Join photographer and educator Justin Reznick as he photographs some examples of Chicago's spectacular architecture, sharing creative and technical insights along the way.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction to Chicago City Shoot
- Introduction to architectural photography in Chicago
- Scouting locations to photograph in Chicago
- 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
- The flamingo sculpture in Chicago's Federal Plaza
- Taking multiple exposures of the flamingo sculpture
- Unique post work on the flamingo sculpture images
- 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
- Photographing a reflective sculpture at sunrise
- Using a tilt-shift lens to capture a city scene
- Post-processing the reflective sculpture images
- How to approach photographing an amphitheater
- Photographing an amphitheater with a long lens
- 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
- Photographing the Chicago skyline at sunset
- Taking a long exposure of a moving train at night
- Stitching a city skyline panorama together in post
- Reviewing the final selects from the Chicago city shoot
Taught by
Justin Reznick
