcast: Episode 2 Please leave a review of the podcast on iTunes. Thanks!   1. The Current State of Mirrorless Cameras Olympus: E-M10, E-M1 Fastest, smallest, best handling Panasonic: GH4, GX7 Best for video Fuji: X-T1 Best combination of everything Sony: A7R, A7: Best IQ, Full frame   2. An interview with Mike Boening Detroit photographer, Mike Boening, talks with me about his favorite places to shoot in Detroit along with tips for shooting in the city. He also gives some beginner tips for urban exploration, or urbex, photography. Memories by Mike Piquette Model T Factory Museum Discover Your World Photography– Detroit Photography workshops and tours with Alanna St. Laurent Mike’s first article for Out of Chicago- The Detroit Public Library Detroit Public Library Tour http://www.dplfriends.com Detroit Riverfront Conservancy http://www.detroitriverfront.org Woodward Dream Cruise http://www.woodwarddreamcruise.com Detroit Freedom Festival Fireworks http://michig

Episode 1 of the Out of Chicago Podcast   Please leave a review of the podcast on iTunes. Thanks! 1. An introduction to the Out of Chicago podcast I started the Out of Chicago podcast for the same reason that I started the Out of Chicago site, wrote The Photographer’s Guide to Chicago eBook, that I’m making the Photographer’s Guide to Chicago App with Craig Ellis, or that I’m running the Out of Chicago Conference this summer. I was disappointed that these things did not already exist. Podcasts are one of my favorite ways to keep up with the photography community because I can listen to them in the car when I can’t do much else. Sorry to the Disney Podcast guys! It’s ISO5571, not whatever number I said. If you’re a photographer and you’re headed to a Disney park, I highly recommend the podcast. I just don’t really get the name. 2. An interview with Valerie Jardin I am extremely fortunate to have made so many amazing friends in photography, and Valerie Jardin is one of my most recent new friends. Vale