I think what makes this photo great is the lighting on Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s face. It’s lit by a TV news photographer’s camera light in the background, and another light off to the left. You can see how warm the room was from the sweat on Pritzker’s face. The intensity of his face and the number of microphones, phones, and people surrounding him shows just how much attention was focused on him as he answered reporters’ questions about his reelection run and political future.
How did you get this photo?
Candidate rallies always provide great moments if you wander around. It’s important to get the podium shot, the wave, and the smiles. But, it’s also nice to just walk around, experiment, and get creative. For this one, the press gaggle formed around Pritzker, and I wandered off to the side and back, went low, and tried a bunch of different things.
At the end of the day, I liked this one the most because of the striking lighting and intense moment.
Technical details:
Equipment: Canon EOS R5 with an EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS II USM lens
Focal length: 50mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/1250
ISO: 4000
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Former Gov. Pat Quinn shows a note written in 2011 by Robert Prevost, now as Pope Leo XIV, outside of Assumption Church at 323 W. Illinois St., Sunday, June 22, 2025. Documents obtained by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times through a public records request show that in 2011 the Chicago-born pope sent his gratitude to then-Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn for abolishing the death penalty in Illinois.
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Gov. JB Pritzker takes a selfie with supporters at a campaign rally at Crossing Park Field House at 7655 S. Ingleside Ave. in Greater Grand Crossing, Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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