David Sorcher's PhotoWorld: iNova

I've been a bit behind on my postings lately. Sorry about that. I do have a couple sitting in the wings, photos uploaded, but waiting to add a few words before presenting. Still, i wanted to get something out there in the blogosphere and it occurred to me that i haven't done an iPhoto post in some time. That's right, i'm still not doing iPhonography the "right" way. I've had an instagram account for some time now, but must admit my failure of getting into the swing of it. I still have yet to post a single image there. So instead of uploading cellphone photos immediately to the web as so many do, my iPhotos have a tendency to linger on my phone for weeks, months even, before i finally get around to uploading them to my computer and editing them for public viewing.
I am still not exactly sure what makes a certain subject or moment more suitable for iPhonography than my dedicated digital cameras. Sometimes it is simply a matter of the cellphone being the only camera at hand, but this is certainly not my only raison d'etre. There are times when i could have just as easily shot an image with my DSLR or mirrorless camera, but felt more inclined to capture the image with my cellphone. For me these are a specific type of imagery that i make specifically for internet consumption (i have never attempted to print any of my iPhotos, though i do know that a decent print of reasonable size can be had from these files if i wished). Is it a certain kind of light, colour relationship or graphic composition that says "iPhone me!"? I really don't know. But at times when i have felt this way i also tried taking the same image with my expensive DSLR only to find that in the end i preferred what i captured on the phone much more.
These are, for me, the polaroids of the 21st century, but still i feel no urgency to reveal them to the public immediately. And so i have dubbed them "Insta-nots" rather than Instagrams.
My wife Veronica takes the opposite approach. She began some time ago doing a picture-a-day on Instagram and though she has fallen off and back on that wagon numerous times i do admire her discipline and dedication to the project. But personally i like to let these images percolate and simmer for a while, maybe even ferment in the bottle for a bit before i bring them to the light of day. I have adopted one of her elements for this format though, that of naming each image, sometimes in a clever or punning way, sometimes perhaps not, but trying to involving the application of some kind of wordsmithing nonetheless. I am not sure why i feel more obligated to do this with my Insta-nots than with my other work, but it does add a bit of fun and challenge to the mix.
So these are a collection of my favorite iPhotos that i've made since arriving in Nova Scotia last fall. Though i have posted a few of these on my Facebook page during this period, the majority of these are getting their first viewing here and now. I hope you enjoy them.