5:00 am… In the stillness of the early dawn you can hear the deafening beauty of silence.
Year: 2015
Safety Tips for Shooting Street Photography in Bad Areas
André Olivetto lives in São Paulo and wanted a few tips on photographing in dangerous areas. Here is my attempt to answer his question. New Orleans Street Photography Workshops – Come and explore the streets of New Orleans’ French Quarter…
Preserving Your Film Negatives
In this video I demonstrate how I sleeve my negatives for storage using high quality plastic that will not cause fading or staining, as well as ways to make and store digital backups. (this post is an updated to my…
B&W Film Development Tip: Testing Fixer Strength
Before the digital camera, film processing was a common practice among both professional as well as amateur photographers. Now, film development has become somewhat of a lost art – until now! Have you ever wanted to learn the process of…
Blunt Blow – Alley Boys, Chicago 2015
My Alley Boys project has a really different message concerning homelessness. Rather than this being a sad story of how these desperate people need help in finding a home, my story is about how these folks are just fine the…
We Got Mail! Street Photography Workshop Review 3-15-2015
Hello, Chuck! Thank you so much for yesterday it was really an awesome experience. As a young photographer, I can not stress how unique and extremely helpful this workshop was. I left the day not only with a better understanding…
Alley Boys – Spring 2015
Alley Boys – (From left to right) Tony, Clarence, Stutters, and Hercules – All of these men have lived out on the streets of the Sloop (South Loop) for many years, except for Clarence, who is the newcomer of the…


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