Instagram – My latest creative discovery

July 14, 2012 By 4 Comments

I’ve seen a lot of instagram photos around lately and I’ll admit I was curious. But my LG phone just wasn’t equipped to take decent photos nor did it have a flash. It also wasn’t the most intuitive phone in the world. So when my phone suddenly stopped working after only 5 months of use – my boyfriend has also gone through two LG phones with little success – I decided it was worth paying a little more to buy an HTC Android. After all, I not only use my phone for emergencies, but my business and at work as well. I stuck with the regular last year’s 3G model and saved a hundred bucks, but still got what so far is turning out to be a great product. It’s like when buying a used VCR would cost you $800 (back when VCRs were the latest and greatest) but that sucker lasted for 20 years before breaking while the modern $50 versions killed over in about two. Or how Atari’s in all their retro wonder glory continue to work while my son’s original XBox crapped out due to overheating. Or all those PC’s that died in 3 years, while my macbook just keeps on truckin’. You get the picture.

So now that I have a decent phone, my own picture has gotten even bigger. And I’m having fun exploring the world through my camera phone. My goal is to try to find at least one creative shot a day and post it to instagram, my personal facebook page, twitter and my tumblr.

I started with the dead beetle at work, then had my boyfriend take a shot of me. Then I took a photo on my daily walk through the neighborhood followed by a game of Clue at my parents’ house. Here are the photos I’ve taken so far (with captions.)

Our mascot at work. Everyone needs a dead beetle to vent to. http://instagr.am/p/M9UzElwlet/

A very happy me. Scott registered for college classes today. http://instagr.am/p/M9aKG8QlSF/

Our neighborhood yards are often full of interesting surprises. http://instagr.am/p/M_09NTQlUT/

Clue. Sometimes you wish people would just get one. http://instagr.am/p/NEV5HvQlRL/

I’m excited by the prospect of building a portfolio of my very own through instagram. Do you use instagram? Love it? Hate it? And how are you using it to stay creative?

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Comments

  1. Natalie says:
    July 15, 2012 at 3:04 am

    Actually love it as a photographer and a blogger found it a great way to connect with people and show them my life and work though it

    http://instagrid.me/_nwphotog/

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  2. Rebecca D. Dillon says:
    July 15, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    Love your work, Natalie. Had no idea about instagrid. I created a profile too! http://instagrid.me/soapdeli/

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  3. Naptime Review says:
    July 16, 2012 at 12:37 am

    Great pics. I am curious about Instragram too! Thanks for sharing!

    I am your newest follower from I should be mopping…Love for you to stop by and return the follow. Hosting Mom’s Monday Mingle now. Love for you to link up! Last week we had over 180 blogs. Hope to see you there!

    http://www.thenaptimereview.com

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  4. Cheerios and Lattes says:
    July 22, 2012 at 2:35 am

    What a fun post! I would love to invite you to share this on Saturday Show and Tell: (www.cheeriosandlattes.com/saturday-show-tell-20/). I know that my readers would appreciate this and some of your other posts. Thanks and have a great weekend.
    -Mackenzie
    http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com

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