Shooting Without a Viewfinder

12 October 2012

My camera was at the repair shop for much of this week, which gave me a great excuse to shoot more pictures with my iPad.

The perfect rose, shot in a garden in Northcliff. Once you get used to using it, the iPad is great for still-life/macro shots. Just find the perfect angle, hold your hand steady, and wait for it to focus.

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Melville Insta-brunch

10 October 2012

A couple of weeks ago I had brunch at Anita and Johnson’s house. There were many quality Instagram photo-ops at this brunch, and it was such a classic Melville Sunday. I decided it was worthy of a blog post.

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Sunday Morning

01 October 2012

It’s been a while since I’ve done an Instagram for Art’s Sake post. Here’s a shot that I took right as I woke up yesterday morning. The Melville Cat had just finished a bath and was about to go outside for a morning stroll. I grabbed the iPad (always next to my bed these days) and caught the scene just before Smokey departed.

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Cat-a-Gram

15 September 2012

From the Melville Cat:

Heather told me about her Instagram for Art’s Sake project. Since most of the Instagram photos Heather takes are of me (which makes sense – I’m the most interesting member of this household), I decided to submit my own post for the project. A Cat-a-Gram, if you will.

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Fronds Unfurling

14 September 2012

Installment #2 in the Instagram for Art’s Sake series.

A tree fern in the garden of the Lucky 5 Star. New fronds are in the foreground, old fronds are in the background.

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Focusing Inward With Instagram

13 September 2012

I’ve always been a storyteller. For the last two years, this blog has been a place where I combine words and photos to tell stories. I haven’t thought of my photos as creative or artistic, at least not consciously. First and foremost, my photos are storytelling tools.

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