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Jann Alexander
Oct 4, 20141 min read
Does Beer Make Others More Interesting?
Drink Miller by Jann Alexander ©2014 Pop Beer Quiz! Pop a beer to answer a few questions about it on this holiest of beer-drinking days....


Jann Alexander
Oct 3, 20142 min read
All the Signs Pointed Me in One Direction
Willie Nelson Live, 2004 by Jann Alexander ©2014 It was May 2004 and there were so many signs in Austin, Texas, I almost ran out of...


Jann Alexander
Oct 1, 20141 min read
Time to Tap the Keys
Kerouac said it best. ©2014 Jann Alexander Want a free download of this poster that you can print and frame? Subscribe Here . Are you...


Jann Alexander
Sep 29, 20141 min read
When the Nighttime Is the Right Time
Neon Crossroads, 1980 by Jann Alexander © 2014 In 1980 at a mostly unmemorable crossroads, nighttime was coming on, and I was looking...


Jann Alexander
Sep 24, 20143 min read
Tapping Into The Power of Power Lines
Towers of Power by Jann Alexander © 2014 The next time you aim your camera at a cityscape and curse the power lines that you can’t...


Jann Alexander
Sep 22, 20144 min read
SeaGlass Under the Editing Glass with iOS 8
SeaGlass in a Bottle by Jann Alexander ©2014 A bottle of wine, a goblet poured, natural light streaming in the window—the...


Jann Alexander
Sep 19, 20142 min read
Thriving in Austin Requires Dogged Endurance
Endurance by Jann Alexander © 2014 Endurance . That’s what it takes to evade the Vanishing Austin label in a city where development...


Jann Alexander
Sep 17, 20141 min read
Finding the Light at Day’s End
As the sun sets and daylight wanes, the most magical palette lays down color on everything a camera can capture. From golden time to...


Jann Alexander
Sep 15, 20141 min read
In Search of the Hidden Falls
Not So Hidden Falls by Jann Alexander ©2014 “The seeker embarks on a journey to find what he wants and discovers, along the way, what he...


Jann Alexander
Sep 13, 20141 min read
Lessons in Human Nature from Unlikely Subjects
Smile for the Camera by Jann Alexander © 2014 It is human nature to smile for the camera. Or to stick out a tongue. Little Roper by...


Jann Alexander
Sep 12, 20141 min read
Wordplay: One Word, One Picture
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But what if you could illustrate just one word with just one photo? Here are a selection...


Jann Alexander
Sep 10, 20143 min read
Knowing When to Stop
When to Stop Art by Jann Alexander ©2014 Hemingway was notoriously negligent with his drinking, his wives and in the end, his own life,...


Jann Alexander
Sep 8, 20141 min read
Let There Be Rust!
See the USA by Jann Alexander © 2013 Don’t tell the folks at Rustoleum , but we photographers really like rust and are frequently...


Jann Alexander
Sep 7, 20141 min read
When to Be Careful What You Wish For
Strike! by Jann Alexander ©2014 “Be careful what you wish for.” — Unknown Click any image to play a slideshow and beware the majesty. If...


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 5, 20141 min read
Adventure Awaits Capture
End Is Nigh iPhone 5s Pano by Jann Alexander © 2014 “There is no certainty; there is only adventure.” —Roberto Assagioli Adventure...


Jann Alexander
Sep 4, 20141 min read
Count the Condos and the Cranes
Counting Cranes by Kayak by Jann Alexander ©2014 “Mayor Wynn has set a goal of having 25,000 downtown residents — that’s 20,000 more...


Jann Alexander
Sep 3, 20143 min read
How to Create Just to Create
Having trouble getting into the studio to create? Here are a few tried-and-true tricks I’ve developed. Trot these out when you need that...


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 31, 20141 min read
Look Closely at The Secret Lives of Plants—and Prints
Sometimes it seems as though the natural world is engaged in a conversation that doesn’t include us. Putting two photographs side by...
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