Articles written by Jon Lemon

I usually pay zero attention to things happening on Instagram, but I was recently linked to a selection of Brock Davis' favorite iPhone photos from 2012 and I had to share these. Brock obviously has a keen eye for graphic design and uses that to create some compelling art using his iPhone. Be sure to click through to his full selection of favorites at the end of the post, he has around 60 that are absolutely worth checking out.

Successful celebrity portrait photographers often steer the focus away from a celebrities' past persona. This set of photographs goes the completely opposite direction and does some fun interpretations of specific characters in famous actors' careers. Some of the setups are simple and subtle, and some are very blunt. I think they're all great, except maybe Tom Cruise.

The folks at Candy Glass Productions have posted a cool tutorial on how to spin a camera around a building, using the CN Tower in Toronto as an example. This would be an awesome technique to highlight a landmark from a vacation if you're throwing together a video for friends and family. You could also scale down this technique for use on a portrait subject for any mixed media projects.

If you're an iPhone or iPod Touch user, you'll be happy to hear that Flickr has updated their app with some great new functionality. With a built-in editor, instant sharing on multiple social platforms, and a slick exploration interface, they're making a great mobile Flickr experience. And while Flickr's past iPhone and iPod Touch apps might have left you wanting more, I think this is one worth checking out.

We've featured photographer Brandon Hill on the Wednesday Rundown before, and he's back with another BTS video. In this one we see a portrait session Hill recently photographed for Seattle Met magazine for an article on the author Bob Seidensticker. Hill uses a really simple, but effective and great-looking, lighting setup along with a few props and key expressions to get a nice set of portraits for the article.

Photographer David Ryle and Art Director Gem Fletcher came together to steam things up for a portrait series, and I love his results. Check out how they used this simple concept in multiple ways for some interesting shots.

Liu Xianping is making headlines for modeling his granddaughter's fashion line for a new Chinese store called Yuekou. 72-year-old Liu posed for numerous product shots on Yuekou's Tmall website and according to an interview, the idea came out when Liu was helping his granddaughter, "Ms. Lu," unpack a shipment of new clothing.

Starting today, creativeLIVE will be hosting Tim Ferriss to talk about The 4-Hour™ Life: Healthy, Wealthy and Wise. During this exciting 2-day workshop, Tim will present his best lessons, principles, and hacks for becoming (and remaining) "healthy, wealthy, and wise." As always, the course is free while it's live and cheaper if pre-purchased before the course ends. Enroll here!

Here's a bright and sweet series by NYC photographer TOMAAS. Although I'm tired of seeing photos of models with XYZ pasted on their lips or eyelids, this series caught my eye because TOMAAS mixes in some fresh ways for utilizing candy (and props in general).