The iPhone Fashion Shoot

I've spent a few years of my life learning photography. I've shot on some great equipment and some crappy equipment. While the great equipment makes it easier to get good shots, I've done some wonderful things with a cheap digital and even *gasp* my phone.

These guys prove this point by shooting a fashion video with an iPhone 3GS (I have that one and I'm pretty impressed by what it does for being a phone camera). It's pretty fun to watch, especially when his phone rings in the middle of the shoot. Watch carefully and you'll get some good tips on lighting and composition (via Digital Photography School).

April in Indiana

I keep thinking of the song, "April in Paris" but I have a feeling they weren't thinking about snow.

I also am reminded of a line from The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder (one of my favorite books to read at the beach, btw. Love the irony) where Ma says, "April showers bring May flowers but what will an April blizzard bring?" Not exactly a blizzard here (but true once again for the poor folks in the Dakotas) but some sloppy snow.

Here's what an April snowstorm in Indiana looks like. Apparently there's more to come tonight. Yuck! It's making our trip to SoCal in a few weeks look better and better!





My poor bulbs! I wonder if they'll recover.

Shadow Shot Sunday

On Hey Harriet's blog she does something fun called Shadow Shot Sunday. She takes all the photos people post and makes a collage out of them. And personally, I love photos of shadows. It's such an interesting juxtaposition of ideas, considering photos are made by light, so by shooting a shadow, you're doing just the opposite. Anyhow, I like it!

So here's my contribution to this week.


This was "Calvin" at the Chicago Children's Museum last year.

Check out Hey Harriet's blog to see the other participants in Shadow Shot Sunday.

Wordless Wednesday

Can you tell I'm ready for summer?

Continuing with the protection theme...

I give you Dog Vader.



Sissy took this picture. Clearly, we have too much time on our hands.

Wordless Wednesday

Summer Storm Over Indiana