Rob at the 26th St. Bar Association is calling me out to post something about the statistics revealed in a report by the ACLU of Illinois about racial profiling by Illinois State Police. As Rob summarizes from the report: In essence, blacks are "asked" if it's ok to look around their vehicle three times more often than whites and Hispanics are "asked" twice as many times as … [Read more...] about Are Illinois State Troopers Using Racial Profiling?
When the Justice Department Takes On a Corporation
Sometimes, when I read about federal law enforcement, it seems like they have magical superpowers that allow them to blow past any need to prove guilt in a courtroom. Congress has been passing so many criminal laws, and federal criminal procedure seems so slanted, that merely being investigated by the feds is the equivalent of a guilty verdict at the state level. I am reminded … [Read more...] about When the Justice Department Takes On a Corporation
Jennifer At Six Corners
Well, I'm finished postprocessing the photos I took of Jennifer on Wednesday, and I think the photoshoot was a success. They're not all beautiful, and they're not as good as I'd like them to be, but I took them my way. This is the first step toward taking the kinds of photos I'd like to take.Some of them are just pretty-girl shots in an urban environment, like the … [Read more...] about Jennifer At Six Corners
Powers Lake
Some friends of ours have rented a house up at Powers Lake in Wisconsin for a month and they invited us to spend some time with them.Mostly, we sat around doing nothing, but I did get to take a few pictures of people on the lake, including this pair of photos taken 3 seconds apart:7:17:537:17:56 All in all, it was a relaxing time. … [Read more...] about Powers Lake
Non-Glamour
I did a photo shoot with a model named Jennifer a few days ago, and it's weird how photography distorts things. I've seen her in person from just a couple of feet away, and she's a pretty girl, but you couldn't tell it from some of the photos I have here. Check out this one, where the harsh lighting makes her look like she's in her late 30's or early 40's.There's … [Read more...] about Non-Glamour