I guess I’ve always
called myself an iPhone photographer. I
just never knew that it was actually a “thing”.
Growing up, I had always saved all my coins for more expensive things
versus frequent stops to the candy shop.
I splurged on a computer once, a nice compact little SONY one as well as
digital cameras that are now going out of style. Probably because of iPhones. I was always kind of a weird kid, my mom just
called it perceptive. I wanted a camera
to take snap shots of everything because I knew someday soon I would look back
on my early childhood and think “damn, those were the days, not a worry in the
world….” I would take video recording of
my great aunt Martha, literally asking her questions about life. She was at the end of a very long and
beautiful life. She never married and
lived in a glamorous New York City apartment all her life so I guess I was just
interested. Looking back she probably
thought it was strangely humorous that a 12 year old holding a machine a foot
away from her face always proclaiming “wait, no, don’t answer yet! I havn’t pushed record!”
As the years passed
and I was a junior in high school I was introduced to the iPhone and didn’t
really get all the hype. Probably
because I lived in Elmore where there was no cell service and no wifi. My iPhone was just a fancy means of basic
communication until I started to discover free apps like instagram. This is when I probably first started to
believe that I was an IPhone photographer, when I discovered instagram. I’m still sort of obsessed with
Instagram. I love all the different
filters and how you can boost a photo and choose a border. I can’t really afford to have an iPhone but I
still choose to keep it because I feel like my pictures look great and I’ve
never lost the little girl who feels like they need to capture everything
through some sort of lens. My iPhone is
just the most convenient lens I’ve found and its awesome that the convenience doesn’t
comprise the quality of a shot!
This week I was really intrigued and interested in the article Lisa shared about the women who compose short novels via their iPhones.
I use the "note" section of my iPhone to write down intense thoughts that I have in the moment when I don't have a journal handy. I have notes on my iPhone that date back to 2012 around the time my dad died. I love reading them because it brings me back to the moment I wrote the note. Raw emotions that I had to let out via my iPhone. Maybe one day I'll write a book based off the notes of my own iPhone. My own little short novel :)
What a beautiful post full of sentiment! I also like to capture moments on camera because from time to time I can look back and think about that one moment in time. Last weekend I experienced the unfortunate event of my laptop crashing. Luckily I had most photos backed-up, but also lost many.
ReplyDeleteSince you are someone who loves pictures and creating memories, please back your stuff up, and save often. You never know when you will lose them through either a computer crash, or misplacing your phone It's hard enough to not get memories back, but when we lose all that is left of the memories, it's even harder
AND...let me know when you write that book. I will definitely read it!
-Jess
Hey Leah!
ReplyDeleteI have to say, I really loved the little tidbit about your aunt. I think if I had a relative that had never married and lived in a glamorous New York City apartment I would be fascinated too.
Truth is, I'm jealous of iPhone users. My droid takes crappy pictures, otherwise I might be a self-appointed phone photographer too. It's really amazing how technology has made these thins more accessible to everyone. Now people can literally document their whole life story, always moving, always evolving. It's a really beautiful thing.
Anywaym thanks for the great post this week!