iHolga

I've found a new camera.

It's not a fancy-schmantzy camera either. But it's one I have with me almost all of the time.

I love my "pro-gear" but sometimes it just gets too big and cumbersome to carry around everywhere. I'd really wanting to get a holga to play around with, but I just haven't found the time to do that yet. Point-and-shoot? Maybe. I've got a few, but don't always have them either.

So what did I find?

My iPhone. My buddy Chris Williams jokingly calls it my iHolga. The image above was created on a recent trip down Highway 61. Sure, I tweaked it a bit. And I won't be able to make very large prints from it. But I've found my iPhone is perfect for creating spontaneous images -- in part because I almost always have it with me. But I also love the "un-perfection" of it. As I've said many times -- focus is overrated!

So I'm creating a new product line for my gallery. Table Mounts. These are images printed about 3"x4", matted to just over 5"x7", mounted to foamcore, and then we add a little easel back so the finished piece can stand on its own. I've posted a few images below to give you an idea.

So my iPhone works perfectly for this. And I'm having a great time exploring with it.

By the way -- these are available not just for my personal work, but also for portrait and wedding images. And not all of the images are iHolgas. Quite a few were created using my 'real" cameras. If you'd like to find out more, just give us a ring or shoot us an email. I'd love to here your thoughts -- so if you don't mind -- post 'em below!

Now, a few images.




Each matte is signed and titled.




A built in easel is adhered to the back.




All lined up.






Hope you like them! Let me know what you think!

~wj

Where the Wild Things Are

It's rare that I get really, really excited about a movie months before its release. But my gallery manager Laura Beth sent me an email yesterday with a link to this preview. I had no idea that a movie was being made based on this book, and already I'm looking forward to October when this will be released.

To me, "Where the Wild Things Are" is just one of those books that IS childhood. I bet there are many more of you reading this that feel that way as well. So I'm excited because I know Spike Jonze will make the story come to life with an incredible visual journey. I'm excited to see the characters from the book speak, and sing, and dance, and play. And I'm excited to let go for a few hours in October and remember what is what like when I was a boy. And any chance we get to really remember or youth is a chance I think we all should grab hold of -- and certainly never forget.



Hope to see you all at the cineplex in October!

~wj

lynn & matt ::: wedding

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I spent this past Saturday in Rosedale with Lynn and Matt. It was another beautiful spring day. Perfect weather. Awesome skies.

Rosedale is such a wonderful old Delta town. You can just see the history everywhere. And so many cool places to create images. We wandered around town a little. Drove an old '57 Chevy up to the levee. And, of course, had some beautiful homes and a beautiful church with which to work.

The reception was held at the Blue levee, one of my favorite restaurants in all the Delta. If you ever reach the western end of Highway 8, or are headed down Highway 1 tracing your way along the Mississippi River, stop by and enjoy the wonderful food and awesome feel of the place.

Lynn and Matt -- thank you both for being so easy to work with. Here's a few of your images. I hope you enjoy them!

~wj

melissa & todd ::: ceremony

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What a beautiful day for a wedding!

Melissa and Todd were married at the Old Place in Gautier and it could not have been a more perfect day. The weather was just over 70 degrees, the skies were perfect, and the light -- especially at the end of the day -- was just fantastic.

Meilissa and Todd, thank you both for allowing me to be with you for your wedding weekend. I can't wait to catch up soon. Here's a few images. I hope you guys enjoy them.

~wj

melissa & todd ::: rehearsal dinner

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I was on the Mississippi Gulf Coast two weeks ago to photograph Melissa and Todd's wedding. On Friday night the rehearsal dinner was at Mary Mahoney's in Biloxi. It was such a beautiful night, and the toasts were such wonderful tributes to not only melissa and Todd, but their families as well. I had a blast and was very honored to be asked to help record such a moving night.

A few images above. Ceremony to be posted soon.

~wj

Happy St. Patty's Day !

Found a live version of John Mayer's tribute to the holiday. Hope no one is being pinched too much today!

elizabeth & mark ::: esession

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I'm in Slidell, Louisiana right now, just an hour or so away from leaving for Biloxi, Mississippi to photograph a rehearsal dinner tonight and then a wedding tomorrow. But before leaving I wanted to go through yesterday's esession first.

I came down yesterday to visit with Elizabeth and Mark, who will be marrying in April. We headed out to their property near Poplarville, MS and had a great afternoon creating images. They brought along their two "kiddos" -- Tucker and KC, who you'll see in lots of these photos! We rode four wheelers all over the property -- down to the Wolf River, along cut out paths, took a couple of boats out on a small lake -- and spent a lot of time watching tucker and KC have a blast!

I've posted a few images above -- hope y'all like them! Feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Mark and Elizabeth -- thank you both for a wonderful afternoon. I had a blast!

~wj

swell season - ovation TV

If you haven't seen the movie "Once", do it. Its a modern day twist on a musical, and is so inspirational in its purity and emotion.

Here's a video of "The Swell Season", which is actually Irish musician Glen Hansford and Czech pianist Markéta Irglová. They also happen to be the lead characters in "Once".