• Photographing Chicago CTA Trains: My Obsession… and some tips & tricks for shooting.

    I have been posting a great deal from my latest trip so I decided to mix things up a bit and focus on a local obsession of mine: CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) trains. When I moved to Chicago, in 1999, I didn’t have a car so it was sink or swim learning the Chicago Transit network as quickly as possible.  Of course, trudging to a 9 to 5’er to spend my day in a cublicle didn’t exactly give me a fond appreciation of the “chariot” carrying me to my slow and painful daily death. However, having grown up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, riding the SEPTA system maybe twice in…

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  • Abstract photograph of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from beneath with the sun shining through. Photograph by Tracey Capone

    Photo of the Day: “Basking” (An Abstract Photograph of the Eiffel Tower in Paris)

    Going to Paris in April is always a gamble when it comes to the rain. We arrived to sunny weather which quickly gave way, that afternoon, to heavy rain showers. When in Paris though, you don’t let some rain get in the way, you just plan your time around it. My husband and I had both been to the Eiffel Tower in past visits but wanted to see it again, together. (and, admittedly, I was on a mission to capture some of the spring blossoms in Champ de Mars surrounding the tower) Nothing really prepares you for just how awe inspiring the tower is, no matter how many times you…

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  • Macro photograph of an orange ranunculus on a black background by Tracey Capone

    botanical portrait series: orange ranunculus

    Some time last winter, I realized that I hadn’t been out shooting in months. For any number of reasons, I hadn’t even picked up my camera in months. I’m a photographer, isn’t that against the law or something? At the time, we were in a deep freeze here in Chicago so I didn’t relish the idea of shooting outside. Instead, I opted to go the Lightbox route and bring Spring to our home early by doing a series of macro photographs of flowers. It would give me the opportunity to keep my skills up without having to brave the elements. And so, the Botanical Portrait Series was born.   I…

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