I’ve found that having a decent camera with me all of the time, my iPhone camera, has really opened my eyes to a whole new world of photo opportunities. I’m now shooting images of things that I never dreamed of shooting before. Plus, with all of the great photo apps available on the iPhone, my creativity has really blossomed and many of my images have taken on a whole new artistic feel.

Here is a small sample of what you’ll find on Everyday Beauty.

So click on the link below to head on over a check out the new site. I try to update it everyday. I’ve also begun adding quotations to the images and, once in awhile, a little something of my own.

Everyday Beauty: The beauty of our everyday world as seen through the lens of my iPhone.

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It’s my goal to get great, high quality photos of all the teams and players throughout the year. If you see me wandering around ball field and dugouts make sure to say hi. I’m looking forward to meeting you guys and capturing you in action.

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The photos can be viewed and purchased at the online gallery I’ve set up. Here’s a short list of what’s available.

• Hi quality prints with sizes from wallet up to 11×14
• Photo products such as photo key chains, photo magnets, buttons, photo plaques and more.
• Digital downloads in Lo-Resolution, Med-Resolution or Hi-Resolution format that allow you to print the images yourself. These can also be use online and make great profile pics for sites such as Facebook.

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As the season progresses this gallery is going to become very big, so I’ve made searching for your images easy. Just click on your team name below and you’ll then be taken to the gallery with your team’s images shown first.

If you don’t see your team listed below, I haven’t photographed it yet.

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Just Added 7/29/11
2011 MSBL All Star Game Photos
Click Here to View

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Teams with photos in the gallery
Click your team to view photos. Gallery will open in new window or tab.
(Check back often during the season to see if new images have been added for your team.)

• Cubs (New Images Added 5-24)
• Chippewa Falls H2O
• Chiefs
• Mohawks
• Martin & Sons Roofing

To purchase images or view the price list, click the BUY button on the photo’s page then choose the Prints, Products or Downloads tab.

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If you have questions about the photos, would like to purchase a size not listed, or any other questions, please feel free to contact me.

I’m also available to shoot team photos.
Please contact me to set up an appointment to shoot the team photo before a game.

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One of the things I love most about shooting with my iPhone is it’s ability, using the right apps, to shoot HDR images. This shot of the Kenosha Marina is a good example. Though it wouldn’t have been impossible to get this result without HDR, it would have required a lot of post processing work in Photoshop. The sky and ground were very different exposures. By shooting two images, one exposed for the brights, one for the darks, and combining them with HDR, I was able to get a photo that looked very similar to what my eyes saw.

For this image I used the Pro HDR app. I also use TrueHDR at times.

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Lake Michigan stretched out before me like a painting,
it’s beauty was so inspiring I felt compelled to paint it with my phone…

Shot and Processed with my iPhone

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One of Kenosh’s colorful trolleys that run a loop through downtown and the harbor area.
I decided to play around and make this look like a post card by adding the text to it.
This was all done on my iPhone.

Just out of curiosity, last night I made an 8×8 print of this photo. It turned out very nice.  I’m so blown away by the quality of photos I’m getting from my iPhone 4 camera and the quality of the editing and filter apps that I’m using.  In the future, I’ll have to do a post about these apps.

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There’s nothing as wonderful as the everyday beauty of our pets.

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Racine Harbor, Lake Michigan, Racine WI

As you can see by my last post, I now have an iPhone. One of the coolest things I’ve found out about having an iPhone is that I love having a decent camera with me all of the time. It has sparked a whole new creative flow in me and I’m shooting with more enthusiasm than I have in months. I also love processing the images directly on the iPhone and being able to share them on Facebook and Flickr as soon as they’re done. I had no idea how much fun this would be when I bought the phone.

I now have a whole new set of images to share on here too. So from this post on, I will be sharing some of those images with you. I won’t be adding long descriptions to them like I’ve done in the past. Instead I’ll let the photos and captions do the talking. I hope everyone enjoys my new exploration into photography.

As one of my favorite photographers, Dewitt Jones is fond of saying, “The best camera is the one you have with you.”

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Click the image to see the larger version.

For anyone wondering what app I used to create this, it’s the AutoStich, the same thing I’ve used for years to create my panos on the computer. The iPhone app works just like the Windows one and does just as good of a job.

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