From Bloomington Il, Alan Look has a stock photo base of Central Illinois and other places in the United States. Stock photos include Nature, Autos, Industry, Travel and more.
Sports coverage includes ISU Redbirds, IWU Titans, Ridgeview Mustangs, Tri-Valley Vikings, El Paso - Gridley Titans, Lexington Minutemen, Normal Community Ironmen, Normal West Wildcats, University High Pioneers, Prairie Central Hawks, Heyworth Hornets, Prairie Thunder, Extreme, Cornbelters,PGA and LPGA.
Alan Look photography is growing a bit. Working to expand our selection of images to include some more Stock Photo offerings and to increase our exposure. You may already know that many of our editorial type images are available through places like Icon SMI, Corbis Images, and NewsCom. They are also available through Alan Look Photography virtual agencies like Blue Truck Imaging and Fire Plug Media.
Blue Truck Imaging is a virtual agency that also markets several other photographers images. Those images can be viewed all from the virtual agencies website at : http://www.photoshelter.com/va-show/V0000qZSC2qzF_eE
FirePlug Media represents Alan Look Photography editorial content and the same for friend and photographer John Power of John Power Photography. Content for Fire Plug Media is here: http://www.photoshelter.com/va-show/V0000_qM9JX71VkQ
Of course all the content represented on those 2 sites is also viewable on each photographers website and through PhotoShelter. All images are the property of each individual photographer and all sales, licensing, and legalities are handled individually by each.
Alan Look Stock Photos has also joined the stable. This virtual agency currently markets all the other imagery by Alan Look Photography. You can enter this image portal at http://www.photoshelter.com/va-show/V0000m1gt3aCBztY . This virtual agency will focus on general images in several of the stock photo genres.
Illinois State and Bradley have long been local rivals. Every season in Central Illinois starts with talk of the 4 games (2 mens, 2 womens). Bradley is struggling this season and Illinois State doing pretty well. That has kept some of the chatter to a lower roar than other seasons when the two are more evenly matched. Still, not many loyals missed the games at the Redbird Arena end. It was mostly a full house for the Mens game, and the Womens game filled the lower bowl and doubled as the venue for the Play 4Kay event.
It's been a while since I posted. I hope to be a little more consistent, but you know what they say about the best laid plans...
Last week the Chicago Automobile Trade Associations 2012 Chicago Auto Show began at McCormick Place in Chicago. I'm lucky enough to get in on Media Day and get some great pictures. Over the years several of my images from the show have been used in weekly, monthly publications and several books.
One of the initial items that drew me to the Chicago Auto Show several years ago were the concept cars. I think everyone has a couple that they really like. I'm no exception. The climate at the show seems to be changing. The number of manufactures showing concepts seems to be shrinking. In the heyday 10 years ago, I remember one manufacture having multiple concept cars on display in any one show. I think the total number of concepts by all manufactures combined this year lists out at around 8 on the Chicago Auto Shows website.
Lexus was probably the most noticeable display this year with the turntable showing of its concept the LF-LC, frontlined by a row of LF-A customs. I was also impressed by Mercedes-Benz display, the Ford Shelby cobra GT500 and the Chevrolet concept. Blatantly missing were displays by Maybach and Rolls Royce / Bentley. Really kind of missed seeing the high end autos.