Lately I find myself taking more pictures with my iPhone than I do with my fancy DSLR!

Chase Jarvis, a well known photographer, director and social artist wrote a book called,

“The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You”.

I couldn’t agree more!

My iPhone is small, lightweight and most importantly always with me.

I can snap a shot, edit it and have it uploaded to Instagram in less than five minutes.

It’s extremely freeing, allowing me to simply “play”.

Will my iPhone replace my DSLR? Of course not,

but for now it’s definitely got my attention!

What is iPhoneography?

Simply put, it is the act of taking photos and processing them on an iPhone!

For me iPhoneography is a convenient and fun creative outlet.

I enjoy shooting with my iPhone because it’s limitations as a camera

along with it’s amazing in phone processing apps give me a creative freedom

that I simply don’t get with my DSLR camera and Photoshop.

Want to play along?

Follow me @sharheist on Instagram

or on the web at Instagrid

All available right now in my brand new Society6 shop!

First up…iPhone cases!

I’m completely in love with these iPhone cases and skins!

I want one of each image for myself so I can switch them out every week!

Available as a hard case for the iPhone or a skin for the iPhone and iPod.

Next up…stretched canvases!

I’m so pleased to be able to offer my prints on stretched canvas!

This is by far my favorite way to display my images in my home.

I love the clean lines, modern feel and slight texture that a stretched canvas offers.

And last but not least…framed prints!

Yup that’s right, now you can order any of my images complete with a beautiful frame!

The frames are available in black, white, red, walnut, pecan and natural wood.

No more worrying about finding the perfect frame, just order and hang!

I hope you enjoy these new products as much as I do,

and if there is an image of mine that you’d love to have that isn’t listed,

by all means let me know and I’d be more than glad to make it available to you!

New in the shop, “Ice Crystals” a series of three prints.

Prints measures 5″x7″ and come matted to fit an 8″x10″ frame.

As always, custom sizes and mountings are available.

Please feel free to contact me for options and pricing.

He told me he was searching the internet for an inspiring photo when he came across one of my images.

This one to be exact:

He wanted to know if he could have permission to use my image in concert with a poem he had written…

imagine that…this little image of mine had inspired a poem!

I was of course flattered and gave him my permission and he in turn gave me permission to share his work with all of you!

In case you missed it, you can see the complete image and poem here.

Thanks again Heathcliff!

I know I’ve told you this more than once but I am truly honored to know

that an image of mine has inspired such lovely thoughts,

you have a true gift and I so appreciate your willingness to allow me to share it here!

I’ll post the story behind these beautiful words tomorrow,

but for today I’ll let the poem tell it’s own story.

Looking for some awesome holiday gift ideas? Look no further…

Introducing mini note card flats, journals and mini photo blocks!

Everything is handmade by me and features my original photography.

The mini note card flats come with envelopes and can do double duty as tags,

the journals are filled with plain white heavy weight paper making them not only good for writing in but drawing too,

and the mini photo blocks are an easy way to bring art into your home with out taking up a lot of space!

Everything is available in the shop right now and as my gift to you

use the code FREESHIP and get free shipping (in the US only) between now and Dec. 14th!

Happy shopping!

I love the Holiday Portrait season!

Especially when I have the pleasure of photographing such handsome little guys!

These two cuties did such a great job today.

The older one isn’t a big fan of photographers and the little one just really wanted to go back to sleep,

but you wouldn’t know it by these pictures!

They pulled through and someone now has a brand new “Gordon” train as a result of his awesome effort!

Want to have your little ones portrait done for the Holidays?

Well, you better hurry…

I’m booking through December 10th, which may sound like it’s far off,

but it’s only 2 1/2 weeks away!

Don’t fret however, just contact me here or on my Facebook fan page and I’ll get you on the calendar!

Don’t worry, I got your back ; )

This November 26th is a big day here at Shartreuse Studio!

It’s the second annual Small Business Saturday!

People across the country come out and shop to support their favorite local businesses.

To encourage everyone to participate, I will be having a sale in the Shartreuse shop!

Not just any old sale, but a big once in a blue moon, sales like this don’t happen everyday kind of sale!

Just use the code SMBUSINESS40 on Saturday, November 26th and get 40% off everything!

The code is good for one day only, so be sure to shop with me Saturday, November 26th

and help support small businesses and your local economy!

It’s that time of year again!

Holiday season is upon us and I’ve been getting several requests for holiday portraits!

This cute couple is my sister and her husband!

They just wanted a couple of images for their Christmas cards, so we made it quick and kept things simple!

If your interested in having your own holiday portraits done, I’m currently booking thru December 10th.

Slots are filling up quickly, so book soon!