We are all having a hard time summing up what our community and readers mean to us. One last, beautiful swim through the flickr pools. We found some gems and...
Psst…It’s Here!
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Psst…It’s Here!
Psst. Hey you…instant shooters! Yeah, you. Are you a fan of Impossible films? Have you heard that they’ve finally released...
Conversation with Suzanne Gipson
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Conversation with Suzanne Gipson
Today, we are talking with Suzanne Gipson, child and lifestyle photographer. Her digital images always move me, her processing floors...
Loving the Late Summer Light
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Loving the Late Summer Light
September has always marked a time of change. For many years, of course, it was the start of the new...
no lens required
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no lens required
I recently discovered “free-lensing” as an alternative approach to using my “big girl camera.” Or rather, it’s a new perspective...
Mobile Monday Mosaic | Embrace
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Mobile Monday Mosaic | Embrace
Oh Mondays you come and go leaving me feeling a little bit less like myself. I don’t know what it...
Old School Musing
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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...
Conversation with Sarah Abraham
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Conversation with Sarah Abraham
Today we have a conversation with Sarah Abraham. She was born in Philadelphia and moved around a great deal while...
Photographic Food Fun!
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Photographic Food Fun!
I love food photography because it lets me combine two of my passions: food and photography. I even have another...
Mosaic Muse – Everyday Foodie Beauty
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Mosaic Muse – Everyday Foodie Beauty
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...
Shooting Language
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Shooting Language
When I first read David duChemin‘s book Within the Frame, I was particularly struck by his concept of shooting language....
Hip-perspective
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Hip-perspective
Oh, Hipstamatic. Maligned by many, revered by the rest. When it comes to camera apps for the iPhone it was...
Holga.
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Holga.
I can’t lie: film costs money. I have been known to argue that going with film is cheaper because the...
A New Perspective on YOU
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A New Perspective on YOU
I am a loud and enthusiastic fan of the self portrait. People often ask me why, and I get it....
the little people who inspire us
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the little people who inspire us
1. Slices of life and childhood, 2. hi, 3. ~34/52~ ZZ Top, 4. editing today… In addition to the changes...
Musing on Vacation
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Musing on Vacation
Last month I traveled across the Pacific with my family and four suitcases packed with clothes we never wore. My family...
Life in the Fast Lane: The TimeLapse App for iPhone
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Life in the Fast Lane: The TimeLapse App for iPhone
Next month, I’m heading out west for a photo-centric holiday including a brief road trip to Death Valley with fellow...
Mosaic Muse ~ Mobile Inspiration
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Mosaic Muse ~ Mobile Inspiration
You’ve been amazing us with your mobile photography skills in our Mobile Monday Flickr Group and by hash-tagging your images with #instamuse...
Double the Fun
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Double the Fun
So I promise that not every Film Friday post will focus on Polaroid photography. Really. I know that with recent...
Conversation with Nicole White
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Conversation with Nicole White
Welcome to Conversations, a new series on Mortal Muses, in which we ask photographers to tell us about their work...
8 photo books that inspire me
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8 photo books that inspire me
Welcome to a new feature at Mortal Muses which focuses on inspiration and where to find it — whether in...