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Living Life in the Details
Green in Maine by Jann Alexander © 2014 Happy Flowers by Jann Alexander ©2014 Done In Maine by Jann Alexander ©2013 “A life is lived,...

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Feb 12, 20151 min read


The Unlikely Duo for Self-Expression
Silent Waterfall | iPhoneography © 2105 by Jann Alexander Nature and technology make two unlikely bedfellows, yet when it comes to...

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Jan 26, 20152 min read


Cheap Tricks with Pattern and Light
Blinded by the Light iPhoneography with iPhone 4s by Jann Alexander ©2015 Don’t you just hate Venetian blinds? When they’re open,...

Jann Alexander
Jan 11, 20151 min read


Where Do Ideas Come From? Crazy Places
Inspiration and creativity are some pretty crazy bedfellows. Plenty of more philosophical and scientific minds than mine have devoted...

Jann Alexander
Nov 19, 20143 min read


Lost and Found Treasures
Fresh Picked by Jann Alexander © 2014 I plucked a bowlful of blueberries fresh from the bush outside the small red Maine cottage where...

Jann Alexander
Nov 13, 20142 min read


Are There Any Advantages to Being Disorganized?
Though I’m not one of them , advocates of disorganization thrive on it. The truth is that even the most organized among us have lapses in...

Jann Alexander
Nov 12, 20144 min read


Here’s a Secret About Photographs
Secrets by Jann Alexander ©2014 “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” –Diane Arbus Though...

Jann Alexander
Oct 31, 20141 min read


A Collection of Distortions
Baxter Park Painting by Jann Alexander ©2014 “It’s good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it’s definitely more fun to play...

Jann Alexander
Oct 23, 20141 min read


Where Dreams Await
Where Dreams Become Memories by Jann Alexander ©2014 The mocha of my dreams had begun life less than an hour earlier. It was a typical...

Jann Alexander
Oct 15, 20142 min read


Time to Tap the Keys
Kerouac said it best. ©2014 Jann Alexander Want a free download of this poster that you can print and frame? Subscribe Here . Are you...

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Oct 1, 20141 min read


Tapping Into The Power of Power Lines
Towers of Power by Jann Alexander © 2014 The next time you aim your camera at a cityscape and curse the power lines that you can’t...

Jann Alexander
Sep 24, 20143 min read


SeaGlass Under the Editing Glass with iOS 8
SeaGlass in a Bottle by Jann Alexander ©2014 A bottle of wine, a goblet poured, natural light streaming in the window—the...

Jann Alexander
Sep 22, 20144 min read


Finding the Light at Day’s End
As the sun sets and daylight wanes, the most magical palette lays down color on everything a camera can capture. From golden time to...

Jann Alexander
Sep 17, 20141 min read


Wordplay: One Word, One Picture
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But what if you could illustrate just one word with just one photo? Here are a selection...

Jann Alexander
Sep 12, 20141 min read


Knowing When to Stop
When to Stop Art by Jann Alexander ©2014 Hemingway was notoriously negligent with his drinking, his wives and in the end, his own life,...

Jann Alexander
Sep 10, 20143 min read


How to Create Just to Create
Having trouble getting into the studio to create? Here are a few tried-and-true tricks I’ve developed. Trot these out when you need that...

Jann Alexander
Sep 3, 20143 min read


So Many Photo Apps, So Little Time
Windy Magnolia by Jann Alexander ©2014 How many apps does it take to edit an iPhone photo? Sometimes, the auto-edit function built into...

Jann Alexander
Sep 2, 20142 min read


Blogging Rocked My World—And Showed Me the Greater Good
Tell a lifelong news junkie she can’t read the morning news? Anathema. Since high school, as newspaper editor, my wakeup routine was...

Jann Alexander
Aug 27, 20143 min read


Nature Is Imagination Itself
Teton Aspens by Jann Alexander ©2014 “The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands...

Jann Alexander
Aug 20, 20141 min read


Practice Awareness to Tap Your Creativity
Finding Zen by Jann Alexander ©2014 The benefits of being mindful are many and well-noted. But perhaps not so acknowledged is the way...

Jann Alexander
Aug 19, 20143 min read
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