I upgraded to the iPhone a few months ago and I have been smitten with the fantastic photo apps that are available.  In truth it was the main reason I decided to switch from the Droid to the iPhone.  I have since purchased a small fortune in photo apps (there are free ones as well).  I just wanted to share some of the apps I have found and give little reviews for them in no particular order.  This will also take several posts for me to complete as I have too many apps for this to just be one post.

Allow me to start with Instagram.  This is a highly addictive little app because it blends photography with a little social networking.  Instagram photos exist in the app, you can follow your friends and comment on/like photos.  These photos can also be shared on other networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.  You can take photos straight from this app or add photos that are saved to your camera roll.  I prefer this method because I usually do my photo editing with other apps before uploading to instagram.

I don't see the need to spend too much time going over the features of this app, it's pretty popular.  I will just go over my favorite features.  I love the tear drop at the top, this allows for tilt shift/selective focus.  It can make for some fun and creative shots.  I used this for the truck photo, setting the focus only on the truck.   I also like the feature at the bottom left hand corner, the one that looks like a sun.  This can help add detail to a photo, I don't use it on every picture but it can brighten up or pull out details to photos that are a bit blurry or a little underexposed.  If you would like more info on features and some instagram tips and tricks check out this site http://www.fatmumslim.com.au/2012/02/instagram-cheat-sheet.html she made what I was too lazy to make, plus I don't think mine would have looked that good, or been as informative.

a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.

divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object. I admit this one is a stretch but it was the best I could come up with to get it in before midnight.

Of or pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.

A while back I tried to use dictionary.com's word of the day to take a photo each day representing the word. I didn't stick with it very long but I'm trying again, this time with my cell phone because I've become lazy like that. We will see how long it last. I'm guessing not very long.

I recently read this graphic novel by Derf Backderf and I highly recommend it. Backderf is a comic writer/artist who also happened to be classmates with Jeffrey Dahmer. It's a unique view illustrating the early battle with himself and the darkness inside, a battle he ultimately ends up losing.

I rarely make it to the movies these days.  I'm a small business owner so  it is just a bit too expensive to do on a regular basis, not to mention there really haven't been many movies lately that I have been excited to see.  The Cabin in the Woods did catch my eye as being a movie that seemed interesting and exciting enough to watch in the theater.  It's really tough to write a spoiler free movie review but just saying I loved it doesn't really do it justice either.  I had heard that the movie had a surprising twist but I wouldn't say a good twist just so much as creative and surprising plot.  Even from the trailer you know that this isn't a typical horror movie, and in the movie you know pretty much what is happening from the beginning.  The movie packs some fun surprise punches and maybe doesn't end quite like you might expect.  The pacing is great, I'm not sure how long this movie actually is but it seemed to fly by, I didn't have a single "get on with it" moment.  So trying my best not so spoil the movie I will just say I really loved it and highly recommend it for anyone wanting a movie that is just good fun.

We are coming to the end of season two and for those who have been watching you know the last couple of episodes have been very exciting and a little surprising. I am also a fan of the comic and I have been OK with the changes; it keeps things interesting. What I am not OK with are some of the inconsistencies in the writing of zombies. I just keep hearing the MST 3K theme song playing in my head "repeat to yourself it's just a show I should really just relax." Come on though, a zombie who is weak enough to get his feet stuck in mud suddenly is strong enough to rip Dale's stomach open with his bare hands. What was the zombie doing just hanging out by a fresh kill, did he step into the woods to relieve himself, is he the first zombie smart enough to know how to set a trap, doubtful.

Has it really been this long since my last post. I only have laziness to blame. I mostly only keep up with facebook these days because that is what most people I know check on a daily basis. I also like the ease of uploading a photo with no more than a one or two word description, if that. Like I said laziness, but I digress. The point of this isn't to shame myself it's to show a new photo project I'm working on. This is a photo I made with a a laser pointer and very slow shutter speed. I recently opened a consignment store and with the 7 day a week schedule finding time for photography has not been easy. I thought this might be a fun way to exercise not only photo skills but drawing as well; both could use a little tuning.