Photo Walk Blue Hour at the Trump Tower

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Last night, we had our first Out of Chicago photo walk. We had some of Chicago's finest photographers out with us.

 

I didn't know exactly where we would go, but I think we ended up taking a pretty good route. We started at the Bean for some pretty crazy group pics. Then we walked down Michigan Avenue to catch the blue hour. We took the river walk under Michigan Avenue, heading west. From there we crossed over to the front of the Trump Tower.

 

We had a bet to see how long it would take until security would come talk to us. I was in the middle of my second HDR frame when we were met by a very nice security officer. I told him who we were and what we were doing and he said it was not a problem. This has not always been the case when I've been here.

 

When we walked around to the back of the Trump Tower, we understood why the security guards were out. A small film crew was photographing the reality show, Giuliana and Bill. They didn't have a problem with us grabbing a few pictures.

 

After you walk around the back of the Trump Tower, you come to one of my favorite places to shoot. We set up between the two Wrigley Towers and shot back at the Trump. We got here just at the right time.

 

After the walk, we got some drinks. This was probably the best part of the night. It was fun to just hang out with such great photographers and hear some of their stories.

 

We are already planning the next photo walk. I think it will be held at the University of Chicago in March. Matt Frankel and I will be leading the tour.

 

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