tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126574342024-03-23T13:00:12.530-05:00Elizabeth McQuern: Chicago Photographer and FilmmakerElizabeth McQuernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758117792901579774noreply@blogger.comBlogger1841125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657434.post-50778273156545781722017-10-18T20:51:00.000-05:002017-11-10T14:27:21.474-06:00A Brave Choice - Chicago Photographer and Filmmaker Elizabeth McQuern<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="349f0" data-offset-key="324at-0-0" style="background-color: white;">
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I feel so honored that she chose me and trusted me, a total stranger, to do this, and to do a series of shoots in the coming months documenting her healing process.
Please think good thoughts for her as she undergoes surgery tomorrow.
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Elizabeth McQuernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758117792901579774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657434.post-63786684065376029082017-09-28T20:58:00.000-05:002017-11-10T14:27:46.339-06:00Natasha Samreny - Chicago Photographer and Filmmaker Elizabeth McQuern<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.127273px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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Elizabeth McQuernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758117792901579774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657434.post-21793354496137644822017-09-22T21:01:00.000-05:002017-11-10T14:27:52.805-06:00Jenni Grover, the Chronic Babe! - Chicago Photographer and Filmmaker Elizabeth McQuern<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="aht2p" data-offset-key="2mli3-0-0" style="background-color: white;">
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I'm excited to say that after years of toil, Jenni will be publishing her first book in just a few days! If you or anyone you know is dealing with the pain (no pun intended) of any kind of chronic health issue, I strongly encourage you to grab a copy of her book - I've seen the love and care she's put into this book, and the talent she's enlisted to help with every little detail of this fantastic, multi-media project. (That group includes her awesome husband, Joe Germuska.)
More about Jenni's book:
http://www.chronicbabe.com/the-chronicbabe-101-book-is-almost-here/
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Elizabeth McQuernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758117792901579774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657434.post-59352246464092809712017-09-21T21:03:00.000-05:002017-11-10T14:27:59.922-06:00Impress These Apes! - Chicago Photographer and Filmmaker Elizabeth McQuern<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.127273px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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In the spirit of "you had to be there," here are a few photos from various seasons of Apes (there have been 8 so far, with perhaps more in the future?):</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRjOi0S2flMY55_S3-xbVCuK9yWJSTRH63IIVRGrzkOr9-9WwLk5Sv9zzwbR4G1P-Y2nji-4MwOFymlH7U2fB_pH6U13PhJRTsum3vutP17_01SxifKDnEVVPfI8FjyQwRLvznA/s1600/20543842_1654235811261307_5218774730712896657_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRjOi0S2flMY55_S3-xbVCuK9yWJSTRH63IIVRGrzkOr9-9WwLk5Sv9zzwbR4G1P-Y2nji-4MwOFymlH7U2fB_pH6U13PhJRTsum3vutP17_01SxifKDnEVVPfI8FjyQwRLvznA/s320/20543842_1654235811261307_5218774730712896657_o.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.127273px;">Weddings are about celebrating the love of two people who want to be joined as one.</span></span><br />
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I've worked with her several times, including photographing rehearsals, fittings, and performances of the <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=562568287205974&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/thefloatingoperaco/?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">The Floating Opera Company</a>'s "Quantum Mechanics," which just happened to be directed by my brother, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=527919857&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/andrew.snyder.906?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Andrew Snyder</a>.</div>
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I was pleased with our results and Mike and Amanda were pleased to welcome their second child into the world just a few weeks later.</div>
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Getting the light right is so important for a good photo. One of my favorite tricks is to shoot during the golden hours, at sunrise and sunset.</div>
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In this photo, I was with the lovely<span> </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=531719502&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/charlotte.hamilton.90?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Charlotte Hamilton</a>, around sunset, once again at<span> </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=151052921576555&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Loyola-Park/151052921576555?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Loyola Park</a>, perhaps my favorite spot for outdoor photography.</div>
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Elizabeth McQuernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758117792901579774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657434.post-46951453502964177572017-09-13T12:46:00.000-05:002017-11-04T12:47:05.784-05:00The Captain Family - Chicago Photographer and Filmmaker Elizabeth McQuern<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.127273px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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A recent client wanted to plan something "very Chicago" for her daughter's first birthday, and so booked the back room at the Vienna Beef Factory and Cafe!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgeVk4-nrHAHjCCMTGMex_bg9x9fcZxNOQImn9zBCjSFdZ1ymS6ed_XmtTMt07hhPzchlz1P1d3sf3sP6Hlgw-mLS0GNcajvADWYqhr3aJ0sG2rsM4erqQZAK_2n7IICYxZBSyQ/s1600/21731091_1692430477441840_483769627583354099_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="266" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgeVk4-nrHAHjCCMTGMex_bg9x9fcZxNOQImn9zBCjSFdZ1ymS6ed_XmtTMt07hhPzchlz1P1d3sf3sP6Hlgw-mLS0GNcajvADWYqhr3aJ0sG2rsM4erqQZAK_2n7IICYxZBSyQ/s320/21731091_1692430477441840_483769627583354099_n.jpg" width="212" /></a>As a photographer, I was thrilled with the choice, because the place was brightly lit and extremely colorful.</div>
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Well-wishers included approximately 15 one-year olds plus their parents. Many a pickle was munched, a smash cake was, well, smashed, and a good time was had by all.</div>
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The musical entertainment led us all in a rousing edition of "Wheels on the Bus" (are children born knowing this song? I've yet to meet a kid who doesn't know at least 15 verses of this tune).</div>
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And later, when it was over, and I was reviewing the thousands of photos I'd taken that day, I came across one I didn't even remember snapping - an adorable rear-view that was just too cute not to include in the final collection.</div>
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Because when you're serious about partying, there's no amount of tulle or big fluffy diaper that's going to keep you from dancing with your friends and celebrating your special day.</div>
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Happy birthday, little L. Thanks for letting me share in your special day, and may you have many, many more happy birthdays to come.</div>
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Big fancy theaters, grimy little bars, and everything in between host Chicago's local stand-up talent every night of the week. And there is a LOT.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">Chicago's longest-running independent comedy showcase is the legendary Lincoln Lodge, now entering its 17th year. If the show were a person </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">it would be old enough to drive, and old enough to get a fake ID and make terrible personal choices! (Rumor has it yours truly enjoyed a brief stand-up career and herself performed once at the Lincoln Lodge - but that's a story for another day.)<br /><br />The Lodge is a cast-based show that survived the sudden loss of their long-time venue, the Lincoln Restaurant, and landed triumphantly at the awesome Subterranean, where they continue to highlight the best of Chicago's stand-up and variety talent, as well as bringing in national names and Chicago-spawned comics who have found success in New York or Los Angeles.<br /><br />I was flattered when the Lodge asked me to take their Season 17 cast photo. The visual gag was "everyone in prom dresses," generally pretending to be drunk, the day after prom, on a playground.<br /><br />By some utter miracle, the show's longtime producer Mark Geary managed to schedule 8 comedians to show up at my house at 8 AM on a Sunday, and after some fidgeting and emergency clothes-pinning of dresses, we ambled up a few blocks to a playground where I take my kiddo a lot, and we struck 5 different poses in 5 different places, and got some really great shots.<br /><br />Satisfied that we'd gotten the shot we wanted, we headed back to my house. Impulsively, the cast decided to jump up on a dumpster in my back alley for a few last photos, and - of course - THAT WAS THE PHOTO THEY WENT WITH. The one we hadn't even planned. Funny how things work out that way. 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One fun thing was when I learned to composite, combining multiple images into a single photo, a technique that lends itself to lots of fun trickery.</div>
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My friend <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1383360379&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/mia.mccullough.7?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Mia McCullough</a> was kind enough to come over and be my guinea pig, posing in three separate places on my couch, with a different shirt, different pose, and slightly different hair in each photo.</div>
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The result was an eye-popping triplicate of herself that led to a fun conversation about how great it would be to actually have three of oneself - imagine how much more you could get done!</div>
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The juxtaposition of the six foot something boy-next-door looking guy in a business suit rocking<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"> away on a tiny child's toy is one of my favorite silly photos ever.</span></div>
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And fearless. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">He showed up to my house with a bunch of props and a small squirty vial of fake blood,</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">which is still on a shelf in my room by my camera gear.<br /><br />Tell Brooklyn I said "hi," Jeff!<br /><br /><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v9/ff3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">❤️</span></span><br /><a data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Felizabethmcquern.com%2F&h=ATM4b9KnKTvjPcAMU0smwB16A8H8OPZCDj8w05pXPJNYY2ZnUi2wAh6A1yZiQh0HS-NGjP70Zzjd711oRPpOV3-rSTNEJq2z8jUE2NpdOX30T1nOq2kFLdrRbALqI4glq7PKowaN0i54HSi6fjckBrTt_F3RBZ098jI2nEzpB0sJS4C8SPN1E0wOT_NR110Hz5NjNoOhwL9WPVL9QVFVw1xyntubznclsp2puwrPTvEVyqeaUjKIqSKm" href="http://elizabethmcquern.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">http://</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit;"></span>elizabethmcquern.com/</a></span>Elizabeth McQuernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758117792901579774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657434.post-3995016951866275532017-09-07T18:25:00.000-05:002017-11-04T18:25:40.362-05:00Doctor, Patient, AND Comedian! - Chicago Photographer and Filmmaker Elizabeth McQuern<br />
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Something that always impresses me are folks who are both stand-up comedians and also hold down other, high-demand jobs.</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">An excellent example is this lovely lady,</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;"> </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1587913234&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/ellen.wesley.50?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px; text-decoration-line: none;">Ellen Wesley</a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">, who slings jokes and is a medical doctor (not to mention a cancer survivor)!</span><div style="display: block; font-family: inherit; margin: 6px 0px;">
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Elizabeth McQuernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758117792901579774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657434.post-50800768864478761792017-09-06T18:26:00.000-05:002017-11-04T18:27:02.292-05:00Entertaining Julia at Town Hall Pub - Chicago Photographer and Filmmaker Elizabeth McQuern<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhgP7a_DmpMf6gWKiHjj64QYR41HuWgbFMc2nk1QGbHNAzeq6euc722ViFMyl3ye4UfKYTlQQrKv8aQaMQ__nh4FGoUZexYLhaRsRfXOZTYeQgxs3Vbz01sQ4UcaSAUHLACAGCg/s1600/21150328_1681875321830689_781750724107928645_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhgP7a_DmpMf6gWKiHjj64QYR41HuWgbFMc2nk1QGbHNAzeq6euc722ViFMyl3ye4UfKYTlQQrKv8aQaMQ__nh4FGoUZexYLhaRsRfXOZTYeQgxs3Vbz01sQ4UcaSAUHLACAGCg/s320/21150328_1681875321830689_781750724107928645_n.jpg" width="235" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">Ah, sometimes I get a bit nostalgic when reviewing my early comedy photos. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">These three girls, onetime castmembers of my former show </span><a data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=125897837348&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/chicagoundergroundcomedy/" style="background-color: white; 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font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;"> at Town Hall Pub in Chicago for years, hosting with so much charm and wit, their guests couldn't help but excel.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">Today, Tiffany and </span><a data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=762400269&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/puterbaugh.sisterz" style="background-color: white; 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font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">, are in LA, ripping up the scene </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">and maintaining the excellent reputation Chicago comedians have once they "hit the ceiling" in Chicago and move on to NY or LA for bigger opportunities.<br /><br />I miss these gals a lot, but love that they're making their dreams come true out in LaLa Land.<br /><br /><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v9/ff3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">❤️</span></span> </span>Elizabeth McQuernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758117792901579774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657434.post-69175647052343663322017-09-05T18:28:00.000-05:002017-11-04T18:28:34.256-05:00Megan Elk Engagement Photos - Chicago Photographer and Filmmaker Elizabeth McQuern<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFHmYZ-GKAmS0U6RmlRfjDiHYJ2DJlVQuIChZ8xCw7b0Hlw0azl4wMisTN-udrxo47UFNihmVSGttZwEM1z6ybSeix3ZLvScEOF6rEuMLxNZh0WtLsU5XA6nZYMToy8Bdi3w9Zw/s1600/21200838_1681864968498391_6403549696444449628_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjcqkCwKcyAOuBWjyQRELiQ2IYhhGc5P01_43iFVoenGF459bQgm1kO1Jynz_dW196vzryH5cyJTATnqmBWOg0qxInEZjKyX9J_00PygaAhxEZksVcMeb63oMYAzoFCk6U73AuA/s320/20915294_1668641086487446_2176416445678853650_n.jpg" width="236" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">This live performance photo is also a throwback to my comedy days, actually, to the 8 years I spent in the producer's chair at longtime, well-respected independent stand-up showcase </span><a data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=125897837348&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/chicagoundergroundcomedy/" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px; text-decoration-line: none;">Chicago Underground Comedy</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">This shot is of my energetic and expressive onetime co-producer (and now Emmy-award winning writer!) </span><a data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=575761400&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=575761400" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px; text-decoration-line: none;">Dan Telfer</a> (<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">who has since been named editor of <a href="http://www.madmagazine.com/" target="_blank">Mad Magazine</a>!).</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">(Proud to say the show is still running strong, Tuesdays at 9:30 at the </span><a aria-controls="js_5mp" aria-describedby="js_5mq" aria-haspopup="true" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=42536722211&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/beatkitchenchicago/" id="js_5mr" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; 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color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">My comedy roots show through when I do one of my favorite things - take comedy ensemble photos. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">Check out this fun snap from a shoot with</span><a data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=1813067865586287&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/ScottDangerDuff/" style="background-color: white; 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font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">, and </span><a data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=719100774&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/marla.depew" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px; text-decoration-line: none;">Marla Depew</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">of "Just Dickin' Around." </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;">And, of course, gorgeous Loyola Park's colorful murals are a favorite shooting spot of mine.</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px;"><br /><br /><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v9/ff3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; 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font-family: inherit;"></span>justdickinaroundcomedy/</a></span>Elizabeth McQuernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758117792901579774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657434.post-24276764604423957522017-09-02T18:35:00.000-05:002017-11-04T18:35:36.537-05:00Good Old Scully and Mulder - Chicago Photographer and Filmmaker Elizabeth McQuern<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15.5556px; letter-spacing: -0.155556px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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Which one do you like best?</div>
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Elizabeth McQuernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758117792901579774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657434.post-42701740203611709482017-09-01T18:38:00.000-05:002017-11-04T18:38:36.203-05:00Philosopher and Makeup Artist Briette Madrid - Chicago Photographer and Filmmaker Elizabeth McQuern<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5Cj8g0-n3EQjpY408Ft1VgIF0lXHFDklxekb3nfEDL-OMZfMMRmnsaxPWxm7n7xB80rhcCTQPg0wmanUjkF9IjfPjn4OlXL1VERNu3lTGtKRPm4v4t7CpR5sePOFkZZEcU-23g/s1600/21230948_1681843695167185_3320862776298494957_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5Cj8g0-n3EQjpY408Ft1VgIF0lXHFDklxekb3nfEDL-OMZfMMRmnsaxPWxm7n7xB80rhcCTQPg0wmanUjkF9IjfPjn4OlXL1VERNu3lTGtKRPm4v4t7CpR5sePOFkZZEcU-23g/s320/21230948_1681843695167185_3320862776298494957_n.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="background-color: white; 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