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Jann Alexander
Dec 125 min read
Debunked: Top Five Excuses Writers Give For Not Using Scrivener
Here’s why Scrivener can easily become your go-to tool for organizing your research and writing and pictures.
Jann Alexander
Dec 112 min read
The Next Best Thing To Time Travel
When you’re researching historical fiction, it would be so much easier to just rev up the Time Machine. My Time Machine was in the shop ,...
Jann Alexander
Dec 13 min read
How to Have Fun with Panoramas
The panorama feature on the iPhone is Apple’s way of saying, “Go out and have fun with your phone" and use your pano wherever.
Jann Alexander
Nov 262 min read
How To Handle Flowers With Care
To handle photos of flowers with care, follow these steps.
Jann Alexander
Nov 182 min read
Think In Threes To Amp Up Your Photos
How to amp up your photos: Think in threes when you lift your camera to your eye, squint and shoot.
Jann Alexander
Nov 155 min read
Making Space for What Counts
Abundance, and possibilities, are the constants the creative mind seeks. But making space lets the magic materialize.
Jann Alexander
May 282 min read
Where Old Typewriters Go to Die
Crowded out by more robust tools, typewriters have vanished from our desks. But not our back yards.
Jann Alexander
Dec 2, 20232 min read
Creativity Works … When You Work
Don’t fight it. Creativity is a choice. Once you make it, the ups, and the downs, are the fun part.
Jann Alexander
Aug 31, 20232 min read
15 Things Learned From 1440 Miles of Texas In Six Days
There are miles and miles of Texas, and you can learn a lot about what Texans love about their great state in six days on the road.
Jann Alexander
Apr 12, 20233 min read
When in Doubt, I Hit the Road
Hitting the road is part of my creative process. And I never pass by a historical marker without braking.
Jann Alexander
Feb 24, 20213 min read
Prescription for a Creative Funk
To ignore a creative funk is to imperil your creative stamina. Here's out to take a time out to tend to your creative soul.
Jann Alexander
Jul 31, 20172 min read
Finding Satisfaction in the Last Shot on the Last Day
Satisfaction in Maine by Jann Alexander ©2017 I spent an entire week in one of the most divine places on earth, coastal Maine, but I...
Jann Alexander
Sep 9, 20161 min read
When Every Angle Edges Up
On a walking tour of Dürnstein, in lower Austria, my iPhone 6s in hand, centuries were evident on every building. Every stone was...
Jann Alexander
Sep 8, 20161 min read
A Mirror Image Made Painterly
Danube Palette by Jann Alexander ©2016 While I was cycling in Austria on a mostly overcast day, the sun laid down just enough light to...
Jann Alexander
Aug 27, 20161 min read
How To Frame A Photo For Effect
How many times have you been set to make a photo, but there’s something in the way? Think of it not as a barrier, but as an opportunity...
Jann Alexander
Aug 13, 20161 min read
Is This Any Way To Have Fun?
Take the annual Weird Austin Homes Tour and see for yourself. Weird Homes Welcome | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2016 Welcome. Let’s...
Jann Alexander
Jul 31, 20162 min read
When The Narrow View Widens Out, It Becomes Universal
The Narrow View | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2016 Behind the camera lens, you’ve got a choice. Your view can be narrow, focused...
Jann Alexander
Jul 22, 20161 min read
While We’re On The Subject Of Details…
Life is lived in the details, so your camera must always be ready to be your eyes. But it helps to be ready at the right time. Here’s...
Jann Alexander
Jul 16, 20162 min read
What To Do When The Details Surround You
If you believe, as I do, that life is lived in the details, your camera must always be ready to take in what you can’t. Melk Abbey...
Jann Alexander
Apr 6, 20161 min read
A Lesson In Perspective
When You Can’t Change The View Water Over The Dam by Jann Alexander ©2016 Change Your Perspective Another Perspective: Water Over The Dam...
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