An Astronaut in Chicago
Planning the Photoshoot
The Time had finally come! I received my astronaut suit and was ready to go out into Chicago and take some pictures!. A friend of mine suggested to me a photographer in chicago named Craig Shimala. After checking out his instagram I reached out to him to see if he wanted to meet up and take some photos. I had wanted to take some at the Chicago Theatre, The Bean, and The Chicago Library. He said yes he would be down to shoot, so we planned out a day to shoot and met up.
Meeting Up
Driving from Ottawa to Chicago wasn’t that bad that morning. Finding parking at the Chicago Theatre wasn’t that bad either. I parked on top of a parking garage and changed into the suit. Took the elevator all the way down and found him. We started there and then made our way to the Bean and then The Library. We had a short window to shoot from 8am-11am. What I did not realize was that The Bean was gated up, so I couldn’t get close. Also Some teens asked me to be in a tiktok with them, that was kinda fun. I Put together a tiktok that summed up the day pretty much.
After walking around Chicago for three Hours, here is a gallery of the photos He took. It was awesome to have some help taking photos and I look forward to collaborating more with different photographers in different cities.
