Occupy Chicago protesters took a stand on Saturday night, setting up tents in Congress Plaza (inside of Grant Park). I got called about 9:30pm to head down there, and arrived to see a group of protesters surrounded on all sides by police. The police were planning on enforcing a municipal ordinance that no one is [...]
I was hit with the abrupt reality today that I need to be able to connect to the internet 24/7. I had it easy in Tallahassee, with free wifi on campus and a car to get me to my house if all else failed. As a Chicago photojournalist I need to be a little more [...]
Wandered down to Navy Pier last night, arrived as it was closing. Oops. We still got a solid 20 minutes of walking around before they kicked us out. Snagged a quick shot of the skyline before I left too.
Getting decent at navigating the city via public transit. Also getting to the [...]
I’ve got new portfolios up on the site, reflecting more of my recent work. Go Check them out and tell me what you think.
I’ve got a couple meetings lined up for later this week and early next week, hopefully I can get the ball rolling with some freelance work. Off to Navy [...]
Wrapping up my first week in Chicago, and looking forward to what’s in store from now on. I’m very excited to start getting in touch with people in town and establishing a reputation for myself here.
Europe was a blast, it was a really great time. If you haven’t had a chance to see [...]
Finished the new design of the site, now I need feedback before I can take it live! I need to make sure it works properly across all browsers. So, if you’ve got a minute, go check it out and let me know what you think!
http://www.reidcompton.com/dev
Winding down the days in Tallahassee. Leaving Monday to go home, leaving for Europe two days later, back mid July and then it’s packing up time to move to Chicago beginning of August.
I’ve stepped into an interim staff job at the Democrat to fill a void for them while I’m still in town. It’s [...]
I received an email from the Director of Photography for US Presswire yesterday, inquiring if I could cover FSU sports for them starting in the fall. Very flattering, but I’m moving to Chicago, I told him. I said I would be happy to pass along some names of other local photographers he should get in [...]
I’ve been working on this piece for a few weeks now, I really wanted to get it done right before I presented it to anyone.
I got the tip about this story from my friends at the Democrat, Mike Ewen and Sharon Kant-Rauch, who thought it would make for a nice portfolio piece. I got [...]
Had an interesting night documenting the debate between the FSU College Republicans and FAMU’s mock trial team. Topics covered all things political, ranging from Obama, to healthcare, to immigration, and they even covered some affirmative action and the Patriot Act, to name a few. All of the debaters were vey respectful, although the crowd was [...]
