We all have special people and special memories attached to those people. Caroline MacMoran tells The Whole Story behind this lovely image. Interested in submitting a smartphone photo of your own for a chance to be featured? Get more information here.
The Photograph
The Whole Story
This is my grandmother's flapper dress from 1927. Many years before she died, she gave it to me along with her gorgeous wedding dress. I have always loved it, and it makes me feel close to my grandmother. It is pink and beige with black and white beads. A real stunner of a dress; I can only imagine how beautiful my grandmother looked. I love to put it on and spin around--it also makes me feel like I can connect with a time in my grandmother's life that was even before the birth of my mother. I don't wear the dress much anymore--the material is so fine and it is beginning to deteriorate, but I love to just look at it!
Workflow - I don't entirely remember the process of editing this shot, but I know I used Snapseed and Scratchcam.
The Photographer
Caroline MacMoran - I live in Philadelphia, PA with my partner and our 11 year old son. I am a nurse and a psychotherapist and work in full time private practice with my 3 colleagues at The Brandywine Center in Wilmington, DE. I have always been interested in art and photography, and particularly love iPhoneography for its ease and the potential to create while holding it in the palm of your hand. I am very interested in self-portraiture and the way it helps me understand myself and my place in this world, and have been taking the year-long NowYou workshops led by Meredith Winn (@camerashymomma) and Kristin Zecchinelli (@mainemomma). I am also continually inspired by Karen Divine and her incredible art, and recently participated in a 5-day workshop she led in Santa Fe.
Find Caroline: iphoneart / Flickr / Instagram