12 | 28 ... 3/28

The morning started on the wrong foot - 2 cameras with dead batteries. What a way to start March 28 - the one day of the month that I take photos for the 12 | 28 photo project. So, I decided to download a couple of apps for my iPhone and charge up my Canon SLR. I had been using my Lumix Panasonic almost exclusively since I received it as a gift for Christmas 2010. Using different cameras ended up being a fun, creative departure from how I usually take photos.

This is the first "test" shot I took of my desk lamp and bamboo.

I love the contrast of colours and the texture of the wall.

Citadel Hill 

Downtown Halifax - blue skies...

The Citadel

So cold...

Downtown Halifax...cold, sunny day.

Same photo - 2 ways

I love this shade of orange/red and found it all around the city.

When is the last time you used a pay phone?

Peacock

Pizza at Morris East - the capricciosa

Do you like arugula? 

I made an arugula pesto, which I used as a 

dressing on this arugula salad with tomatoes

 and goat cheese. Yummy and fresh!

Shadows outside my office.

trio

You'll notice that I played with lots of settings. I highly recommend the app CameraBag. It is $1.99. New York Times says, "If you buy just one filter app, make it CameraBag."

Creative displays

My aesthetician is Saskia Roch (Agricola Street, Halifax). She is not only incredible at her job, but also one of the most wonderful people you'd ever meet. She kindly offered to sell copies of twentythree in her shop. I think she nailed the display ; ) twentythree has its own nail polish palette! I love it.

The twentythree collection is also available at Carbonstok on Barrington Street in Halifax. Carbonstok is a bright, fresh and fun place to shop. They are the only shop that carries the collection of products - books, posters, cards, prints and conversation cards.

 

 Later this spring, Love Me, Boutique - (Dresden Row, Halifax) and Four Mermaids in Port Hood, Cape Breton will also be carrying copies of twentythree. My uncle also has copies for sale at his house - how sweet is that. There are about 50 limited edition copies remaining.