Today Josh took me to meet his partner in crime, Oscar, who runs Renegade Apps with him.  Together they design, create, & sell iPhone & iPad apps.  And Josh has loved every minute of it.  When we visited Oscar today, Josh helped him set up a studio in his home for some upcoming podcasts that he’ll be creating.  I got to tag along and listen to all the man-talk.  Here’s a mic from the studio that I thought looked kinda cool.  Can’t wait to see what you come up with Oscar!

This is my husband, Josh.  He’s my other half, my better half, my more patient half, my “I’m a better gift giver” half.  He just has a lot of talents & one of them is completing me.  I love him.  This image is one I captured of him working this evening on his laptop.  He has a regular job, where he goes in to an office daily, meets with clients, fixes their home automation issues, builds the home theater of their dreams, programs remotes that do everything but change diapers, etc.  The work you see him doing here is his other passion:  creating apps.  Josh has probably been one of Apple’s biggest fans since I can remember.  Yes, at one point in our marriage we owned a PC, but it was short lived.  He brought me over from the dark side (or to the dark side) very early in our marriage.  And it’s almost been 7 years now and I am continually impressed at his knowledge.  Not only can he talk Baltimore, but he can whip my tail at scrabble almost any day of the week.  He’s also had more hair colors than anyone I know.  He has me tied for the number of ear piercings.  He’s gotten more tattoos than I care to image the pain for.  He’s got two daughters that dote on him.  And now he’s ventured into his own small business.  You never cease to amaze me, Josh Sroka.  I love you, my renegade.  You are like no other & that’s what I like about you.

Yeah, yeah…it’s a cheesy title.  It’s late – give me some slack.  Anyways, my husband and I came up with this idea around the Fall of last year to make an iPhone app for me.  I am constantly looking for posing inspiration before shooting a wedding, or a portrait session, or a newborn session.  I used to print out ideas & glue them into a mini spiral notebook so I could look to them when I had a brain freeze during a session.  So Josh & I decided why not put these ideas on my iPhone since I already had it with me?  That’s when “Live Click Capture” was born.  It’s basically a “look book” for the iPhone.  If you’re an amateur, a mom with a camera, a professional, or whomever, this app is for you.  It’s just a collection of my favorite poses that I’ve captured over the years that I’m sharing with whoever wants some inspiration.

So, once it’s downloaded, you have the loading screen, and then this screen comes up next….

Each cutesy little icon is a button.  Click on a button for the category you are looking for and it will bring you to the following screen…..

This is the newborn album.  The bottom row are  thumbnails that you can slide left and right.  Once you see a pose you like, simply click on it & the larger version of the photo will appear.  Voila!  It’s that easy.  Here are a few more shots:

I’ll be giving out 10 codes to download the app for free in the next few days.  So check back to see how you can win one.  Or, you can support my husband’s growing app business & go buy one for two bucks!  And, if there are any poses you don’t see that you’d like to see, let me know & I’ll work on them.  I’ll update the app with new, fresh ideas every few months.  I kinda feel famous now, with my own app and all.  Don’t worry though, I won’t let it go to my head.  I really like showcasing Josh’s immense talent in this area.  He’s the man who made it all happen!

Okay, I’m taking a really quick few moments to blog while my dog is happy with her chew toy, my oldest is watching Pooh Bear, and my youngest is still being a sleepy head in her big girl bed…whew!

I cannot express in words my immense & overwhelming pride in my husband Josh.  Not only is he a super great husband, father, & best friend….he has also started to gain some much-deserved recognition for his hard work with iPhone Applications.

Josh has been making iPhone Apps for a little less than a year.  Now when he first told me he wanted to invest his precious time and his hard-earned money in this, I have to admit I was a little skeptical.  The selfish wife in me thought, “Now where’s the money in that???”  But, God smacked me around a bit (not literally) and helped turn my thought process into, “Hey, that’s great.  I’d love for you to have a hobby you enjoy.  I support you.”  Okay, it may not have come out that way, but it’s how I feel.  To see Josh’s excitement when he gets an idea for a new app makes me so proud.  And to see the hard work & troubleshooting he puts in to is even better.  What a great example he is to our girls about hardwork & chasing your dreams.  Anyways….I digress (& I like trying out big words for future speed Scrabble games)….

So Josh has created six apps that are in the iTunes Store.  His latest one, however, has gotten some attention of people other than me.  Josh has partnered with a great guy (whom I’ve never met) Oscar Santana to market & sell these apps to local businesses.  Well, Oscar had a connection to Chris Cooley of the Washington Redskins & talked him in to getting his own iPhone App.  The finished product is here!

This is the “loading screen” as you open the App, and the following are a few screen shots…

I am just so proud of you Josh!  You have done an amazing job on all your apps & I’m so thrilled for the positive feedback you’re getting on this one.  Maybe one day you’ll design an app for me!  Also, I would be a bad blogger & wife if I didn’t thank the other great guys who’ve helped Josh along the way: Oscar Santana (marketing & sales), James Flowers (some great programming) & Brian Crane (thanks for the super cool logo in the photo below).  Oh, yes, and thanks to Jill, my former client, who gave her idea of “Renegade Apps” when I put the question out on Facebook – you rock!

Okay…so I’m totally in love with these photos and it was waaaaaaay hard just picking a handful to show you in the preview blog. So, to wet your appetite even more (and basically because I’m in love with this song), here’s a slide show of Mark & Lindsey’s engagement. Go ahead, play it over and over again….goodness knows I have. Someone’s gonna take me and my husband out some day for some shots of us just so I can put them to a groovy song like this. Enjoy!