Chicago Photographer John Gress » Uncategorized http://blog.johngress.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:02:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Moving: before and after photos http://blog.johngress.com/2010/06/21/moving-before-and-after-photos/ http://blog.johngress.com/2010/06/21/moving-before-and-after-photos/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:30:51 +0000 John Gress http://blog.johngress.com/?p=2308 Thank you for all of your patience while my blog has gone dormant for the last three weeks. I spent 20 days with several friends out fitting my new home and studio in Chicago’s South Loop, using many frugal approaches. While I expected the project to take 10 days, numerous delays doubled the time of the project. I am sure you will soon see several aspects of the loft in the backgrounds of my regular blog photos as I transition from making the space work to working in the space. Please enjoy these before and after photos and let me know what you think of the changes.

The previous tenant was also a photographer.

My greeting cards and prints, on sale at https://store.johngress.com, can be seen on the left of this frame.

I used a series of place mats to build these stick boxes on the right. The whole installation cost $100.

I was able to upholster the walls for around $600 using fabric, foam rubber, plywood, upholstery nails and the use of two staple guns. One of my friends sewed the drapes thought the loft using approximately 190 yards of fabric.

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John

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"John, Brandon, and I were all jokes beforehand, but as soon as the job started, John quickly shifted into the master that he is. The mixture of focus and passion he showed during the shoot reminded me of when I become one with my saxophone for a show. And seeing him contort and position his 6 foot, 4 inch frame just so to get the right shot added some comic relief lol..."- Jafar Idris

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"At one point during the shoot I couldn't help but worry about what my mother would think when looking at some of the photos I was taking..." - Jafar Idris

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"One of the reasons why I (chose) John.... is due to his ability to really accentuate the muscularity of the male figure"- Jafar Idris

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"As fit as I am now, I honestly don't think my abs are as tight as they were 2 years ago when I was 19."- Jafar Idris

Credits: Make-up by Brandon Phillips.

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