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Jason Smith — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:27:54 +0000

Balloon art at Millennium Park

Jason Smith — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:02:11 +0000

Balloon artist Willy Chyr appears at Millennium Park August 21, 2009 as part of the Science Chicago LabFest! celebration. Chyr’s jellyfish-like creations are a product of the University of Chicago graduate’s interest in physics and magic. Read more about him here. A short video I made of the afternoon is on Youtube.

Mandy Moore in Chicago

Jason Smith — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:33:28 +0000

Mandy Moore appears at the LaSalle Power Co. in Chicago. The singer was in town to promote Gain laundry detergent June 15, 2009.

Cameron Esposito in Chicago

Jason Smith — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:06:23 +0000

Cameron Esposito appears on the Feast of Fun in Chicago. © JasonSmith.com

Gregory Douglass performs

Jason Smith — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:51:07 +0000

Gregory Douglass visits the Feast of Fun podcast May 8, 2009. © JasonSmith.com

Feast of Fun slideshow

Jason Smith — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:30:09 +0000

My good friends Fausto Fernós and Marc Felion taped the 1000th show of their wonderful gay comedy podcast the Feast of Fun (formerly the Feast of Fools). Check out the photo montage I put together of photos from the over 11-year history of their silly antics. Find out more at their website.

Youtube videos from the “Feast of Fun”

Jason Smith — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:16:13 +0000

I’ve been shooting some videos and learning a bit about video editing while I was staying with my friends Fausto and Marc after moving back to Chicago from New York a few weeks ago. They produce a fabulous podcast called the “Feast of Fun” in Chicago. Their five-day-a-week show is hugely popular on iTunes and I’ve have the good fortune to be their unofficial “official photographer” for years now. Even when I was in Philadelphia and New York City, I had the chance to photograph them in Manhattan visiting the Sirius Satellite Radio studios and in Chelsea.

Here’s a sample of a recent guest and the corresponding short video snippet (shot with the Canon 5D Mark II):

There are more videos on my Youtube page from the podcast.

Mike Quigley headed to Congress

Jason Smith — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:31:59 +0000

Mike Quigley by JasonSmith.com

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Mike Quigley may be headed to Congress to fill Rahm Emanuel’s seat.

And this blog is reporting that I photographed him in 2005. He was always a fun guy who supported the gay community in Chicago.