This week Twitter, Instagram and Flickr updated their apps and subtly changed the way their services work. I’ve been discussing...
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Q&A: The app wars between Instagram, Twitter and Flickr
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Q&A: The app wars between Instagram, Twitter and Flickr
Conversation with Tammy Strobel
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Conversation with Tammy Strobel
Today we have a special “Everyday Beauty” conversation with writer and photographer Tammy Strobel who’s made it a goal to...
How do you like to Instagram your food?
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How do you like to Instagram your food?
Last month I celebrated the second anniversary of the day I joined Instagram. As I looked through my stream, it...
Guest Muse: Staci Kennelly
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Guest Muse: Staci Kennelly
We all seem to be starting a season of celebrating. Some of us celebrate Hanukkah, some Christmas, and some the...
Food Photography Inspiration
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Food Photography Inspiration
That I love food photography will come as no surprise to anyone who follows me on Instagram. In fact, my...
Mobile Monday with Leslie Adams
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Mobile Monday with Leslie Adams
I met Leslie a little over a year ago while attending a photography retreat in Northern California. I remember falling...
500 Good Mornings on Instagram From Where I Stand
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500 Good Mornings on Instagram From Where I Stand
Every morning for the past 500 days, I’ve shared my morning coffee with my friends and contacts on Instagram. It’s...
Conversation with Danielle Hughson
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Conversation with Danielle Hughson
Danielle Hughson is a wonderful photographer who I found on flickr, admired immensely from afar for a while, and then...
November Inspirations
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November Inspirations
I’ve been inspired by so many things in the last week. So I thought I’d share some of my current...
Muse Mosaic; Autumn Leaves.
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Muse Mosaic; Autumn Leaves.
Every year autumn just gets more vivid, doesn’t it? I’ve been blown away by all your wonderful leaf shots in...
Film feel, without the Fuss
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Film feel, without the Fuss
This year I’ve been shooting a lot of film, with a Rollei, a bunch of Polaroid cameras and then with...
Digital vs. film
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Digital vs. film
Why is it that a lot of modern digital photography is about shooting and editing images with distinct old-school/vintage effects? Perhaps this is something...
mobile connections
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mobile connections
I know we are all obsessed with Instagram, and for good reason–it’s fun, fast and a great way to connect...
guest muse: make your memories last
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guest muse: make your memories last
“A picture is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” – Diane Arbus...
Going Under
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Going Under
Years ago, I shot a sequence of my friend underwater in the bathtub for a design school project. She’d take...
5 tips for Polaroid beginners
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5 tips for Polaroid beginners
I hope you have noticed our love of all things Polaroid here at the Mortal Muses. I was given my...
Conversation with Sam Wesselhoft
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Conversation with Sam Wesselhoft
Today’s conversation is with Sam, a mom, wife, landscape designer, homeschooler, food lover, frog charmer and macro shooter extraordinaire. How...
Mobile Monday: a few phoneography apps
Since I’m a film dork, my app reviews are of course, on film related apps. Pocket Light Meter and Lo-mob...
Guest Muse: Deirdre Haber Malfatto
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Guest Muse: Deirdre Haber Malfatto
Cara asked me to write about comfort, and I had a lot of ideas for the topic. However, as of...
Conversation with Vivienne Gucwa
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Conversation with Vivienne Gucwa
Today we have a conversation with native New Yorker Vivienne Gucwa, who’s desire to capture the essence of New York...