Brookfield Place Winter Garden Photo Shoot (Sat, Mar 28, 2026 @ 11:00 am)

Brookfield Place's Winter Garden is a great indoor spot for an end-of-March photo shoot, with its soaring glass atrium, marble staircases, and tall palm trees creating a bright, dramatic backdrop even on grey days.

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES
Technique Focus: Lean into techniques that exploit height, glass, and constant motion.

• Use leading lines and symmetry on the grand staircase and railings, placing your subject on a landing or centered on the steps while the architecture guides the eye through the frame.
• Work with backlighting and silhouettes by shooting toward the glass facade: expose for the highlights to create graphic outlines of people against the bright atrium and waterfront glow.
• For candid, street-style shots, try layering and reflections--shoot through glass or include people on multiple levels of the stairs, using mid-telephoto lens to compress depth and catch unscripted interactions.
• Incorporate motion blur by dragging the shutter (around 1/15-1/8 sec) as shoppers or office workers move through the scene, keeping your main subject relatively still to contrast against the flow.
• These are just suggestions but use whatever equipment you may have or even an iPhone.

Videos to Review Before the Photo Shoot

• Silhouettes: Bing Videos
• Reflections: Bing Videos

Meeting Location/Event Hosts
Your host will be Doug. We will meet at the seating area at the base of the grand staircase inside the Winter Garden, just in front of the palm trees at 11:00 am.

Post-Event
For those of you who would like to join us afterwards, at approximately 12:45 pm we will meet at All’Antico Vinaio on Level 1 for a drink and/or something to eat. We welcome everyone to join us and share what you've captured and your experience.

PHOTO CHALLENGE
Once this Meetup event ends, we will create an album on the Photos page. Please post up to five (5) of your best photographs from the event before 7 PM (ET) on Thursday, April 2, 2026.

Eligible photos:

• Must be taken on Saturday, March 28th.
• Must be posted before the deadline
• Must have a title
• Must NOT be sexually explicit or suggestive

This album will be reviewed. The winning image will become the permanent album cover of the event. The name of the winning photographer will appear in the album title.

We welcome your participation and look forward to meeting you at 11:00 am.