• Using a glove as a tripod
    Tried balancing my phone on a snowy branch. Failed. Put my winter glove on the branch instead. Succeeded. Accidentally invented the glove-pod.
  • Using a keychain camera to record the morning sun
    Finally got my hands on a Kodak Charmera (nearly impossible to find). Took it to the woods this morning and shot straight into the sun. The lo-fi quality makes it feel like 2003 cameraphone nostalgia.
  • Pausing for two minutes to observe something
    Your phone can help you find mindfulness. Film two minutes of life unfolding and reconnect with the world around you.
  • Two simple minutes
    When you see something interesting, you might stop, pull out your phone and snap a pic. Then you move on. Good for you to stop and capture the picture! But what if you spent a little more time with that…
  • Do you miss the sounds of city life? Here’s 24 minutes of Chicago background sounds.
    I always enjoyed my 24-minute stereo recording of walking through downtown Chicago. But now I really appreciate this recording of how Chicago used to sound before stay-at-home orders. Plus, after two months of not being downtown, I miss these everyday…
  • Two minutes on Dominica flag from a Walgreens window
    I stood in a Walgreens dish soap aisle for two minutes recording a video of the store window. Why? Because this Walgreens, in the historic Wrigley Building, features a fantastic view of 34 flags of all the South and North…