Out of Chicago
The Chicago Photography Experience


 
 

 
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Chicago Theater Tours

Things were bittersweet for me this weekend. I called the Chicago Theater to arrange a tour for us to shoot the magnificent interior. A year ago today, I was lucky enough to be part of a 10 person tour of photographers. We got ...
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Anne Belmont Puts Wendy’s Advice to Work at the Chicago Cultural Center

Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate, here is an awesome post from Anne Belmont, one of the sweetest photographers I know. You are going to love her HDR images from the Cultural Center. With the inspiration of Chris’ bea...
by Chris Smith
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Guest Post by Luis dos Santos: Chicago’s Architecture From an Out-Of-Town Photographer

Today’s guest post comes from phenomenal architectural photographer, Luis dos Santos. If you missed the interview with him this past weekend, check it out here. Even though this was Luis’ first visit to the windy ci...
by Chris Smith
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Chicago Photography Location #7 of 25: UIC Campus Parking Garage

There is a lot of potential around the University of Illinois-Chicago campus for great images. I first went here for a view of Chicago from the parking garage rooftop. But there are a lot of interesting subjects from the garage...
by Chris Smith
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Chicago Photography Location #6 of 25: Shedd Aquarium

The Shedd Aquarium provides an interesting subject for night photography and an amazing daytime photo adventure inside. View Larger Map Shedd Aquarium at Night At night, the Shedd is illuminated so that photos turn out beautifu...
by Chris Smith
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Chicago Photography Location #5 of 25: Adler Planetarium and Solidarity Drive

View Larger Map ;   If you’re visiting Chicago there is one place that you should go to get the best view of the skyline of Chicago. It is from Adler Planetarium and Solidarity Drive. Solidarity drive is the road tha...
by Chris Smith
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