The Photography of David Schalliol

I found David Schalliol’s site through Gaper’s Block. I’m in thrall of his Isolated Buildings photographs. The photographs are of buildings in Chicago, and they are incredibly evocative. I can’t wait to troll through the images for potential location-scouting. He’s also done photo studies of Detroit, basketball and early Hyde Park architecture. Fabulous stuff, and[…]

Writer’s Resource – Library of Congress photographs

I’d forgotten about the vast catalogs of Library of Congress materials available online until I was searching tonight for antique photographs of Chicago. The first search result? Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933. So if you’re looking for specific American historical images, or you’d like to browse the archives to get a better sense[…]

Photography sourcebooks

I was browsing our local bookstore last night, thinking about art and architecture and looking for some source material to help inspire the first round of edits for FIRESPELL, when I came across this doozy: It’s chock full of random photography goodness (and, although not particularly relevant for me, photography tips). I can imagine flipping[…]

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