Activities

We love seeing your pictures in our Mortal Muses pools on Flickr and featuring our favourites on our blog. By joining the Mortal Muses community, you can share your work with us and with others, and you will also have the opportunity to meet like-minded people who love photography! Here are the posts associated with our regular Activities. Jump in and get involved!

Mobile Monday — pictures taken with mobile phones. We feature a selection every Monday
Everyday Beauty — images that capture the beauty of everyday life
Film Friday — pictures shot on film. Old school! We feature a selection every Friday
Theme pools — every month we announce a new theme, and invite you to post images inspired by or related to it

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Mobile Monday Mosaic | Autumn Comforts

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The leaves turn red and the weather cold, and I seem to have my cooking mojo back – these days,...

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When inspiration fails

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Some days I am so uninspired it hurts. Maybe it’s raining. Maybe work seems pointless. Maybe I didn’t get enough...

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The Memories and Pitfalls of 35mm Film

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With the overhaul of Mortal Muses and the addition of Film Friday, I knew this day was coming. It was...

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On Comfort

With the change in seasons approaching us, along with the current stress I’m feeling with my mounting to-do list (I...

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Mobile Monday Mosaic | Flare Fantastic

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There is so much light in the Mobile Monday flickr pool! The perfect antidote to the thought that winter and...

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Mobile flare

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I am sometimes asked why I bother with my phone camera when I have a fancy and expensive digital SLR....

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Psst…It’s Here!

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Psst. Hey you…instant shooters! Yeah, you. Are you a fan of Impossible films? Have you heard that they’ve finally released...

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Loving the Late Summer Light

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September has always marked a time of change. For many years, of course, it was the start of the new...

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Mobile Monday Mosaic | Embrace

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Oh Mondays you come and go leaving me feeling a little bit less like myself. I don’t know what it...

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Old School Musing

35mm. That’s right. I’m musing on old school photography, shooting 35mm film in workhorse cameras like the Canon AE-1 and...

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Mosaic Muse – Everyday Foodie Beauty

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1. raspberries, 2. 20: the-last-of-the-strawberries?, 3. I love fresh cherries. Don’t you?, 4. reds, 5. tastes of summer, 6. life...

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Hip-perspective

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Oh, Hipstamatic. Maligned by many, revered by the rest. When it comes to camera apps for the iPhone it was...

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Holga.

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I can’t lie: film costs money. I have been known to argue that going with film is cheaper because the...

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A New Perspective on YOU

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I am a loud and enthusiastic fan of the self portrait. People often ask me why, and I get it....

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the little people who inspire us

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1. Slices of life and childhood, 2. hi, 3. ~34/52~ ZZ Top, 4. editing today… In addition to the changes...

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Life in the Fast Lane: The TimeLapse App for iPhone

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Next month, I’m heading out west for a photo-centric holiday including a brief road trip to Death Valley with fellow...

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Mosaic Muse ~ Mobile Inspiration

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You’ve been amazing us with your mobile photography skills in our Mobile Monday Flickr Group and by hash-tagging your images with #instamuse...

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Double the Fun

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So I promise that not every Film Friday post will focus on Polaroid photography. Really. I know that with recent...

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So Much Good Stuff

Happy Mobile Monday, Mortal Muse Community! What an awesome week the past 7 days has been. We at Mortal Muses...

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Roid week recap!

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I’d have to say that ‘Roid Week was quite a success for most of us. If nothing else, it inspired...

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