Before I get into the main topic of this post, I want to thank Franki Durbin again for giving me the opportunity to be a Guest Blogger for Life In A Venti Cup.  I've really enjoyed authoring these blog posts, and I hope you have enjoyed them as well.

My first guest post highlighted some interesting photography iPhone apps, my second post was about changing your point of view in your photographs, and this post is going to cover another idea to make your photographs more interesting.

That idea is: Focus on the Details

Sometimes we are in such a rush to get from Point A to Point B, that we forget to admire the details around us. I will use the Eiffel Tower again as an example. A classic Eiffel Tower photograph looks something like this:

However, by simply taking the time to admire and capture the details, your photographs can become quite unique and creative. Here are some of the details of the Eiffel Tower:

Hopefully you've found this post inspiring - not only due to these photographs, but as a reminder to soak in the details of the beauty that surrounds us everyday. Please feel free to leave Comments below, or contact me directly via Twitter: @ryanswigert

In my previous guest blog post on Life in a Venti Cup, I shared some interesting photography apps for the iPhone. In this post, I will share with you a very simple idea to make your photographs more interesting.

That idea is: Change your point of view.

Let's use the Eiffel Tower for an example. When I think of the Eiffel Tower, an image like the one below pops into my mind.

However, by simply changing your point of view, you can make your photographs more interesting, and intriguing. Below are some examples.

And I had to include this rather comical photo of the Eiffel Tower as a lamp:

So while you're out there capturing your Venti Life, try changing your point of view. I think you'll be pleased with the results.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the Comments, or contact me direct via Twitter: @ryanswigert

Hello, my name is Ryan and I am a "Venti-holic".  With all of us living the Venti Life, sometimes we need to remind ourselves to capture all of these wonderful moments.  Franki has given me permission to author a few blog posts here this week.  I will be focusing (pun totally intended) on photography and helping you capture your own Venti Life.

In this first post, I will highlight three iPhone photography apps that you can use to help create, edit, and share your photography.  If you do not have an iPhone, no worries - My other posts will be covering simple photography tricks to make your photos more interesting.

I. CameraBag
This is my "go to" iPhone photography app when I want to spice up an image.  This app provides you with ten filters, which include: Helga, Mono, Fisheye, Lolo, 1974, Instant, 1962, Infrared, Cinema, and Original.  Below are samples of these filters in use:

Helga Filter

Instant Filter (in combination with another iPhone photography app called: TiltShift)

CameraBag can be purchase in the iPhone App Store for $2.99.

II. ColorSplash
This is a fun app to have in your bag of tricks.  It allows you to select a specific area of a photo and make that selected area colored, whereas the other parts of the photo are gray scale.  When you really want an object to "pop" in your photo, this would be an app that can help you out.  Below is an example:

ColorSplash

In the photo above, my jeans were dark blue and the carpet was tan.  The ColorSplash app turned the entire photo to gray scale, and I selected my funky shoes to be the only objects with color.

ColorSplash can be purchased in the iPhone App Store for $1.99.

III. Mobile Fotos
Once we have all these cool looking photos - What do we do with them?  Mobile Fotos is an app that allows you to post your photos to your Flickr account.  I use this app on a weekly, if not daily, basis and have been extremely pleased with the ease of use and flexibility it provides for posting photos to Flickr.

Mobile Fotos can be purchased in the iPhone App Store for $2.99.

Wrap-up
The three apps that I covered in this post are just the tip of the iceburg when it comes to Photography apps for the iPhone.  Here is a screenshot of my iPhone's home page, where you can see some of the other Photography apps that I use:

If you have any questions about any of the Photography apps that I covered in this post, or any of the ones in my iPhone screenshot - Feel free to leave your questions in the comment section, and I will be sure to answer them.  You can also contact me directly via Twitter: @ryanswigert

Thank you again to Franki for allowing me to be a Guest Blogger this week, and I hope you all enjoy capturing your Venti Life!