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Pi in the Sky Writing by Jann Alexander © 2014 Look up.  You might be surprised at what you see, and what you can shoot. When I stepped...

From the No-HDR Zone: Sunset at the Pier by Jann Alexander © 2013 When was the last time you looked at an HDR photograph and thought,...

Get your tech affairs together so you have more time for creativity in 2014. It’s nearly 2014. The year will begin with experts’ columns...

Cava! by Jann Alexander © 2013 Thanks to a new iPhone app by John Saddington called Pressgram , creatives are able to publish their own...

Flirting with Google+ (Since Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook Are All So Demanding) Dear Diary, Just between you and me, I’m feeling a bit...

Success at day’s end “Like a parent with many children , I’d find it hard to name a favorite among my creative passions—Art, Design,...

Three Boys and a Polaroid by Jann Alexander © 2013 In an Instagram world when a quickie effect can turn a contemporary image vintage...

“ It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene,...

There’s more creativity to be found on a hike in Big Bend than at my Mac. ©2012 JannAlexander.com Mixing multitasking with creativity ...

Mail thinks this is junk. Mail is right. Welcome to 2012. The day that experts’ columns appear  with abandon, advising us on New Year...

(And Your Brand Is Your Image.) If you’re a visual artist or photographer, your image is your brand. Literally. You’re known for what you...

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” — Steve Jobs , US computer engineer & industrialist, ...