9ofOcean

Recently, I’ve taken up photography and become a “photog,” a tenderfoot photographer. Photographs can make interesting and beautiful again what I often take for granted. My iphone makes photography an accomodating activity because its many pocket cameras are always with me in one truly “compact” device. Supporting stacks of photo editing apps, my phone is essentially a portable dark room that’s neither dark nor room and emits no fumes. I can squander shots because I never run out of film, and the eco-friendly ‘trash’ is just a finger’s throw away. Plain photos can be transformed into works of art if time is taken to develop a camera eye and learn the editing programs, and so much rolling in LoFi mode will likely make me better at shooting with a camera that doesn’t accept calls. Continue reading →