Jack Carlson Photography

Holiday Lights at Chicago Botanic Garden (CBG)

Have 2 classes on Photographing the Holiday Lights Workshop at the CBG coming up fast. Decided to get up there for some practice. Sometimes the teacher needs to teach himself. Tripod is mandatory even if you've switched to Decafe. Worked well tonight. If you do this, please remember to put a small flashlight in your camera bag. I didn't. It's manual focus just like the sunrise shot. Also a medium … [Read more...]

Capturing a small bit of sunshine

November 19, 2012 I've been meaning to get to the shore of Lake Michigan early enough to get some sunrise snaps. The shots in the Colors of Light and Time powerpoint have gone flat. Remembering how they look finally became enough motivation for me to set the alarm for 4:45am on Sunday. Leaving for the shoot with an insufficient amount of caffeine seemed to increase the struggle to get out … [Read more...]

Library Gig: Know Thy Camera

I recently spoke at the Glenview Library. Since the admission price was right ($0), 94 people were in the room to hear my Know Thy Camera presentation. As you might imagine, the spread of both camera knowledge and equipment was vast. Presuming that would be the case, I addressed the mid-point of camera understanding, figuring that in a relaxed atmosphere, beginning photographers would ask … [Read more...]