Window light and Ice Cream

This isn't the best photo because of the iPhone camera lens, but take a look at how the light goes across his face. It really adds to the definition of the shot and helps make it 3 dimensional. Having the same light across the face makes it look flat and undefined. The way the light was hitting my son at this moment was what I was really trying to capture.

Stream - Inventive Title, I know

Lately I have only been posting pictures from my iPhone, but this is where I am right now. I have been paying special attention to composition and I feel that the iPhone limits me to just two things 1. composition 2. Lighting. Those are two of the most important aspects of photography and I think these images are showing my progress with it.

Yet another sunset iPhone Photo

Lately I have been experimenting with the iPhone camera more and more. I've been concentrating on really watching light and how it falls on things. You sure need to be creative when the only control you have is a shutter release button. 

Grosse Isle Bridge iPhone Photo

I posted this image earlier but I had to re-post it with a bit of editing. In color it had it's own feeling of bliss with the sun setting and the calmness of the evening approaching. This photo desaturated seemed to bring a whole new emotion to the shot. This photo has been on my phone's wallpaper all day and I thought I would share this part of me today. The movement in the photo and the harshness of the shadows really tells a different story. It gives me a sense of tiredness and endlessness of driving into the night. Maybe I'm just sleepy from a long day. Hope you enjoy this edit as much as I do.

Oakview Football iPhone Photo

I watched a journalism student learn to photograph the football game today. He would ask a few questions and then walk away photographing moments the way he saw them. He would run around frantically trying to photograph what he could. At first he was trying to stand in the right place to photograph a touchdown, trying to make the photograph happen or hope that it would come. Then he started to learn that photographing what you want is not the goal. His job is to tell the story as it happened, not to make the story happen.

Grosse Isle Bridge at sunset

The sun was setting over the Grosse Isle free bridge today and the only camera I had on me was the iPhone. I snapped this photo while my son was driving. You heard me, my son was driving aaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!

Sunrise iPhone Photo

Another exploration in the world of the iPhone camera. I feel it helps me to focus on the two key ingredients to a great photograph. Composition and lighting. Here's a photo of the sun rising over Long Lake in Lake Orion.

Waiting for tow truck, iPhone photo opportunities

Today my car decide that the left front tire no longer needed to be attached to the vehicle. So while waiting for my tow truck to arrive, I thought it was a great opportunity to capture some photos with my iPhone.

Here's a shot of the car and the wheel slightly askew

Walking around the car, found this cool shot. I'm a big tiger fan.

The tire that left the car

This rust stain on the sidewalk made for an interesting texture. You can tell I was getting quite bored now.

And the tow truck arrives

The ride to the dealership

While at the dealership, thought this sign was appropriate for the story

I count my blessings that I was not on the highway when this happened. Having it fall of the car while in a parking lot made me feel much happier about the whole situation.

iPhone Photo Friday 7-10-2009

Today was a travel day and I found myself bending over to capture this photo while traversing from one plane to another. As I was bent over taking this shot (with my butt blocking the walk way) , the man that was waiting for me to finish said "that's a new one on me" as he walked by. I suppose I interrupted his travel for 10 seconds, but the shot was worth it. Sorry traveler dude, hope you made your plane.

iPhone Photo Friday - Stormy Skies

This week's edition of iPhone Friday is a photo that I took coming out of a presentation by Bob Brown (movie producer.) He was talking about the film industry in Michigan and how local businesses can get into the action. The biggest takeaway from this meeting was to visit the Michigan Film Office website.

When I took this photo, I was oblivious to the monster storms and decided that it was a good idea to drive with my top down. The looming rain cloud proceeded to let me know about my poor decision about 3 miles later.

iPhone Photo Friday - Treeline Sunset

Posting a new photo to my blog every day has been quite a challenge for the past year and a half, and although I usually have my SLR with me sometimes it is not. Here's where my iPhone comes in real handy. I always have this lovely device on me, so why not use it to capture those moments where "I wish I had a camera." The saying goes, the best camera is the one you have on you at the time. The iPhone is in complete control of the exposure so it really teaches me to concentrate on composition. I saw this shot while playing volleyball last weekend at a graduation party. Mid game I stopped and took this shot (in the hopes that the ball would not hit me.)

iPhone Photo Friday

If you have followed my blog for a while you will know that I always carry my camera with me. I am an observer of the world around me and I see images that need to be captured all of the time. Somethings I don't bring the camera because it's a quick jaunt and I know that there won't be any shots (and I'm usually wrong, there is almost always a shot I missed.) Sometimes the best camera you have with you is the only camera you have, and this brings me to my iPhone. When all else fails I pull out this 2 megapixel gem and I get the shot. It's not always the best shot, but it captures the moment or tells the story that I was trying to tell at the time.

This brings me to this week's iPhone Photo Friday in which I am posting a photo from one of those occasions this week where I knew the camera would not be necessary. Boy was I wrong. As I drove down this tree covered dirt road I could not help but visualize an image of the car driving down this road with the trees blanketing the sky, wheels and car hugging the road, and the motion blur of the dirt beneath. I risked the health of said iPhone and held it outside the car with no safety strap (I know, not very smart of me,) and I got the shot. Not only did I get the shot, but the sun was setting and the image was much warmer than I anticipated. That golden hue on the trees and the road is not photoshopped so I was very pleased with the result.