iPhoneography -- My Thoughts on the Subject

I have come to realize how valuable my iPhone pictures have become. Yes, perhaps they are not always as good of quality as my DSLR camera, but it is convenient. Very convenient. And iphoneography has a look all it's own that seems to differ from all other cameras. Maybe because it sometimes distorts images, I don't know -- but it does seem have a unique feel about it.

I was thinking about it today. Many people, even if they don't have a camera, have a cell phone, and many have iPhones. I wonder, if years from now, people will look at instagram and iphoneography as something old fashioned and cool -- the way we view instant film today for example. I don't know -- but I do know that in many ways this form of photography seems to shape much of our culture today.

I've thought this many times though. It doesn't matter what kind of camera you have -- you can make beautiful artistic pictures. These pictures are not the best, but I love them. There is no beautiful blurry background. There is just me, my camera, and my subject. It is simple, but I love it -- for different reasons from my trusty DSLR. It seems more like a snapshot, and I love that quality about it. What are your thoughts?

Alice's Birthday Party

A few weeks ago it was Alice's birthday. The lilac buds are all gone now but they were fully blooming on her birthday. They always bloom when her birthday comes round. The evening was very nice, I ate way too much junk food, but the games were fun and I had fun taking pictures of everyone. Though it is rather funny how much the color pallet changes in these photos! Here is to another year!

Weep You No More Sad Fountains // Pictures at the Park

A few days ago, Alice and I went for our weekly walk at the park. It was a lovely overcast day and the green trees and grass combined with cool springtime breeze and moody clouds reminded me all too much of Sense and Sensibility. I did not have my good camera with me, so I took these with my phone but I quiet liked how they turned out in the end.

Speaking of walking, my sisters and I have been walking at least once or twice a week consistently since this fall and over the course of two years we have made it quiet a habit. Now I am trying to take up running, and with the couch to 5k app, I think I might just be able to keep it up! I so love being outside and exercising. So much more scope for the imagination, as Anne would put it so nicely.

~Molly

Anna // Graduation 2014

Anna said that these pictures reminded her of something out of Natty Gann, or a hobo hitching a ride on train in the 1930's. I had to agree, the power plant in the backdrop with the train tracks sure did remind us of something from long ago. We had such a great time taking these photos! And I can't believe that my sister is already graduating from high school.