How We Photographed the Des Plaines River in Joliet's Busy Industrial Corridor

How we photographed the Des Plaines River in Joliet's busy industrial corridor

This week’s top photo comes from Director of Digital Operations Brian Ernst. Follow him on Instagram.What makes this photo great?Photographers love a leading line and the river naturally leads your eye exactly where we want it to go. We tend to use aerial photos for environmental stories because they typically discuss large swaths of land. Unfortunately, that usually means empty or abandoned pieces of property that aren’t that photogenic. That w…

How we photographed the Des Plaines River in Joliet’s busy industrial corridor

This week’s top photo comes from Director of Digital Operations Brian Ernst. Follow him on Instagram. What makes this photo great? Photographers love a leading line and the river naturally leads your eye exactly where we want it to go. We tend to use aerial photos for environmental stories because they typically discuss large swaths of land. Unfortunately, that usually means empty or abandoned pieces of property that aren’t that photogenic. That…