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Grand Prize for Ultimate Creativity!

August 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Cool Stuff, Scott Bell Photography

Digital Photo Pro magazine has judged my “Toys Will Be Toys” image to be the Grand Prize winner in the 2nd Annual Ultimate Creativity contest. It is featured in their Sept/Oct issue.

Some love for GObama!

May 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Scott Bell Photography

Fort Dearborn - Chicago Photo Forum International Photography Competition 2010 Awards
CHICAGO, IL - USA May 12th 2010 - Advertising Photographer Scott Bell of Mount Prospect, Illinois received an award of excellence at the Fort Dearborn- Chicago Photo Forum International Photography Competition 2010.

Nearly 700 photographers from 16 countries participated in the International Photography Competition 2010 hosted [...]

I’ll be the judge of that!

March 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Just For Fun, Scott Bell Photography

The Rochester Advertising Federation selected me to be one of their judges for the 2010 Addy Awards.
I spent a weekend with 5 other Creatives from the Chicago advertising community pouring over about 400 entries in print, broadcast, web and radio. Very creative work and it was a real pleasure seeing the quality of work [...]

Toys Will Be Toys

January 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Cool Stuff, Just For Fun, Scott Bell Photography

This is a new addition to my “Girl In Danger” series. It’s a humorous take on how those macho toys behave when no one is looking. For those of you thinking “Texas Chain Saw Massacre” - the “boyz” have other things on their mind. They just have to get through those darn hard to open [...]

Happy Holidays

December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Just For Fun, Scott Bell Photography

This year of bad economic news reminded me of past days when I had to make do with what I had. Christmas would come (as the Grinch would say)”… without packages boxes or bags”. Just a few cheap strings of lights and some nails to hang them on was all I had to brighten [...]

Chicago at night

September 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Scott Bell Photography

I hit some of the Chicago tourist spots for a few travel “destination” types of images. They can be viewed larger at my website.

Flashes Of Hope

August 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Scott Bell Photography

Flashes of Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating powerful, uplifting portraits of children fighting cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Recently I had the honor to be selected for a day of shooting at a local Chicago hospital.
To learn more about Flashes of Hope please visit their site at www.Flashesofhope.org

Photo District News July 2009

July 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Scott Bell Photography

PDN interviewed me for an article profiling the photo scene in Chicago.

Land Cruiser

June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Just For Fun, Scott Bell Photography

I came across this Chris Craft while chasing windmills in central Indiana.
I guess if you really really really want a boat you shouldn’t let a thing like no water get you down.

Thank You Grandpa!

June 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Scott Bell Photography

For all the “Grandpa’s” that didn’t make it home…

Chicago rock band Whiskey Sin CD image

May 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Photo Tips, Scott Bell Photography

I recently completed this photo-illustration for the debut CD of Whiskey Sin. The band had no idea what they wanted for the image so I concepted a dark grungy urban scenario for them. I shot each band member individually in the studio and combined these images with various elements from around Chicago to create the [...]

Girl In Danger

March 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Scott Bell Photography

Images from self assigned project.

It’s Official

January 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Just For Fun, Scott Bell Photography

As a professional photographer I always strive to do my best and pride myself on getting the job done and done right. So when it came time to renew my US passport I figured “who better than me” to take the photo? I had an assistant shoot a few photos of me at the end [...]

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GObama!

November 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Scott Bell Photography

For me this image describes the grass roots support for a new leader and change in America being shouted out from the decaying underbelly of the big city.
Regardless of political views I think we all witnessed something amazing. I left my shadow in the photo as a way to place myself and the viewer into [...]

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Using HDR to CYA

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Photo Tips, Scott Bell Photography

I was shooting some locations for a travel magazine and as usual the schedule would not allow me to be at every location when the light was perfect. As photographers if we could do everything our way (the right way: ) ) we would take 2 photographs a day, one in the morning and one [...]

Revenge of Santa’s Reindeer

December 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Just For Fun, Scott Bell Photography

I was shooting on Hardy’s Reindeer Ranch for the Illinois Bureau of Tourism Travel Guide when one of them suddenly took this position and opened up the flood gates. I started shooting immediately and the owner asked “What the Hell are you doing?”, “Making my Christmas card” was the answer. Most of the shots the [...]

Southern Illinois

October 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Scott Bell Photography

I just got back from one of those fun projects that you can’t believe you get paid to do. The Illinois Bureau of Tourism (IBOT) hired me to shoot some images for their 2008 Travel Guide. The assignment was basically myself and a bag of cameras driving all around Southern Illinois for a couple weeks [...]

Chicago Advertising Photographer Scott Bell