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Jann Alexander
Dec 15, 20141 min read
’Tis the Season to Twinkle
iTwinkle iphoneography by Jann Alexander ©2014 ’Tis the season to trim the tree, turn on the lights and embrace your inner twinkle....
Jann Alexander
Dec 12, 20141 min read
A Town That Knows How to Get Lit
Looking to light up the town? Look no further than New Orleans, one town that really knows how to light it up. In fact, plenty of folks...
Jann Alexander
Nov 24, 20143 min read
Using Your Imagination to See
Aside from its ever-present convenience and its remarkably crisp, vivid image yield, the iPhone’s best trait might be its fun factor....
Jann Alexander
Nov 18, 20142 min read
How to Make the Call: Color, or Black and White?
Better in black and white? All Generations Are Afflicted iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2014 Documentary photography has...
Jann Alexander
Nov 3, 20143 min read
Shooting Waves of iPhone Photos
Stalking the Wind Surfer in Port A by Jann Alexander ©2014 Capturing the ups and downs of a lone wind surfer in the distance is a job...
Jann Alexander
Oct 27, 20143 min read
Does Technology Always Point the Way?
Escapees from the 1964 NY World’s Fair by Jann Alexander ©2014 A few dinosaurs came into view. Astonished, I watched them cautiously...
Jann Alexander
Sep 6, 20141 min read
One Tree, Two Apps, Three Treatments
I came upon the tree I dubbed ‘Palo Duro Tree’ in a West Texas canyon, bent and alone, begging for a photograph. I obliged, using my...
Jann Alexander
Sep 2, 20142 min read
So Many Photo Apps, So Little Time
Windy Magnolia by Jann Alexander ©2014 How many apps does it take to edit an iPhone photo? Sometimes, the auto-edit function built into...
Jann Alexander
Aug 29, 20142 min read
Battle of the Cameras: My iPhone Yielded the Pot of Gold
Pot of Gold iPhone HDR Panorama by Jann Alexander ©2014 Ever found a rainbow’s elusive pot of gold? My Canon DSLR just couldn’t do it....
Jann Alexander
Aug 25, 20142 min read
Shooting the Perfect Mexican Martini
Shooting The Perfect Mexican Martini by Jann Alexander ©2014 How to Shake the Perfect Mexican Martini: 1 part 100% agave blanco tequila...
Jann Alexander
Aug 22, 20141 min read
Lined Up and Ready to Jump In
Teton Twilight at Colter Bay by Jann Alexander ©2014 The kayaks sat on the bank peacefully , overturned, their startling color vivid in...
Jann Alexander
Aug 17, 20141 min read
Always On the Outside, Looking In?
Silhouetted by Jann Alexander ©2014 He (she?) is there most nights, performing a circular dance on the frosted glass of the front door,...
Jann Alexander
Aug 5, 20142 min read
Death Becomes Us . . . on Social Media
When it’s time to play my great deathbed scene on social media, it might just go something like this. Scene: hushed hospital room, sole...
Jann Alexander
Jun 30, 20143 min read
Putting Contrast to Work with Your iPhone
Contrast on the Waterfront by Jann Alexander ©2014 My iPhone 5s makes a pretty spectacular camera . In fact, it’s the best camera on...
Jann Alexander
Jun 14, 20141 min read
Finding That Sweet Lagniappe in Photography
Orange on Milkweed by Jann Alexander © 2014 It never fails to happen. Like white on rice, you fail to see, and then you do. You move in...
Jann Alexander
May 31, 20141 min read
Timing Is Everything
Water Under the Bridge by Jann Alexander © 2014 In photography, as in life, timing is everything. Shooting boaters from an Austin bridge...
Jann Alexander
May 15, 20144 min read
How to Talk to a Photographer Like She’s an Artist
Artists with cameras are trying to create something that’s fresh, new, distinct. It’s what creative people do—no matter the medium.
Jann Alexander
Apr 1, 20143 min read
Attention Small Brands, You Can’t Waste Time on Facebook Anymore
Fans: 1,022. Reach: 1. Creative types have relied upon Facebook ‘s free brand pages to spread their word for a long time. Remember how...
Jann Alexander
Mar 25, 20143 min read
Are We Enslaved By Our Tech Tools?
Too Long at My Mac by Jann Alexander © 2011 Keeping up with the marvels of tech life crowds out the space we have for creative thought....
Jann Alexander
Mar 20, 20143 min read
Pi in the Sky Writing
Pi in the Sky Writing by Jann Alexander © 2014 Look up. You might be surprised at what you see, and what you can shoot. When I stepped...
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