Photography is full of many “rules”. Learn when and how to break them in order to grow. Throughout my career, many people have asked me for tips and tricks on how to become a better photographer. Usually these requests as disguised as, “What camera should I get?”
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There are lots of interesting places in and around Chicago to take photos, but it’s difficult to keep track of them all. This is my Google-Maps enabled Location Scouting of Chicago. I will be adding to this over time. So check back often. Where possible, I have set the map to show the First-Person View of the location so that you can get an idea of the space.
I’ve divided these locations into separate pages. Click on the page number at the bottom of the page to see more.
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Any digital asset management solution you choose is only as good as the work you put into it. Here are some pro-tips to help you navigate the potentially difficult road.
One of my normal activities as a professional photographer is digital asset management (DAM) or keeping track of the hundreds of thousands of photos and videos that I and others have produced over the years. In 2013, I shot over 20,000 images and I currently manage more than 330,000 digital assets, and growing. I have several tools in place that I use as part of my regular workflow which allows me to retrieve any of them in an instant. But first, a little background.
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