July 18, 2012

I Heart Instagram

Photography is something that interests me a lot. One of these days when I can afford a big girl camera I want to seriously practice and learn some tricks, but for now I have resorted to using my camera phone and Instagram... which I have completely fallen in love with, hence the name of this post!

As someone who totally fails at taking photos, it gives me that extra encouragement to capture the special moments in my life before they are gone.

So, (you guessed it!) I thought I'd share a little photo dump from the past few weeks... enjoy :)


Me & Sam lounging on a Sunday afternoon... my little man is getting gray!
My Dad and I discovered a lovely cafe in downtown Salt Lake called Cafe Trio. We enjoyed some of the best coffee I've ever had as well as one hell of a panini! Definitely going back there.
I finally painted my nails with a color my bestie got me for my birthday. They chipped within a week, but just painting them once allowed my nails to grow out of their chewed up funk, and now that they look halfway decent I've been pretty good at keeping them in check :)

I took my time getting ready one morning last week and sat outside with the dogs sipping on my coffee and staring at the clouds in the sky. I catch myself doing that a lot. 

Self portrait silhouette style, caught while the sun was going down outside my curtains.
Kinda artsy... maybe?

I'm having fun with it- it's definitely a nice way to practice for the big girl camera! I know some of you are pros in the photography department- do you recommend any fancy moderately priced cameras for a beginner like me? 


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Oh, and don't forget to join in on these fun link ups going on this week! 

P.S. Does anyone know of some fun Instagram/photo sharing link ups? 

19 comments:

  1. Haha! A big girl camera?! Cool!

    Ps. found you through the Me, Myself & I link up! you have a new follower!

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  2. I'm waiting to get a big girl camera, toooo!
    Love the silhouette picture...gorgeous!

    AND thanks for the shout out, giiiirl :)
    You're awesome.

    xo

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  3. I definitely want a big girl camera too! I have a small digital camera that I use all the time. I keep telling myself that one day I will learn to take better pictures and buy myself a real camera.

    Love the last photo - definitely artsy!!

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  4. I have a big girl camera but I'm so bad at remembering to take it out with me.. my camera phone is a nightmare so I end up using my poor boyfriends phone to take pictures all the time. love the last one x

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  5. Instagram makes my world go round! I have a big girl camera and lenses and I still use my phone more often then not :)

    Rachel
    www.lalalists.com

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  6. I have a few cameras but I swear by my Panasonic FZ45. It's a bridge camera so you can't change the lens, but it has an awesome zoom on it and does close ups, too, so there's really no need. I mostly use it on the auto setting because it reliably takes great shots, but it also has all the manual options if you want to learn about F stops and apertures and whatnot. Great for building up your confidence with.

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  7. I'm obsessed with silhouettes so I love that silhouette pic!

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  8. I am crazy obsessed with instagram right now haha. And I looove that nail varnish, so cute. Lovely blog, new follower here! :)

    Do follow back! From Cupcakes, With Love x

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  9. I love instagram! I have a big girl camera, the Canon Rebel T3. Its a moderately priced camera and good for a beginner. I have improved a lot on it while I've had it. All the pics on my facebook page that I've done have been with the t3.

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  10. Love the photo of you and your dog!

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  11. I want a big girl camera too! but the iphone camera is pretty amazing given that it's a phone camera. I'm always taking pictures with it.

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  12. Following you on Instagram now. And big girl cameras are pretty dreamy!

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  13. Ooh, loving the yellow nail polish!

    Catherine
    FEST (food, style & travel)

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  14. instagram really made me ditch my big girl camera. why? PORTABLE. but i love my big girl camera for traveling though! save up and get one!!

    xo, Rima

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  15. Cute pictures!
    Sam is such a cute pup :D
    Yellow is the one color I don't have, I've been meaning to pick some up.. haha.

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  16. Love your pictures! I'm a pro photog so if you ever need pointers, let me know! I love Instagram! Do you use any other apps for editing on your phone? I personally love Picture Show and Vintage Cam. =)

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  17. awwww, lemme give that pupper a squeeze!! <3 <3

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  18. I have the fuji film S4000, it's ok but not great. xxx

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  19. i absolutely adore that first picture!

    and the last actually;)

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