Last summer I discovered this stretch of sand on the shores of Lake Michigan and since then I consider it my own private spot. Well, that is to say, it is private to me and a zillion others, but compared to the beaches close to the heart of Chicago, this one feels pretty much secluded. [...]

The weirdest thing just happened. Well, I’d been warned that these eBay remotes might act up but as far as I knew, they only misbehaved with a couple of strobes, namely Canon’s 430EX and I believe the 580 (not sure about that). Tonight I had a photo session in mind and I shot a bunch [...]

I just read an article in an auto magazine about an ex-hotshot guy who was Director of the CIA at one point in his career. You know, the type who thinks that bombing Iran and Syria is the only way to go. What has this got to do with the Chicago Botanical Gardens? Though it [...]

“Another day, another dollar”: that seems to be my motto these days. My existence is punctuated by the monotony of 5 working days and the brief joy of 2 days of R&R. I always start a new week by keeping a positive mindset and focusing on one thing only:  5PM on Friday. Hah, consider this: [...]

Here are the first results I got after playing around with the eBay wireless remotes
that I just received. Actually the remotes themselves have a lesser merit in these photos, since the makeshift light tent that I cobbled together should take most of the credit. I used a couple of white poster boards, one curving gently [...]