City Center

Last shoot of the semester. I have really been drawn to images that have a sense of vacancy or aloneness lately.
Shot with iphone, ipro lenses, Hipstamatic: blanko freedom13 film and Roboto Glitter lens

Faux Paris

Street shooting in Paris. Well, as close as I can get without leaving the desert.
Shot with iphone, ipro fisheye and telephoto lenses, Hipstamatic: Roboto Glitter lens and Blanco Freedom film.

Red Lights

Fremont Street: iphone, ipro fisheye lens, Hipstamatic: Roboto Glitter lens and Blanko Freedom film.

Sin City

The movie "Sin City" is one of my favorites. I love how it is black and white with hints of color. The PhotoForge2 app has a Sin City filter which I thought was appropriate for my images from the class shoot on the Strip. I think it emphasizes the grit. We were supposed to have a story, so I guess this is the story of my shoot. I started at Pink's and ended up at the stop light by the bus.

Technical info. I used shot these with the iphone camera with an ipro fisheye lens. I used ACDSee Camera Flash to add a little light. In PhotoForge2 I upped the vibrance and used the Sin City filter. I could have used other apps to lighten the photos but I started the first one with that and wanted to process them all the same way.     
       

dinner

sunset

Vader does Vegas

red light district

miracle mile

what does p.f. stand for?

crossing over

the deuce

The Strip through the eye of a fish.

Last night was the first shoot for the smart phone class. It was awesome! I had so much fun! Shot with my new ipro fisheye lens. Love it! I'm looking forward to shooting with the telephoto and wide angle lenses.
 

Playing with fliters and apps

I'm taking a smart phone class this semester. I am looking forward to going out and shooting and playing with all the fun apps. I am very fond of Hipstamatic but there are a lot of other apps and filters to use instead or use with my Hipstamatic shots. Here are a few of my Hipstamatic shots that I've used the PhotoForge2 app on.

Road Trip

My son and I went on a road trip this summer. Such a blast. He had never been on a true road trip and it had been years since I had. Vegas to Wyoming and South Dakota. I shot so many photos. Used my D3, my iphone, and my pinhole cameras. These are from my iphone using the Hipstamatic app. Can't wait to make encaustics. I think I may even do a series from my phone pics.

My new favorite camera

I love that my new camera is a hot chocolate tin. I had fun making it and even more fun shooting with it. My inner pack rat is feeling pretty pleased with itself for keeping this tin around for the last couple of years. I'll definitely be shooting with it on April 29th for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. 

Life is beautiful

Life can also be hard and discouraging, but sometimes a person really needs to stop and reflect on the good things. Sometimes you have to look into a little face and realize it is all worth it.