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A Quaint Park Just North of Navy Pier and a Favorite for City Skyline Views, Wedding Portraits Or General City Photos, This Park Is Great for Outdoor Photography!

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A Quaint Park Just North of Navy Pier and a Favorite for City Skyline Views, Wedding Portraits Or General City Photos, This Park Is Great for Outdoor Photography! 1) Milton Lee Olive Park: A quaint park just north of Navy Pier and a favorite for city skyline views, wedding portraits or general city photos, this park is great for outdoor photography! 500 N Lake Shore Drive http://tclf.org/sites/default/files/flickr/5708213290_971f906710_o.jpg 2) LaSalle Street and the Chicago Board of Trade: Walk up LaSalle Street for some of the best architecture in Chicago. Visit the Rookery Building for some awesome shots. On LaSalle between Randolph and Washington, in front of city hall, you will find a great median that you can set up a tripod and not worry about traffic. 141 W Jackson Boulevard (Board of Trade) http://synd.yardi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Chicago_Board_of_Trade_Building6.jpg 3) Fullerton Beach: Come at sunset or sunrise for a beautiful view of the Chicago skyline. There is plenty of interesting water scenery to add to your foreground, but the star is the glowing city. 2301 N Lake Shore Drive http://neverphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Neverphoto/i- 4JwhpBz/0/L/Fullerton%20rocks%20ropes%20skyline_final-L.jpg 4) Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain: During the summer months, the Buckingham Fountain Light show is spectacular. There are also numerous monuments, sculptures and statues to be found in Grant Park. 301 S Columbus Drive (Buckingham Fountain) http://stewover.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/buckingham_fountain_fireworks2.jpg 5) The Magnificent Mile: Walk up and down the Magnificent Mile to find some of Chicago most historic buildings. The Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, Water Tower and Hancock Building are just a few. At night, find yourself a good location to set up and photograph time exposures of car headlights and taillights. Michigan Avenue between the Chicago River and Lake Shore Drive http://www.hamptonsuiteschicago.com/resourcefiles/mainimages/chicago-river-north-magnificent- mile-top.jpg 6) Navy Pier: Shoot the carousels, swings, and walkways. Take a ride on the Ferris wheel and walk up to the top level of the parking deck for an awesome view back at the city. 600 E Grand Avenue http://blog.navypier.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/199966660_ac40643d3e1.jpg 7) North Avenue Beach: The Beach is amazing to behold especially when looking south into downtown. Closer than Fullerton, North Avenue Beach offers great views of the city. Walk out onto the breakwater if the waves aren’t too high and get a spectacular view of Chicago. W LaSalle Drive http://www.cpdbeaches.com/beaches/north-avenue-beach/ 8) Millennium Park and the Bean: Anish Kapoor's sculpture is a fantastic piece of art, offering warped reflections of the skyline and/or the photographer. A fun, photogenic subject that looks different in every climate Chicago offers. Walk the curved, stainless steel and wood bridge that goes from Millennium Park over Lake Shore Drive to the lakeshore. In the winter, look for the ice rink in front of the Bean. 201 E Randolph Street http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_park.html 9) Chicago Riverwalk: Strolling the Riverwalk, you will see a huge variety of buildings, including Trump Tower, the Aqua Building, the Wrigley Building and the Marina Towers. You can get many different angles while along the Riverwalk. Do not miss following it to the end and shooting from the Lake Shore Drive Bridge. N Michigan Avenue and E Upper Wacker Drive http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3fScz2fgXYU/TQmMS0ged_I/AAAAAAAAAGE/O- b843NNK8w/s1600/2120207265_78064f9dae_b.jpg 10) Montrose Point: Within a short distance, your camera can get a workout with a variety of different settings within a few minutes. Practice capturing moments of people on the activity of the nearby hill. At the bird sanctuary, work on capturing action while photographing birds or explore your artist’s eye on the sands and prairie. There are even more opportunities at the beach and the circular fishing point. N Lakeshore Drive and W Montrose Avenue http://www.examiner.com/slideshow/chicago-s-montrose-point#slide=4 11) Wabash in the Loop: The clickety-clack of the train above and the light streaming through is always inspiring. The architecture and many of the businesses have been there for decades, on a whole making the street more vintage appearing than the other streets located under the trains. Businesspeople, artists with their portfolios, tourists and street musicians add to the rhythms of the street. Wabash and Randolph, Wabash and Lake, Wabash and Van Buren, among others http://www.flickr.com/photos/chi_cowboy/5499312187/sizes/o/in/photostream/ 12) Hancock Observatory: Hancock Observatory offers views of the lake below, a view of yourself, a look down Lake Shore Drive and a fuller view of the Chicago skyline. 875 N Michigan Avenue http://www.rentenna.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/John-Hancock-Observatory-View.jpg 13) 18th Street in Pilsen: If you are looking to capture the rhythms of a workday morning (or weekend bustling), then this location with its ever-proliferating murals will allow you a glimpse into just that. Near 18th Street and S Wabash Avenue http://www.timeoutchicago.com/things-to-do/62181/pilsens-best-18th-street-spots 14) Outside Wrigley Field: Home-run hopefuls, #1 fans, colorful characters spilling out of the restaurants and bars in one square block. A certain energy and enthusiasm make for numerous wonderful and unpredictable moments that you can be sure that any photographs taken will have exemplary subject matter. 1060 W Addison Street http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI/223/1525/PreviewComp/SuperStock_1525R-103979.jpg 15) Adler Planetarium: What many consider as one of the best views of Chicago from the ground, providing wonderful opportunities for skyline pictures - especially at early morning or evening glow. With kite flyers, anglers, joggers, roller bladers, kids, brides and grooms, there is so much activity to enjoy! 1300 S Lake Shore Drive http://trendszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/adler_planetarium_chicago.jpg 16) Lincoln Park/Lincoln Park Zoo/Lagoon: Between views of the scullers, lagoon and the skyline, and staring in the face of a lion, there is much to photograph. Leave yourself a lot of time - your subjects will tend to leave you guessing about what they might do next! Lincoln Park is filled with numerous fountains, monuments, sculptures and statues. (the Lagoon is pictured) 2200 N Cannon Drive (Lincoln Park) http://files.worldfishingnetwork.com/Images/socialarticle/chicago/lincoln_park_web.jpg 17) La Salle Bridge: This bridge is one of Chicago’s most favorite photogenic downtown locations. N La Salle Street between W Kinzie Street and W Upper Wacker Drive http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/LaSalle_Street_bridge_20100731.jpg 18) Chicago Architecture Foundation Riverboat Cruise: One does not have to be a tourist to appreciate Chicago's eclectic architecture, but after residing here long enough it can tend to fade into the background of everyday living. A great way to revitalize that passion for the city's unique skyline is by giving you a new perspective of it from a different vantage point on the Chicago River. The Chicago Architecture Foundation provides a 90 minute tour by boat from early spring through late fall. Depart near 112 E Wacker Drive http://www.architecture.org/image/tou_photocruise3.jpg 19) Observation deck at Willis Tower: There are always great views and excellent photographs to take away from this iconic location! 233 S Wacker Drive http://farm6.static.flickr.com/50 20) The "Chicago Picasso" – Daley Plaza: This sculpture is one of the city's most famous landmarks. Located in Daley Plaza in the heart of Chicago's Loop, the Chicago Picasso is an excellent photo opportunity. 50 W Washington Street http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/dca/Public%20Art/picasso.jpg 21) The Crown Fountain: There are two Crown fountain towers within Millennium Park. The photos on the tower change and move, every so often water spouts from the mouths. Timing is key! 201 E Randolph Street http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/chicago/kveus3662p2.jpg 22) The Wrigley Building: An excellent example of stunning old architecture, the Wrigley Building, reflected in Trump Tower, is amazing. Try heading west along the river to experience the background architecture and beautiful plantings, which provides for a quite relaxing environment for photography. 400 N Michigan Ave http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/chicago/kveus1920p.jpg 23) Art Institute of Chicago: The Art Institute's esteemed bronze lions flank the stairway leading up to the Art Institute and a collection of Chicago photos would not be complete without one. Consider it a challenge to photograph them in a unique way. 111 S Michigan Avenue http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Art_Institute_of_Chicago_Lion_Statue_%2 82-D%29.jpg 24) Lakeshore Trail: Watch for bicycles! You can rest your camera on a guardrail, bump up the exposure and get a beautiful shot of the lights of the city framed by the lake. Lakeshore Drive http://svcdn.simpleviewinc.com/v3/cache/chicago/DF34C5B7791CF42B4EEF04E489EEE0CE.jpg 25) Museum of Contemporary Photography: This 57-acre museum park sits near the lake and includes three of the city’s most notable museums dedicated to the natural sciences: the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum of Natural History. This museum is highly visited by photographers and is home to every kind of modern and contemporary photographic style. 600 S Michigan Ave http://www.mocp.org/images/mocp.jpg 26) Chicago Cultural Center: This gem is a must see for all photographers and photo enthusiasts; it includes works from all over the world from some of the greatest and most inspiring artists and photographers. Its stunning architecture, lovely rotunda and stained glass halls make it the perfects place to take your photos while you familiarize yourself with other cultures and works.
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