Ping Tom Memorial Park

How often do you doubt yourself as an artist? I’m very excited to share this shot just because I got to capture it while I was in the self doubt period! It is one of those shots where I was roaming the parts of the city I’ve never saw before. Worry and plan free. I know we like to appear like we had it all figured it out all time but I’m sure that we had periods of self doubt more often than we like to admit? To be completely honest my personal struggles are frustrations with the direction where I want my photography to grow. I learned that in those moments I need to stop overthinking things and go out and shoot. It takes time for style to get it’s form. I learned that from the people wiser than me, mentors and community I had a pleasure to work with since the beginning. What do you think?

“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s Party!’” — Robin Williams

Are you excited? I love that feeling when the seasons are about to switch and we move in to the early spring with all the weather changes that is about to bring. The first major one is happening today and we might be even able to witness and capture aurora or northern lights here in Illinois! This image is captured last spring, I used my wind painted clouds technique to emphasize the movement of the clouds and contrast it agains the still and beautiful Chicago skyline. What do you think?

@sonyalpha A7R (830nm) / FL 24mm / ISO 93 / F8/ SS 1/30s @sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS