101 in 1,001 | iPhone & Instagramming

Alright, alright, I know- I’m super late on this, but I’ve upgraded to a smart phone. See the thing is that I’m not opposed to technology or being connected, on the contrary- I have a job in IT and lurrv social media.

To be honest, I’m sorta cheap.  But the hubs and I realized it was time to make the leap and upgrade.  I’ve also been wanting to instagram and have a decent, easy, and accessible camera at the ready.  While I’ll never argue that iPhone cameras are appropriate to capture all of life’s moments, I have found myself annoyed when I spotted this great sunset or funny sign without my DSLR to capture it.

A few of my favorite apps?

Instagram (duh!), Duolingo, Words with Friends (I know, still behind), Photoshop Express, & Alt Photo

Feel free to follow me on instagram 🙂 and check out a few of my fave iPhone pics:

101 in 1,001 | New Film Camera

Yes, photographers do enjoy taking photos of their cameras!

I’ve made it pretty obvious that shooting film is pretty important to me as an artist, photographer, and person… Well when I dropped my film camera (a Rebel) on the ground and had to revert to using rubberbands to keep it held together for months, I decided it was time for an upgrade.  I’ve only had the chance to take this lovely out for a spin a few times, but I am super excited for what it will offer me as a photographer.

For those of you that are interested my search process went a bit like this:

1. Compatible with my Canon lenses (with autofocus- My eyesight needs it!)

2. 35 mm (not ready for the medium format leap yet…)

3. In my budget…

4. Flash compatibility

And voila I wound up with the EOS 3. Obviously, it was a slightly longer process than this, but you get the general idea…

Here’s a few pretties I’ve gotten from this camera 🙂

Iowa City Baby Photographer | McKayla’s Christmas Shoot!

You may remember this little nugget (or likely not) from when she was in her momma’s belly.

I was SOOO excited to meet her, and of course like most things in my life, it turned into a photo shoot.  Be on the look out for:

1. the MOST priceless facial expressions!

2. the major ballerina potential in this little sugar plum fairy!

Iowa City Maternity Photographer | The W Family

As you’re about to see Jeanna and her hubby are ridiculously good looking, and good news- they’re having baby! I know Tess & Ruby are going to make amazing sisters.  I can’t wait to meet this little baby, but in the meanwhile, enjoy these Christmas-themed maternity photos 🙂