The Wedding of Megan and Jay
In late October, Distant Era had the incredible honor to photograph the wedding of our dear friends Megan and Jay at the courthouse in downtown Chicago…
Modern Rococo
In the pre-Distant-Era days, we often made whimsical art, like this fun, colorful photo session called "Modern Rococo" created and produced by Mary-Kate Bullaro for her Fantasy Is Reality project and photographed…
Artifacts
Work from 2023 client sessions is beginning to appear in print…
Return to the Gala of Everlasting Change
One year later, Distant Era returns to the Gala of Everlasting Change, a live action role-playing game set among the fey, to create portraits of its enchanting creatures…
The Gen Con Workshop Gallery and Improvements, 2022–2023
In which we present a gallery of portraits from the Distant Era workshops from 2022 and 2023 and contemplate ways to improve them.…
Gen Con Costumed Posing Workshop Three
Distant Era presents portraits from the third and final of our fine art costumed photography and posing workshops at Gen Con 2023…
Gen Con Costumed Posing Workshop Two, Expression
Distant Era presents portraits from the second of our fine art costumed photography and posing workshops at Gen Con 2023…
Distant Era’s Costumed Photography Posing Workshop One at Gen Con
Distant Era presents portraits from the first of our fine art costumed photography and posing workshops at Gen Con 2023…
A Visit to the Bristol Faire, 2023
On our annual trip to the Bristol Renaissance Faire we practice capturing street characters using long lenses…
Have Cameras, Will Travel—in Ireland
Abroad in Ireland, we photograph images of castles for Distant Era stock and distinguish when to use a fancy mobile phone vs. an advanced digital camera…