The Adventures of Mike's Camera- the blog of Michael Hudson Photography
My first time photographing a surgery, for one of my hospital clients. Hip replacement surgery. I really wasn’t sure what to expect. Would I lose my breakfast at the sight of blood? Would I just get in the way of the surgical team? Would they resent my being there?
For several years I was the photographer for the Downtown Naperville Alliance in suburban Chicago. We’d get a group of amateur ‘models’ together and shoot them shopping, enjoying the local restaurants, having an ice cream and just walking the streets of one of Illinois’ largest communities. I also did similar shoots for the City of Wheaton, just down the road from Naperville.
It was fun work and I always looked forward to the shoots. I think we got some funny looks from some of the shoppers walking past us, but our ‘models’ always had a blast!
I had just spent the night on the streets of London to see the Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. It was the biggest event of the summer and I was midway through a very full season of photographing the Royal Family.
Occasionally I get to work with a physician over an extended period to create some really nice portraits. Hospitals and healthcare systems like to promote their top physicians; they’re proud of them and the impact they make on their communities…
Clients come and go in the freelance world. I’m looking for new clients in the healthcare sector- hospitals, clinics, spas, dermatologists, surgery centers, etc. If you’re looking for an experienced photographer/ videographer to take your marketing to a new level and grow your business, send me an email. I’d love to connect and help your business grow.
Recently a new client asked me to photograph one of the electrical buildings they had constructed alongside a runway at O’Hare Airport. They sent me a picture that one of their electricians had shot, showing the sun rising in the distant sky, and a 747 jumbo taxiing by on the runway. The brief was to photograph the same scene so they could enlarge it to 20 feet wide...
A family trip to visit my daughter in Peru while she spent a semester abroad there turned into an amazing photographic journey last November. I had no idea how colorful and vivd the architecture would be, especially in the two monasteries I visited, Santa Catalina and Santa Theresa. Check out the new series at my fine art website.
I didn't want to just photograph the sun like everyone else was; I wanted a strong foreground to create an interesting composition. I'm fascinated by all the wind turbines in Indiana. The largest wind farm in the northwest is outside totality, so I had to find some others. I found a patch of turbines in a very remote area northeast of Indianapolis with no towns for miles. Now I just needed to find the right composition with the right turbines.
I had the good fortune to photograph Tom Skilling on a couple occasions. And he really was the nicest guy in the world. He always had time to talk to everyone who wanted to speak to him.
I bought my first drone in 2017, and have now owned three different ones, each better than the last. Drones have made such an impact on my work. I can’t overstress the extra vision it adds to my photography and video capabilities.
