Local musician Leslie Hunt recently hired me to make some promotional portraits for her. I was really excited to work with her and have always wanted to do a shoot with these giant, yellow doors near Calumet Photographic on Cherry Avenue. We had a great time shooting and I’m really looking forward to seeing how Leslie uses the images.
This summer I had the opportunity to photograph a rehearsal for the Harmony, Hope and Healing Choir at the St. Martin de Porres House of Hope in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. The choir offers a therapeutic music program and spiritual healing to homeless and underserved women dealing with the effects of poverty, domestic violence, substance abuse and the isolation of aging. It was a beautiful and inspiring experience and the women were so warm and wonderful to photograph.
I recently finished up a really fun series for Time Out Chicago magazine about gambling in the Chicago area. The article focused on different aspects of the game from dealers to pit bosses to professional players. One of my favorite shots for the series was of poker player Tom Koral that we did at his Chicago home. We set up a few lights and chips and Tom put his game face on. This is the original image and below is how it ran in the magazine.
I also shot Vice President of Table Games Jose Lebron at the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines and celebrity impersonating dealer Cody Gregory at the Hollywood Casino in Joliet. Everyone was so wonderful to work with and it made for some great shoots.
I had a great time last Saturday making portraits with Chicago singer Leslie Beukelman in the West Loop. We lucked out with some great light at sunset and took advantage of the empty streets. Leslie even sang a bit for me which was pretty wonderful! Leslie and her band will be playing the Double Door in Chicago on July 26 so if you are looking for something fun to do on a Tuesday night, you should check out the show!
