Every so often I find myself in a creative rut.  To snap out of it, I'll pull out some of my photography books (Jim Brandenburg, Eliot Porter, Robert Glenn Ketchum, Dave Bohn, etc.) and view some photographs.  Usually after immersing myself in wonderful art, I get inspired to go out and make some photographs.

Not all the time, however.  Recently I have been reading blog posts by David duChemin and have become intrigued with the concept of using constraints to foster creativity.  I found several posts and podcasts discussing this concept and decided to give it a shot.

We just got back from a trip to Maine and my self-assignment during that trip was to photograph with my iPhone exclusively.  I would bring my 'normal' camera as a backup, but decided to see what I could come up with using my phone.  The phone has an 8-megapixel camera with a fixed 39mm equivalent lens.  It can also change aspect ratios and do panoramas with the swipe of a finger.

It turned out to be lots of fun.  Having the camera with me everywhere encouraged me to seek out photographs I normally wouldn't see.  Since nearly everyone seems to be photographing nearly everything, I never felt out of place while photographing.

I made nearly 1,000 images in the week-long trip.  I narrowed them down to 25 images that I have sent off to be printed.  I'd really like to be more proactive in getting my work out of the digital world and into the hands of people, whether that's prints, note-cards, calendars, or whatever.

Anyway, for a look at the images, visit my 'Recent Work' tab at the top or click here.  Next entry I'll highlight the things I've learned about this experience.