Lindsay Gallup

Christmas tree topper?

2011-12-22T10:54:00.000-08:00

Hoping everyone has a painless Holiday!!!

Something to sink your teeth into

2011-11-23T09:51:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gartober or the Gar-O-Latern

2011-10-04T12:43:00.000-07:00


October 2011 Gar Calendar Posting.

Summer 2011

2011-09-07T11:26:00.000-07:00

Good-bye summer of 2011. It was fun. Now back to work!

Does W Stand for Bald?

2011-08-15T11:25:00.001-07:00

Here is the latest e promo that is going out this week.

Actually .... W stands for Who, What and Where and Whalen.

2011-08-15T11:03:00.000-07:00

Here is Whalen's website.

CMG Partners

2011-08-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

Here are some screen shots from a great client and awesome group of people at CMG Partners. Had a ton of fun with everyone and still dreaming about the veggie sliders at The Federal in Durham NC. Special thanks to Whalen at izm for your wrangling and speaking abilities and to Sandy for your surperb directions and driving and not missing the flight in Philly!!!

Happy 4th of July!!

2011-06-29T06:35:00.000-07:00

I am very excited for the up coming Gar Calendar photo for July... so excited I am posting early. I hope everyone has a great and safe holiday weekend!! Enjoy.

Portfolio's going into retirement

2011-06-23T12:16:00.000-07:00

Dusted off the old portfolio’s last night for a group showing to Chicago art buyers with the APA.

Admittedly my portfolios have been collecting dust lately. Mostly for the reason that I am embarrassed that they are old to me. I had them made by Amanda Love (who got out of the business) years ago and by the time she was done with the process of hand sewing them they were already dated to me. Few people have actually seen them so if I show someone new they are unaware they are ‘old’ but I cannot help myself from blurting out how old they really are.

My images (I believe) have gotten better over the years and my style has become more focused and I want people to see that. So, I brought my iPad portfolio as well last night. And here was my dilemma: I LOVE PRINTS AND BOOKS but I also LOVE my images on the iPad. Do art buyers love prints and books so much that they will over look that they are not up to date? I don’t think so. Do they prefer the iPad? Do I show both? I am not sure because I am not an art buyer but I can say that after last night my old books are going into retirement. After showing both my books and iPad, I realized it was not about the craftsmanship and prints of the printed books, it was about the images and and myself… not about some fancy book I had made years ago.

I am currently working on new printed books because I just love the process of flipping though them but this time I’m not putting the time and money into them as I once did. The yearlong process of designing, printing, and building the book is just not worth missing the latest and greatest new image…at least not to me.

All that… and I still love my old books. I will keep them forever. But the only way to seem them now is on this slideshow.

It seems my phone has gone on vacation!

2011-06-14T09:29:00.000-07:00

It's been a crazy few weeks of travel in and out of Chicago... a few days in Durham, NC, a few days in Key West (for some family fun), Fort Lauderdale, in and out of Philly and as always, all around Chicago. Only to get back to my studio and desk yesterday to find my phones are not working! I have been so busy and always on my cell phone I did not even notice I was not getting the normal messages on my studio phone. I hope anyone who tried to reach me either called my cell or sent me an email. I hope to get my phones back in order here soon!

WORKBOOK!

2011-05-05T13:13:00.000-07:00

Finally. I am in. www.workbook.com

Today’s Lesson: Think beyond the immediate.

2011-05-03T09:40:00.000-07:00

This pertains to so many different things and in many ways but as far as photography jobs; always shoot in addition to the job, the location, the model, the props, etc. Magic sometimes happens when you remove yourself from the original thought, idea, or job. Of course… always shoot the original job or layout but always try to go beyond.

Also, don't wear your tight pants on Monday after a weekend of beer and pub food!

Lesson of the Day: Learning never stops

2011-04-27T09:55:00.000-07:00

Learning is an Everyday process!!

Although I joke that I am embarrassed to be going to seminars and workshops considering that Blinkbid considers me “been at it awhile”, but no matter how amateur the seminar is or how novice the workshop might seem, there is always something to learn. I was recently at FlashBus with a really nice woman sitting next to me who was amazed that you could turn your camera flash (speedlight) around to shoot behind you to create a large softbox effect (if there is a wall or something to bounce off of). That was worth the price of admission for her but for me it was worth the price of admission to learn that there is a $17 piece of equipment called the JERKSTOPPER for shooting tethered. Nice!

NEW WEBSITE!

2011-04-18T19:10:00.000-07:00

Although it has only been two years since my last new site, it was time to upgrade. I love the size of the images this time around. Check it out www.lindsaygallup.com I used www.aphotofolio.com for the template and super thanks to Amanda and Whalen!

Domu Ad Campaign

2011-03-22T18:44:00.003-07:00

I had a ton of fun working with my wonderful clients at domu.com a Chicago apartment rental service and a great source of Chicago information and maps. The campaign can be seen all over the CTA which is very exciting to me to have such a cool campaign so visible.

Happy Mardi Gras! Or Mardi GAR!

2011-03-08T14:09:00.000-08:00

Here is one more from the now famous Gar Calendar.

Gar Calendar FEBRUARY

2011-02-01T11:21:00.000-08:00

For those of you who are not fans of Gar Calendar on Facebook... here is the latest posting. Had a ton of fun with this one. Just in time to keep your hearts warm before the blizzard.

Life After Assisting

2011-01-19T09:57:00.000-08:00

I am happy to be on the panel for this APA & ASMP event so if you want to see me battle my fear of public speaking, sign up and come learn some stuff this Saturday!!

For those of you who know me and most of those who have worked for me, you know that I am passionate about the business of photography. It has been, and still is, a huge learning experience for me each and every day and I try to pass that along as much as I can. I have been thinking a lot about what I have learned and advice I might have. I have come up a lot of stuff and I have also been encouraged to continue my "Lessons of the Day" topic on this blog. So.... Lesson of today: START A GOOD FILING SYSTEM!!!

Quick story: I was in Florida after new years thinking it would be a slow week and a great time to get out of town. Of course, book a vacation and the phone rings. Lesson should be book more vacations but really it is have a great filing system and a portable image library. My clients called with a request for old, random, funny images needed ASAP. Since I rarely leave home without my laptop and since I am obsessed with Lightroom and have almost all of my images filed and organized in lightroom since 2005, I was able to make a fast pull and web gallery to show my clients without actually having the files with me. Simple and I did not have to panic or have someone at my studio rummage through my computers or files.

Technical notes: I use Lightroom 3 with a similar filing system from Seth Resnick and D65. I have been to a few of their seminars and now do some webinars when they have topics and times that are good for me. Leaning is never over!

More advice and lesson to come but hope to see you Saturday.

Ninja Sightings!!!

2011-01-13T13:43:00.000-08:00

This week we hosted a casting for strange and unusual people for a possible job and more so for a ton of fun. The casting was not as successful as hoped (HINT - DO NOT HOST A CASTING DURING A SNOW STORM) be we actually had 2 ninja's show up!!! I think this somehow says something about me because now I realize I am close personal friends with THREE ninjas... How many ninja's do you know?

Super thanks to those of you who did brave the snow. Your effort is appreciated.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! and a new Gar Calendar

2010-12-30T13:43:00.001-08:00

As some of you know, I have worked for years with my friend Gar creating a "Gar calendar". In the past you were lucky to get or see a copy but this year we have gone high tech and are publishing it on Facebook. Along with posting a new image each month, we will be revisiting the past and posting images from past calendars. So, if your eyes are ready for the 2011 Gar calendar check it out. Search "Gar Calendar" on facebook. Oh, this image is NOT the highly anticipated January image. That will be posted tomorrow so you will have to wait with the rest of the 100's of fans already!!

relax

2010-12-13T12:50:00.000-08:00

the holiday madness and terrible weather won't last.

Chicago Home + Garden Chairs for Charity

2010-11-02T18:12:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is the Chicago Home + Garden Chairs for Charity event. I was lucky enough to be asked to photograph one of the chairs. Here is what we came up with thanks to Nathaniel Ross at Matter & Order matterandorder.com the amazing designer for pulling together an amazing crew and beautifully restoring an awesome chair. Thanks to Anastasia and Sean from Anastasia Chatzka (anastasiachatzka.com) for providing incredible wardrobe and styling. Thanks to Angelica from Tigerlilie (tigerlilie.com) for providing awesome hair and makeup, and thanks to Agnieszka for providing herself as the lovely first time model!!! Amazing job everyone.

Happy Halloween

2010-10-28T09:12:00.000-07:00

One of my most favorite holidays is in a few days. I hope everyone has figured out their costumes and has a big bowl of candy ready. Booooo! Here are two out takes from a Halloween email promo.

First Camera... or should I say first 35mm camera

2010-10-22T16:08:00.000-07:00

Going way back in the archives this week I found this photo I took of my first 35mm camera. I loved this thing. IT WAS BLUE. I was lucky enough to travel to New Zealand while in the 7th grade. I had previously had a disk camera and a 110mm but being in a foreign land I was obsessed with getting a real camera and then there it was.. in it's blue glory. Did I say I loved this thing? I went through 6 rolls of film before my dad made me process a roll to make sure it worked. I was not obsessed with the photos, I was obsessed with taking the photos. These days I have become a bit more obsessed with the photos... the computer can make you do that, but I am still obsessed with taking the photos and looking back on a lot of the images I have taken over the years I can get a little misty eyed. I love photos and the memories and emotions you can get while looking back.

e-mail promo

2010-10-15T08:31:00.000-07:00

Here are the images from the email promo I sent last week... in case you didn't see it. I use myemma.com to send most email promos out. If you wish to sign up for my email list, you can do so here. Thanks.

Lesson of the day: Keep EVERYTHING up to date

2010-10-14T09:29:00.000-07:00

Being a photographer does not mean I spend all my days out taking photos… wouldn’t that be nice! This past week I have been super busy with getting my bookkeeping to a more manageable space, marketing, meetings, and as always editing and organizing my image library. Lesson of the day: Keep EVERYTHING up to date. With these super nice days we have been having in Chicago it is very tempting to take time off of the ‘to do’ list, but it can get out of hand super fast if you’re not careful!!

Here is an image that I found while organizing my image library that I shot months ago….only now to make it to this blog.

Experimental Food Night

2010-10-04T15:06:00.000-07:00

As you know, I am not a writer. I am a photographer who started as a photo assistant after college. While assisting in Chicago I learned a few things... more so, I learned what I did not want to to. I started at a large catalog house laying floor (they actually named a floor after me which meant TIME TO LEAVE!!!) So, I learned I did not want to work at a catalog house. Then I went on to assist several food photographers back in the day of 8x10 film and Polaroid and waiting all day for the food stylist to put a pickle on a hot dog, sending the 'test' sheet of film to the lab, getting it back sometime around 6 PM, then the hero hot dog would come out sometime around 11 PM then a 1/30 of a second later it would be almost over. I learned then that I did not want to be a food photographer.
But times have changed. I love food and I love photography and digital has changed the game so why not? Lesson here is never limit yourself and ALWAYS watch and learn... I am so thankful to those food photographers for the opportunity to assist and you never know I might end up at the catalog house!!!???

These shots above are some test food we cooked at our house. Working on getting the crust just right in our home oven. Hint - Italian flour and starting the cooking process on the grill! Octopus... not too much to say there. My friend Gar did most of the work so my hint would be have good friends!

Lesson of Today - Don't wait! Apple Picking

2010-09-27T13:08:00.000-07:00

OK, back to my lessons.... today's lesson is DON'T WAIT... the apples will soon be gone or the weather will soon be cold. There are a ton of examples of this lesson so get your 'to do' list done before you have to wait until next year!!!

Circus

2010-09-16T10:52:00.000-07:00

Having a 3 year old makes me do things I have not done in years... like visit the circus. If you ever get a chance to see the Kelly Miller Circus, see it and sit close.

Last of the sweet corn

2010-09-09T10:14:00.000-07:00

I always love the coffee can filled with melted butter. YUMMMMM....

Maria Kanellis for Complete Woman

2010-09-07T09:10:00.000-07:00

These were shot earlier this summer in the studio. Styling by Tony Bryan and Hair & Makeup by Randy Wilder.

Hey.... Look what we found!

2010-07-13T12:44:00.000-07:00

It's always nice to see your photos printed. Here is an ad we came across... a nice surprise when you're not expecting it.

Coming up for air

2010-05-20T13:04:00.000-07:00

More Domu.com picks.

Juming In!

2010-05-12T12:34:00.000-07:00

So I was busy most of the winter shooting for www.domu.com a super cool site if you are looking to rent an apartment in Chicago or just check out some cool maps or photos of Chicago neighborhoods. Here is one photo of the polar bear plunge. These people are crazy.... but soon the water will warm up and it will be time to jump in for real.

Wait for it!

2010-03-09T08:01:00.000-08:00

In effort to catch up and to let everyone know what I have been up to, I am posting let you know it's coming soon (hopefully).

Happy Halloween

2009-11-01T12:59:00.000-08:00

Chris and Nikki at their Voodoo Zombie wedding in New Orleans... one of the best weddings I have ever been too (a close second to the Russian wedding!).

Flavor Saviors

2009-10-21T20:39:00.000-07:00

More to come.....

FINALLY announcing NEW WEBSITE!!!

2009-08-18T09:54:00.001-07:00

Here it is... www.lindsaygallup.com

Testing, testing...1, 2, 3

2009-08-11T10:47:00.001-07:00

So, it was an interesting fashion test last Thursday. Thanks to Courtney (pictured first) for the styling, to Morgan for the hair and make-up, to Erica for assisting, and to Polina for modeling. Much to our surprise, during the course of shooting, we saw pet chickens, mysterious ambulance drivers napping in the grass, dead fish, and deer... pretty good for not even leaving the city limits! All in all, it was a fun shoot.

Lesson of the day - Things ALWAYS take longer than expected

2009-07-28T20:14:00.000-07:00

So, this is something that comes up time and time again at the studio... TIME FLIES! I was once told that you should always give yourself a few extra days for deadlines. SO TRUE. Like my dad always says "you need to meet or exceed your clients expectations". If something comes up (like it ALWAYS does) and you get it to them later than you thought, at least you gave yourself a few extra days. Same goes for EVERYTHING..... hair and make-up (that usually takes much longer than I schedule for and I should know better), meetings, phone calls and websites!!! ....etc. I sat down at the computer today with a few goals to finish. Next thing I knew, the day was gone. It is now 10:45 PM.

Thanks to Erica for modeling. Sometimes being an intern means more than just computer work. And thanks to Sandy for helping out. I could not have held the flash by myself!!

Back to Food Again

2009-07-21T14:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Early Birthday to Erica!! And thanks for showing me how to make my blog images bigger.

Landscape is better than food today

2009-07-16T13:22:00.000-07:00

I have been talking a lot about wanting to shoot food... and I have been working hard at it, but the past few weeks I have been shooting a lot of landscape for a local landscape company. Today was a great day to be out in Chicago shooting landscapes!!! I love the summers here.

Lesson of the day - CLEAN YOUR SENSOR!

2009-07-09T18:59:00.000-07:00

OK. Here it is again.. another lesson of the day. My new intern, Erica, started last week and her first day was spent learning this lesson. CLEAN YOUR SENSOR before every job. Unfortunately I had to relearn this lesson as well. I currently (usually always) use the Arctic Butterfly to clean my sensor in my digital camera. Yes, it does look like a sex toy, but it is a useful tool IF you use it. You could save yourself hours of dumb mindless work if you just clean your sensor. DO IT! Spend the 3 minutes and save yourself or your new intern hours of frustration. Thanks Erica... I hope to get you off the computer soon!!!

4th of July

2009-07-06T13:01:00.000-07:00

Lesson/tip of the day: If you plan on spending your next 4th of July on the northwest side of Chicago, bring ear protection and wear a gas mask! We had a ton of fun just sitting in our backyard after being away last year. At about 10 PM the smoke rolled in and the car alarms would not stop but what a show.

Lesson of the day - FOLLOW UP!!!

2009-06-30T13:22:00.000-07:00

I am starting a new section, or regular addition, or what ever you want to call it, to my blog. "Lindsay's Lesson of the Day" begins today. Just to be clear, I will not post a new lesson everyday, but will post as often as they come up.

So here is the story... Colin, my old intern came into the studio today to show me some new work and to talk about getting into the business as an assistant (he will be an excellent assistant). I was going through some old postcards that I have be sent in the past and pulled out a few that I really liked. One postcard I even had on my 'to call' board. For one reason or another I never called that assistant. I never heard anything else. I filed that postcard and now years later I wonder what ever happened to that assistant. ... please follow up. If you send a postcard or call or send an email and I do not respond, that is just because I am busy or have a favorite assistant at that time. But things change and people move on and it is always good just to send a hello as a reminder that you still exist.

I will tomorrow take my own advice and follow up with a few people.

FOOD

2009-05-26T08:12:00.000-07:00

OK. The more I think about it and the more I shoot, I am really liking food these days. I know I have said that I want to be a 'foodie' but now I am really considering shooting food for real. There is just something real about shooting what everyone needs to survive. Sure, no one needs a late night fried egg sandwich with bacon, but it sure is fun! Here is a fast promo that went out to a select few. The new website will have a new 'food' section. I am so looking forward to this!!!!

private jet days

2009-05-14T09:04:00.000-07:00

i used to be so cool. ha! this is from an old job i was assisting on years ago. tough job flying around in private jets. sorry to my assistants now.... we fly coach these days!

More Odin

2009-05-12T08:55:00.000-07:00

At the beginning of this blog I promised I would not use this to upload and show off snapshots of my son, but I had to post this. We were in florida a few weeks ago for my grandma's memorial service and I caught this running monkey with my G9.

More uploads of real work coming soon! I have been so busy shooting tests and promos I almost have not had time to show off the real work.

Fashion

2009-04-30T09:02:00.000-07:00

Just realizing I never posted any 'finals' from the test last fall- it seems to me that I am always working on all my images and they are never actually FINAL. Here is a shot. Doesn't go along with my new food obsession, but I still like it. Maybe next test will be fashion models covered in bacon?!

W stands for Whalen

2009-04-28T19:09:00.000-07:00

I love when I am happy and proud of my shots in their final destination. Thanks Whalen for going bald and for coming up with a great concept paired with great design.

www.whalenlouis.com

Earth Day

2009-04-22T10:56:00.000-07:00

Happy Earth Day! I hope everyone is doing their part. I am doing my part by not dumping fixer, stop bath or developer down the drain today... or this year.... or never again! Now go ride your bike, take a run or do what ever it is you do to the nice weather!

PDN - PhotoServe Portfolio update

2009-04-01T13:47:00.000-07:00

I recently updated my photoserve. It really took too long. I almost forgot that I had it. The new portfolio can be viewed here. The new website should be done soon... I love livebooks. If any one reading this decides to sign up with livebooks please give them my name, they have a great referel program! I will post the site when it is done.... it still should be a few weeks.

I want to be a Foodie

2009-03-26T07:49:00.000-07:00

As a photo assistant years and years ago I hated assisting food shots - sorry to my food photographer employers. Then my first big shoot with Time Out Chicago was a cover shot with food. What??!! I was hired because I shot my crazy grandma's pile of buttered toast and had it on my website... I took the photo because I thought my grandma was nuts with her 10 pieces of toast for the 4 of us eating breakfast, not because I enjoyed shooting food or even thought of food as more than just fuel. I did the cover shot anyway and managed to get a pretty model into the shot but did not really want the food in the shot.

Now years after a cooking class in Italy, more restaurants than I can count, numerous food shots and a new kitchen, I think I finally figured out want I want to be when I grow up... a foodie. With my new found love of food, I think I have a new found love of food photography..... of course in my own weird way.

New favorite restaurant: Hot Chocolate on Damen Ave.
Photos have nothing to do with above restaurant.

testing

2009-03-05T09:23:00.000-08:00

i have to post these. i just read on one of my favorite photographers blogs that he loves fake backgrounds. well, so do i. actually i am obsessed with them lately. i am working on a series and here is just the beginning... still in editing and retouching phase. thanks to my friend Gar for always being a good sport and thanks to Courtney Rust for the fabulous shorts!!!!

Art?

2009-03-04T08:22:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine just sent me this. I watched it first without the sound and then again with the song. It hits on something that I have been dealing with all my life..... enjoy.

Music video for Tanya Davis' song Art by Andrea Dorfman

FLORIDA

2009-02-18T14:19:00.000-08:00

I love Florida. Here is a something from a location scout a few weeks ago. Of course we were there the coldest week they had ever and it was warm in Chicago (well, 50's which is warm compared to -15!). Looking forward to going back again soon to finish up the project.

COLD

2009-02-11T13:09:00.000-08:00

back to being cold again!

Artie

2008-11-20T08:25:00.000-08:00

Artie says his goodbye's to the studio. He has been here long enough and he his happy to go home! Alley is still hiding under the bed so I am not too sure she even knows the difference between home and the studio. Odin will still have a bed in the closet for nap time when he is here but I am thrilled to get back to normal.

jeremy

2008-10-27T14:19:00.000-07:00

thanks to jeremy, my assistant and stand in. thanks to carlos and sun for being so relaxed and thanks to the weather for allowing us to shoot 'green' for this one. oh and thanks to 5 inch / segura inc. for having such a cool space!

BBQ test shoot turns fashion.

2008-09-03T13:58:00.000-07:00

OK. We shot a test a few weeks ago. The original idea is completely different than the end shots but we had fun working on it. See more out take photos here. Thanks so much to Ana Gagliardi for the styling and all the effort!!! And many thanks to Ford and Julie at planet earth agency. The final images will make there appearance on the new website coming soon.. oh, and many thanks to my intern, Colin, for keeping me motivated this summer.

Yum, cheese!

2008-08-20T08:20:00.002-07:00

I love this shot!

2008-08-20T07:59:00.000-07:00

This is a picture taken by Mike Brodie, aka

"The Polaroid Kid" I am having a hard time finding the rest of the great images.

Odin's Great Grand Parents

2008-04-05T19:58:00.000-07:00

I promise not to load a ton of Odin images but I love this one with his great grandparents. I should have taken out the plug.

Boots.

2007-12-20T08:20:00.000-08:00