Best of 2012 Part II: iPhone Photos

For folks that follow my blog and facebook stream, you've seen me produce more and more iPhone images.  The iPhone has an amazing camera and suite of applications and it's driven me to make images of things I wouldn't have previously photographed or in ways I wouldn't have captured them. 

I still don't know if it's "serious" photography or not, but for the purposes of looking back on my photographic output in 2012, it seemed deserving of it's own showcase. One thing is for certain, the iPhone proves once and for all that the best camera is the one you have with you. 

Here are my favorite iPhone images from last year.  A couple might even be in the hunt for my favorite images of the year with any camera.


Freedom, NH


Acadia National Park, ME


Acadia National Park, ME


Hollywood, CA


Hollywood, CA


Chicago, IL


Chicago, IL


Chicago, IL


Self Portrait

Best of 2012 Part I: Landscape

For a couple of years now I've done a 'Best of..." blog post but this year it was particularly difficult to put together.  Maybe it's because I'm such a bad editor that I can't settle on five or ten images or maybe I'm just that self-indulgent that I'm going to cop out and offer more than one "Best of..." for 2012.

That's right... I'm going to hit y'all with not one but four "Best of 2012" blog posts.  This actually makes some sense.  In 2012, my work settled into four distinct categories:  Landscape, Mountain Running, People and iPhone.  More about how this happened later.  But for now, on with the show!

Landscape photography is where this all started for me.  A long time ago, I began schlepping cameras into the woods on all sorts of adventures on foot, on skis, on snowshoes and by paddle.  The only goal was to try to capture the moment I saw and felt as I experienced places and things so few ever get to see.  I'm not so hard core anymore and don't get out as much.  I barely ever sleep in a sleeping bag now and used to at least once a month all year long.  But, I still enjoy making photographs of nature.  So, Happy New Year to all and here are my favorite landscape photographs from 2012! 

As you can see, there are themes... I was location challenged this year.  


Freedom, NH


Mt. Washington, NH


Acadia National Park, ME


Acadia National Park, ME


Acadia National Park, ME


Chocorua, NH


Chocorua, NH


Chocorua Lake, NH


Apache Junction, AZ

Chocorua Christmas Light

Mt. Chocorua
Chocorua, NH

The Antidote to All Bad Things

Whether it's tough financial times, death of a loved one, divorce or watching the news report a horrible tragedy like what happened in Newtown this week.  The solution is all the same.  Refocus and invest in the good things in our lives.  Love your kids.  It will make you feel better and it's something we can do now to make a difference in everyone's lives.  My kids show me this every day.











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Retrolux!

SnapSeed, the fantastic photo editing software for iPhone, iPad and Android from NIK software and Google just released a great new tool in the latest upgrade. It's called Retrolux and introduces really great moods quickly. Check it out...

The original image of Mara below and two Retroluxed images that follow. Great stuff in about a two minutes of noodling with sliders!  Best of all, the app is free right now... go get it!

Summer in December

Last August, I day tripped over to the Upper Connecticut Valley to make pictures for possible inclusion in a Trail Runner Magazine feature on the area.  I was excited to hear that the story ran in the current issue and today I picked up a copy.  It made remember a fantastic day with perfect weather.  There is nothing I like better than wandering with a camera, looking for interesting things.  I covered a lot of ground that day filling a memory card and soaking up the regions best trails, coffee, micro-brews, chocolate chip cookies and back roads.

Thanks to the fine folks at Trail Runner for selecting my photos and giving me a reason to enjoy a late summer day exploring.  Super special thanks to Chad Denning and scoring the perfect location.  It was the first time we met and he couldn't have been more helpful.  Check out his Winter Wild race series if you're looking to get off the couch this winter. 

Michelle

Last month I did a fun senior portrait shoot with Michelle. It was a great fall afternoon for making pictures!