Chicago Photographer and Director of Photography John Gress

Headshots: Personal Trainer Michael Elder

John Gress — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:52 +0000

I recently worked with personal trainer Michael Elder to create new images for his online marketing. This was our second shoot and I really enjoyed trying out some new lighting setups to really make his pictures pop!

New candy so cool, it doesn’t need a freezer

John Gress — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:15:04 +0000

The top selling frozen novelty ice cream is now a candy and guess who shot the packaging?

Left with more questions in Cleveland

John Gress — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:36:18 +0000

The setting sun shimmered off of wind swept waves on Lake Erie as my plane took off for Chicago and I headed back to normal life, knowing that the people who I covered over the past three days will need a lot more than a 400 mile flight to return to their normal life. I flew to Cleveland on Monday after three women, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, and a child escaped from the home of Ariel Castro after allegedly being held there for about a decade.

My most anticipated 3 seconds in sports

John Gress — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:09:33 +0000

Its been called the most exciting two minutes in sports. For me and my colleagues its about three days of work leading up to three seconds of action as we capture the finish of the Kentucky Derby from every angle.

I hate the smell of manure in the morning

John Gress — Sat, 04 May 2013 02:30:10 +0000

The last few days I had to adjust my central time body clock to pre-dawn eastern time wake-ups while covering my tenth Kentucky Derby. Even through I know someone who would beg to differ, I hate getting up crazy early to start work and today was one of those days.