Architectural Photography: A Fine Art Approach

Introduction to Chicago City Shoot

• Introduction to architectural photography in Chicago
• Scouting locations to photograph in Chicago

1. Staircase at Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art

• Photographing the staircase in the museum
• Explore the staircase from the photographer's view
• Photographing a spiral staircase from the top down
• Photographing a spiral staircase from the bottom
• Post-processing the spiral staircase images

2. Flamingo Sculpture in the Chicago Federal Plaza

• The flamingo sculpture in Chicago's Federal Plaza
• Taking multiple exposures of the flamingo sculpture
• Unique post work on the flamingo sculpture images

3. Van Buren Residential Tower in Chicago

• Exploring the residential Van Buren Tower facade
• Taking a new approach to an exterior tower photo
• Photographing a skyscraper tower straight on
• Taking a long exposure of clouds above a skyscraper
• Post-processing the skyscraper images

4. Cloud Gate in Millennium Park

• Photographing a reflective sculpture at sunrise
• Using a tilt-shift lens to capture a city scene
• Post-processing the reflective sculpture images

5. Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park

• How to approach photographing an amphitheater
• Photographing an amphitheater with a long lens

6. Frank Gehry BP Bridge Walkway

• Exploring an iconic sculptural bridge pathway
• Composing a shot of the Frank Gehry BP bridge
• Photographing a large sculptural object from above
• Post-processing the BP Bridge photograph
• Post work on the second of the two bridge photos

7. Chicago at Night

• Photographing the Chicago skyline at sunset
• Taking a long exposure of a moving train at night
• Stitching a city skyline panorama together in post

8. Final Selects

• Reviewing the final selects from the Chicago city shoot