Hailing from the city of wind, Steve Scap loves to talk about himself in the third person. When he’s not misusing tenses, Steve is busy photographing, designing, and watching tv shows on dvd…ing. Our protagonist has had a long standing relationship with photography. From his early days photographing his bicycle and baseball card collection, to his modern day endeavors shooting concerts and portraits, Steve lives to create. He’s had a passion for flashin’ since film was in fashion. A self-proclaimed “21st century digital boy,” he’s on top of the latest digital photography tools and techniques, but still likes to get dirty in the darkroom. Steve has had his work featured in art galleries. Steve is available for assignments worldwide! Check out www.stevescap.comTumblr (3.0; @scapsteve)http://blog.stevescap.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpyzn8QSi1qzd6vwo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpyzn8QSi1qzd6vwo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpyzn8QSi1qzd6vwo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpyzn8QSi1qzd6vwo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>I shot actor Steven Hugh Nelson’s latest head shots a few weeks back in good ol’ Wicker Park. Keep an eye out for him in Showtime’s “Shameless” as well as The Chicago Code!</span></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.stevescap.com" target="_blank">http://www.stevescap.com</a></span></p>http://blog.stevescap.com/post/5811032230http://blog.stevescap.com/post/5811032230Tue, 24 May 2011 16:42:59 -0500Steven Hugh NelsonSteven NelsonHeadshotsHead ShotsphotographychicagoChicago CodeShameless<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxvck1hsBC1qahug3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://melovewantneed.tumblr.com/post/3116757543" target="_blank">melovewantneed</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://nevernevernevergiveup.tumblr.com/post/390274359" target="_blank">nevernevernevergiveup</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Legend has it that Pablo Picasso was sketching in the park when a bold woman approached him. </strong></p> <p><strong>“It’s you — Picasso, the great artist! Oh, you must sketch my portrait! I insist.” </strong></p> <p><strong>So Picasso agreed to sketch her. After studying her for a moment, he used a single pencil stroke to create her portrait. He handed the women his work of art. </strong></p> <p><strong>“It’s perfect!” she gushed. “You managed to capture my essence with one stroke, in one moment. Thank you! How much do I owe you?” </strong></p> <p><strong>“Five thousand dollars,” the artist replied. </strong></p> <p><strong>“B-b-but, what?” the woman sputtered. “How could you want so much money for this picture? It only took you a second to draw it!” </strong></p> <p><strong>To which Picasso responded, “Madame, it took me my entire life.” </strong></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blog.stevescap.com/post/3466591244http://blog.stevescap.com/post/3466591244Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:06:39 -0600picaso artist art<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8psve4V8V1qz4l98o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ptrbkr.com/post/1118601824/sergei-mikhailovich-prokudin-gorskii-1863-1944" target="_blank">peterbaker</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) undertook a photographic survey of the Russian Empire with the support of Tsar Nicholas II between 1909-1912. He used a specialized camera to capture three black and white images in fairly quick succession, using red, green and blue filters, allowing them to later be recombined and projected with filtered lanterns to show near <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago.html" target="_blank">true color images</a>.” Absolutely incredible.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.stevescap.com/post/1121605730http://blog.stevescap.com/post/1121605730Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:10:11 -0500russiacolorphotography<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13761115" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>A great story about The Fireside Bowl, a vital part of Chicago’s punk-rock scene in the 90’s.</p>http://blog.stevescap.com/post/880799812http://blog.stevescap.com/post/880799812Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:13:09 -0500ChicagoLogan SquarePunkPunk-RockMusicBandsRockLiveShowsConcertBowling<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzv06h9RHU1qaqkvpo1_r3_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jhnmyr.tumblr.com/post/473349453/one-night-in-san-fransisco-i-met-up-with-jim" target="_blank">jhnmyr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>One night in San Fransisco I met up with Jim Marshall for dinner. He brought the same Leica camera with him that he’d used to shoot everyone from Muddy Waters to Janis Joplin. Jim could talk about the biggest names without dropping them. He really was there. They let him in. He told me how disappointed he was in recent times that publicists took all the magic of “all access” away. When Jim came to my show the next night I made sure he could shoot the entire performance, even the sweaty half of the show. You never see the sweaty parts of the show anymore because photographers are only allowed to shoot the first three songs. I get why. Who knows what these guys will do with a pic of you sweating your ass off, shirt half tucked? But Jim knew what was cool and what wasn’t, and that’s why he got the brilliant photos he did. He was a photographer who tried to capture you without capturing you the way they try to now.</p> <p>I would spend evenings at Jim’s house drinking wine and rifling through drawer after drawer of his photographs. I’d make piles of images I wanted, and by the end of it I realized I had 40 of these things and would have to thin out the stack. That was a tough job. John Coltrane at dawn. Miles Davis in a boxing ring. Bob Dylan rolling a tire. Jimi Hendrix at Monterey pointing directly into Jim’s camera lens while bending a note. And, perhaps his most famous photo, Johnny Cash giving the middle finger.</p> <p>That night before my show in San Francisco we brought our cameras to the bar and he taught me how to shoot a bit while hitting on women. Okay, while we both hit on women. After having said goodbye and walking our separate ways, I turned around and asked him to give me the “Johnny Cash” and he obliged.</p> <p>I know Jim is getting some amazing photographs up there right now… Rest in peace my friend…</p> <p>JM</p> </blockquote>http://blog.stevescap.com/post/861660197http://blog.stevescap.com/post/861660197Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:22:04 -0500Jim MarshallJohn MayerPhotogapherMusicRockI’m really excited to announce that Time Out Chicago has published my photo of Ryan Budds for...http://blog.stevescap.com/post/677625146http://blog.stevescap.com/post/677625146Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:29:00 -0500stand up,Ryan Buddscomedystand-uptime outtime out chicagoSelf Portrait - Vivian Maier Around late 2008, John Maloof, a Chicago photographer purchased a lot...http://blog.stevescap.com/post/482483810http://blog.stevescap.com/post/482483810Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:24:00 -0500ChicagoStreetStreet PhotographerStreet PhotographyPhotographyArchiveFoundBlack and WhiteBWB+W<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky275uAIIT1qzd6vwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“View South-West along 2nd Ave. from E. 121st St. Harlem, NY 1988”<br/>by: Camilo Jose Vergara</p> <p>This has to be the most in-depth photo project I am aware of by a single photographer. With “Invisible Cities,” Camilo Jose Vergara documented Harlem, New York, Camden, New Jersey and more recently Richmond, Virginia returning often to take the same photo each time.  This project, spanning over 30 years, is simply mind blowing. Seeing these urban landscapes changing is a gift to the cities and to the history books.</p> <p>Check out the entire 3 city project at <a target="_blank" href="http://invinciblecities.camden.rutgers.edu/intro.html">Invisible Cities</a>.</p> <p>I’d love to see someone like Google Earth take on a project like this on a larger scale, it would lose the intimacy of Vergara’s photos, but would be interesting nonetheless.</p>http://blog.stevescap.com/post/397283948http://blog.stevescap.com/post/397283948Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:44:15 -0600new yorknynycharlemphotographydocumentary2010 is sure to usher in many new products, innovations, and creative endeavors.  Even more exciting...http://blog.stevescap.com/post/382450409http://blog.stevescap.com/post/382450409Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:46:43 -0600Tech in the TensTechnologyPhotographyiPadUSB 3.0FlashHTML5CSS3Steve Jobs<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/7809605" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Alex Roman - The Third & The Seventh.</p> <p>This video was almost fully created using CGI.  I would guess that at least 95% of viewers would think this was simply another camera-caputred video.  I can’t help but ask the question: What does this mean for photographers and videographers? If someone can create a a complex, fully customizable video using only CGI, what is the need to shoot video anymore? Forget about bad weather, or location fees and get exactly what you want without leaving your desk…scary!</p>http://blog.stevescap.com/post/353149091http://blog.stevescap.com/post/353149091Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:52:56 -0600CGIvideorenderI had a lot of fun working with Ryan Budds for my latest shoot.  Based on a closing-joke of...http://blog.stevescap.com/post/347802535http://blog.stevescap.com/post/347802535Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:27:00 -0600comedycomedianphotographyChicagoI just completed a shoot with local Comedian Anthony Sarfino, a super funny dude! He’s got a...http://blog.stevescap.com/post/346496292http://blog.stevescap.com/post/346496292Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:05:05 -0600comedycomedianfunnystandupDVDphotoIf you have ever dreamt about being able to take stealth photos, then you may be aware of Leica. ...http://blog.stevescap.com/post/110069360http://blog.stevescap.com/post/110069360Tue, 19 May 2009 12:34:38 -0500leicam8leica m8ranefinderIf you’re an advanced amateur photographer contemplating the jump from consumer Point and...http://blog.stevescap.com/post/107769541http://blog.stevescap.com/post/107769541Thu, 14 May 2009 12:20:22 -0500cameraphotographyDSLRCanonNikonamateurentry