Dark in the Daytime

Temperatures slipping like drunks, the Fourth Season is on its way.
Trees losing their Summer clothes, flashing winter their naked bones.
It's Only the River, it's Only the River...

Ronan, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Albany, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

River, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

The Opposite Side of the Hand

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to Attend a wedding rather than Photograph one, so HK and I traveled up to the Northwestern Coast of Michigan for the festivities (which were lovely by the way, like Martha-Stewart-Wedding lovely) In between nuptial related events we explored the area of Glen Arbor, climbed on some Sleeping Bears, and drove around Lake Michigan. Growing up in Detroit my family spent our vacations in the Thumb area of the state, so this was my first opportunity to spend any time in these parts. I didn't bring my camera to the wedding but I brought it everywhere else...

Sky Dune Sky, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

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Tuft, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Greater Lake, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Gerry, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Parimutuel Pictures

I had a preconceived notion of how images of race horses in motion would turn out, thinking I could capture their strength and speed through extended exposure and camera shake, envisioning the effect, impressing myself with the results. I was wrong. Recently I went to Arlington Park for an annual summer outing and took a bunch of shots of said horses. The outcome paralleled my wagers-a bust. Here are a few that are close to what I was going for, and that have an interesting look and feel to them, albeit still not quite right.

Ponies in Motion 1, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Ponies in Motion 2, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Although I like the idea of planning out shots in advance for a change (this is not one of my strong suits) I realize that just thinking about a shoot for a few minutes doesn't mean that I'm magically going to get the results I'm going for. I should have learned this 1628495 years ago. Better late than never...

Ponies in Motion 3, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

View from a Megabus

View from a Megabus, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.


Being from Detroit but having lived in Chicago for years, I've had the pleasure of spending many an hour on the Megabus traveling back and fourth between the two cities. This shot was taken during one such trip over this past fourth of July. I believe this was taken near the Michigan/Indiana border, but my my memory is as foggy as the Detroit sky after an illegal fireworks display.

Wetzel's Nestle

Blane Fonda, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

Blane Fonda, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

On Friday the Chicago band known as Blane Fonda played at Darkroom in Ukranian Village. These shots of are of the singer, Mark Wetzel. What I like about them is their seeming lack of time and context--it looks like they could be from 1974 as easily as 2009. Kids these days, with their dance rock music and shredded denims...

More where that came from.

Lens is Proximity

Last weekend Travis Wiggins recruited me to shoot some promotional photos for his band, Essex Chanel, in preparation for the media blitz he is preparing to unleash on the world in conjunction with the release of the new album Love is Proximity. After the official photo session wrapped, a party erupted in The Wigg's Edgewater studio space. Travis and Allison took the opportunity to play a few songs from the new album, and I took the opportunity to take some more photos in a more spontaneous, intoxicated fashion.

SXCHNL 1, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

SXCHNL 5, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

SXCHNL 3, originally uploaded by Christopher Hiltz.

The posed (sober) shots from the evening will be out there very soon, and knowing The Wiggs, and his penchant for promotion, you'll be seeing them all over the place.