Mary McHenry Photography » My Life http://marymchenry.com/blog Tue, 08 May 2012 18:33:08 +0000 en hourly 1 Instagram/Techie Talk http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/05/instagramtechie-talk/ http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/05/instagramtechie-talk/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:56:33 +0000 Mary http://marymchenry.com/blog/?p=3795 Hello! I’m just back from a week away visiting with friends and family in Miami.  I brought my “big” camera and my iphone.  Guess which one I ended up using everyday…  I love Instagram and seem to be posting more there than Facebook  -so if you are on Instagram, feel free to follow me:  marymchenry.  I’d love to see what you are up to as well!

instagram black and white

Here are few of my favorite camera apps.  There are a lot of great ones out there, but these are the ones I seem to end up using the most:

Camera+ -for shooting and processing
Phonto -for adding text to your photo
VSCO cam -for processing

And other ways to stay in touch, in our digital world:

Twitter, which I’ve finally got the hang of and am having fun with.
Facebook page, lots of recent work goes here.

Oh- and if you one of the many who are obsessed with Pinterest, you can add my blog photos now!  Just hover your mouse over the photos.  Fun!

Have a great week,

Mary

 

 

]]> http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/05/instagramtechie-talk/feed/ 0 At the VW Bus Show http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/04/vw-bus-show/ http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/04/vw-bus-show/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:21:51 +0000 Mary http://marymchenry.com/blog/?p=3754 Some more images shot with the LC-Wide, this time with (expired) Tri-x film.

 



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A couple images I grabbed of Drew while we were walking through Joaquin Miller Park.

xoxo

]]> http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/03/drew/feed/ 0 Backyard Testing… http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/03/backyard-testing/ http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/03/backyard-testing/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:36:56 +0000 Mary http://marymchenry.com/blog/?p=3631

Playing around with the Lomo LC-Wide.  This was my first roll -it’s a fun balance of intentional shooting and happy surprises.

]]> http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/03/backyard-testing/feed/ 2 Skylar on film http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/02/skylar-breakfast/ http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/02/skylar-breakfast/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:31:12 +0000 Mary http://marymchenry.com/blog/?p=3622 It’s fun to get film scans back from the lab -I’m enjoying the process of dropping it off and having to wait a couple days to see what I’ve shot.  It’s how I started in photography and the pace is a nice change from how *instant* everything is today.

Funny thing, this roll had been in the camera for so long that I had forgotten it was color, I thought I was shooting BW.  Anyhow, these are my four favorite shots from the roll.  Actually, no- there were two others that I really liked but I underexposed them.  Ugh.  Don’t underexpose film.

Leicaflex camera, Fuji NPH 400 film

 

]]> http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/02/skylar-breakfast/feed/ 0 Happy Valentines Day http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/02/happy-valentines-day/ http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/02/happy-valentines-day/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:08:15 +0000 Mary http://marymchenry.com/blog/?p=3613 Welcome to the world, little Gray.

 

6 years ago, we moved back to Oakland after 3 years in Miami and I brought a 5 month old baby (Will) with me.  I had no friends with babies, all my childless friends were busy and I was so lonely.  If you’ve ever felt like a lonely mamma, then you know where I am coming from.  Sacha was like a gift sent to me from the God of Friendless Mothers and I will be forever grateful for finding her.  Not only is Sacha a true gem but she introduced me to Megan and Kristen -and without those three, the early years of mothering would have been (and would continue to be) so dull.

I met little Gray last week and took a few photos.  Those hazy, emotion-filled days just after having a baby are so surreal.  I love the chance to take pictures during that time because before you know it, regular life sweeps in and pulls you back into the game.

Many congrats Sacha and Joel!  I can’t wait to watch this little boy grow up.

xoxo  Mary

 

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For more recent film shots, click here.

120 Fuji NPH 400, expired in 2006 but still works.

]]> http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/02/film-2/feed/ 0 Chaco ~ Film http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/01/chaco-film/ http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/01/chaco-film/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:10:06 +0000 Mary http://marymchenry.com/blog/?p=3603 Good boy.

Fuji Pro 400H 120 Film

]]> http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/01/chaco-film/feed/ 0 Happy Friday! http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/01/happy-friday/ http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/01/happy-friday/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:20:02 +0000 Mary http://marymchenry.com/blog/?p=3576 My favorite director:

(yikes, just saw that you have to sit through a short but nightmare-ish preview. But you will feel fine by the end of the Wes Anderson trailer.)

]]> http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/01/happy-friday/feed/ 0 Tuesday morning… http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/01/tuesday-morning/ http://marymchenry.com/blog/2012/01/tuesday-morning/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:42:33 +0000 Mary http://marymchenry.com/blog/?p=3566 One of the delightful perks of being a parent is discovering little scenes in your child’s room.  Skylar’s imagination is at full-throttle these days, I just love it.

Shot with 24mm 1.4, for you photo nerds out there.  :)

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