As promised, I’m writing from the road and sharing some of the amazing places that I’m visiting by showcasing photos from my iPhone. I spent the last week discovering just how incredibly beautiful Umbria is in Italy and I have a feeling that I’ll be back sometime very soon. Everywhere I looked in Umbria, I… View full post » Success takes hard work, period. One of the things I’ve learned in many years of running a small business is that there’s no guarantee of success, no matter what you do, how well you do it or how talented you think you are. I can guarantee you one thing, though: You will fail in your… View full post » April 9, 2012 posted in iPhoneographytags: Architecture, Budapest, Creek Ranch, Danube, Florida, Germany, Innsbruck, Instagram, iPhone, Montreal, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace, Photo, Photograph, Seefeld, Sunset, Travel, Vienna Just moments after I published this blog post, the news broke about Facebook buying Instagram for 1 billion dollars! I’m going mobile! Just under a year ago I purchased my first iPhone after my 6 year old mobile phone finally shed it’s mortal coil. I was hesitant to go with a smart phone at… View full post » April 2, 2012 posted in Rometags: Angel, Arch of Constantine, Architecture, Black & White, Building, Canon 1DS mk3, Church, Clouds, Colosseum, Columns, Forum, HDR, Italy, Night, Nik, Pantheon, Photo, Photograph, Pillars, Ponte Sant'Angelo, Religion, Rome, Saint Peter's Basilica, Sepia, Spanish Steps, Statue, Travel When In Rome Rome was one of the most incredible places I have ever photographed. The history, art, architecture, food and so much more make it one of the most interesting cities in the world. In just over two weeks I’ll be back in Rome but just for a quick stop before heading on to… View full post » March 26, 2012 posted in Photographytags: Architecture, Art, Before & After, Building, Canada, Canon 1DS mk3, Church, Clouds, Florida, HDR, Italy, Montreal, New York City, NYC, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Religion, Rome, Travel, USA, Vienna, Water What you get is not what you see (at first) Like a lot of my photographer friends with an online presence, I get a lot of emails and messages asking me about how I create my images. I can’t really say that I have one set workflow that applies to all images I work on… View full post » March 19, 2012 posted in Munichtags: Architecture, BMW, Building, Canon 1DS mk3, Cars, Clouds, Germany, HDR, Lightning, Motorcycle, Munich, Museum, Night, Olympic, Park, Photo, Photograph, Storm, tower, Travel Since Munich was the last stop on my central European journey last summer, I fully expected to take it easier than I did at the start of the trip. As so many of my friends know already, I am quite often wrong and this was no exception to that rule of thumb. I began this… View full post » March 12, 2012 posted in Washington D.C.tags: Architecture, Art, Building, Canon 1DS mk3, Capitol, Christmas, Church, HDR, Monument, Museum, National Archives, Night, Photo, Photograph, Snow, Travel, USA, Washington DC, Winter Capital cities like Washington DC are a total playground for photographers like me. In most cases, the buildings in a county’s capital are the most ornate, well preserved and well funded. I guess it makes sense in the way that a capital city is in some ways supposed to be representative of the entire nation…. View full post » March 5, 2012 posted in Budapesttags: Art, Budapest, Canon 1DS mk3, Clouds, Communist, Hungary, Memento Park, Photo, Photograph, Statues, Travel “A specter is haunting Europe – the specter of communism.” ~Karl Marx It was a dark and stormy… Nah, I’m not gonna go there, even if it was dark and stormy. Truth is that it was an ominous type of weather that was hovering over Budapest on the day I went to photograph the… View full post » |
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I love every last one of these shots. Amazing you got them all with an iPhone! I don’t usually have conference envy, but I have to admit I was loving (and simultaneously green with envy) all the Umbria shots popping up on my Instagram feed.
Amazing iphone photography. Your enticing promotional skills match your flawless execution in photography. I want to go everywhere you have gone.The tourism bureaus of every country should pay you big bucks to promote them.
Great photos! I’m leaving for Italy in a week and I’m SO excited!!!!!
Wow – so glad you started iPhoneography
I love the last photo – was it taken 500 years ago or what?
Beautiful images Ken. As much as I love shooting with my DSLR I’m totally in love with shooting and processing from my iPhone. You’re images are fantastic and I look forward to seeing your other images from Umbria.
I was one of the lucky bloggers who attended your lecture and photowalk during TBU, so thanks for sharing so many useful tips with us
I use an iPhone myself, but I never thought that photos taken with a smartphone could be so beautiful! I’m looking forward to seeing all the other images from Umbria – and from Florence of course.
Amazing photography from an amazing country, congratulations!
If you have the option to also check out Italy’s South: Puglia and Sicily are also worth a trip. I went on an extraordinary roundtrip in Puglia’s masserie just recently. The former country houses were turned into spectacular hotels!
Here’s my suggestion for a two week roundtrip:
http://travelmemo.com/europe/italy/puglia-italy-travel-itinerary-two-week-roundtrip
Very good pictures, I love this job. The photos are enhanced with photoshops?
Have your app, and i must say never get bored of what i see,Feminal never seen any thing like it, thank you.
Once again your artistry has blown me away! I love every single picture here. Truly amazing and inspiring. Now I want to visit Umbria too.
Kristin, Thanks! I’m having a blast with m y iPhone and being in Umbria sure doesn’t hurt when it comes to the eye candy that is EVERYWHERE.
I’m still tinkering with the time machine.

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Art, No truer words have ever been spoken. Attention tourism boards of the world!
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Christy, You should be excited! It is awesome here.
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Marie, 498 years ago
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Edith, That is exactly how I feel about my iPhone and DSLR.
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LT, Thank you for attending TBU and especially my lecture. Hope you had a great time!
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Walter, I’m not even close to being done with Italy! I’ll be back… oh, wait! I’m still here
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Rafael, the photos are all done with my iPhone and iPhone apps.
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Leonard, not sure what app you’re talking about.
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Debbie, thank you so much! Umbria awaits
There is no words – your pictures….nope no words! I love them and every time I come here I feel better afterwards
Thanks for these Ken! JUST AMAZING!!!! I love seeing the world through your eyes!
My compliments for your blog… and also for the article you wrote about our loved Umbria. We live here but sometimes we are not able to see how much beauty is in our region… Thanks a lot
Roberta Belotti
Loving every single photo!! You have only gotten me even more excited about my upcoming Italy trip! Beware that I may be asking you for some tips in the upcoming weeks!! haha Keep enjoying the amazing trip!
Hi Ken,
I love the expressions you have captured in the Narni photo, even more impressive knowing the speed at which we moved through that town! It was great to meet you at TBU.
Michelle
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Ken, I just discovered your blog via Dave&Deb. I’m sorry it took me so long to find it – your photography is impressive! I’ve travelled Italy extensively but never through Umbria. You present it so beautifully and I’ve added to my list of places to explore. So, thank you for sharing!
Hi Ken ….via Twitter
The flag throwing shot is cool. Sad I missed out on this conference!
This place looks amazing! I really want to visit Italy someday! And this was shot with an iPhone wow nice
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I am so sorry you had to suffer through the wine tour in Umbria. How you could go to a conference there and force you to do that, in Italy of all places, is beyond me. Sometimes there are sacrifices that you have to make for a greater cause.
At least you got some great photos of it. After seeing how beautiful these are, you might want to give this photography thing a shot. Now I don’t think you’ll make the cover of National Geographic or anything but keeping working hard and see what happens.
Assisi is an amazing place and you are a great photographer! This is a great collection of Umbria here.
Lisa, There are words for your comment: Thank you!! I feel better after those lovely comments
That trip to Narni was wayyyyy too short!
I promise to keep working hard so that someday I can make this work out. Cheers!
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Carlos, look for some “cool” new pics from Iceland coming up!
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Roberta, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. I loved Umbria and hope to be back soon!
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Pamela, Glad to see that you’re excited about Italy. It is a magical place. I hope that you have Umbria on the itinerary!
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Michelle, Great to meet you too
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Christina, Glad that you’re reading Dave & Deb’s blog. They are my heroes and wonderful friends. Look for more Umbria photos coming soon!
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Peter, Howdy right back atcha
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Matt, Wish you could have made it too. It would have been a pleasure to meet you. Hopefully next time!
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Ben, You will not regret a trip to Italy… trust me!
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Jeremy, HA!! I do suffer so! So it’s only right that you feel my pain
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Abe, thanks for the kind words! More Umbria shots soon!
Great images Ken – Italy does have a way of tugging at your heart strings!
This is fantastic Ken! I just love your pictures more and more every time I see them…but then you must be getting bored of hearing this over and over again from all the visitors
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Great shots, i really like the colors. I’ve only been to Ravenna in Italy, but i definately want to see more of it.
If you want, you can check our travel photos from Asia
Some lovely photos. The first one reminds me of our beloved Valparaiso!
On grey, blustery days like today when it seems like nice weather will never come, I stop by here and take a look at your pictures to remind me how beautiful things will look when the sun is out again! Keep in touch…