Instagram-ing!

Lukas Van Dyke, a photographer, recently posted about his "new Instagram photo policy." He wanted to "put more effort" into his pictures. It could be from his work, from life, from his dslr, from his phone, could be edited, could be not, etc. It got me thinking about MY Instagraph photo policy. You know. If I really had such a thing. As a photo policy. o_O

But I do. It's not written and it's most often not said or stated. But I mentally do have "policies"! (For a lot of things in life, actually.)

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Bringing it back to Instagram... I like to use Instagram for capturing life... which sometimes takes a lot of effort and sometimes doesn't. Which also means some pictures are great and some aren't. I am one who thinks Instagram photos should be taken only with the phone! That is because when I see someone else with a beautiful photo -- it gives me hope that I too can capture that on my phone too -- when I happen on it in life -- without a lot of fancy camera equipment or set up time/effort. I understand that some people may see Instagram as their photo gallery so anything is fair game, but for me it's like... oh well, if you took that on your $2,000+ DSLR and spent 5 hours editing it, of course it'll look THAT AWESOME. I just love it when someone uses just their phone to capture something super awesome and it's like, "Yes... 95% talent, and 5% equipment."

 

Come be my friend!

 

Do you Instagram? If so, do you have a Instagram photo policy? What is it?
                             

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Grabbed this shot waiting for Tim to get out of work.  I reeeally like it.  Finding interesting things on the street.

I've baked like 200% more than I used to.  Well, at least in the winter and spring.  Summer got too hot since the apt felt like an oven!

Have you mailed a smile today?  :D  Second round of Pixar stamps.  I still haven't used them yet.  I think I enthusiastically bought too many of the first round ones.   :oP

I believe this was the day I traded writing favors for an iced coffee with a co-worker.  This is how we roll.

Front porch.  After the rain.  Beauty in everyday life.

                                                                                   

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John F. Kennedy Library & Museum

Playing bass at church!

Anniversary dinner at Russell House Tavern.  Harpoon cider is DELICIOUS.  And Harpoon is local!

I had scallops.  Three of them to be exact.

Tim had steak frites.  Much more substantial.  Than three scallops.

                                  

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I have this for breakfast sometimes.  This is breakfast of champions!!  (For those who don't know what it is, it's a kind of fried dough wrapped in steamed rice noodle!  Delish!)

How's that for a view of Boston Commons?

Sunburst!

Ducky gettin' his Coke on

We were sitting on a bench.  Somewhere.

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What a deep teabag...  :oP

Ice crea at Christina's!

Doodling on the meal place card at the Asian American Comission Unity dinner.  Here are some photos... that I just found.  I have no idea who this person is... but they were obviously there.  :oP

Just down the street... a rose so dusty pink

                       

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I kinda forgot about my five foto fun segments.  Oops.  :oP  But here goes the next installment!

He's an eraser.  I got him in LA.

Fluffers.

Tyrone Wells concert, w/ Joe Brooks

The Massachusetts State House

Our last time babysitting Miss Jade!  She has moved out West since then.  :(

                                  

Life in Pictures - FFF

I've been terrible at blogging but I've been good about taking pictures.  Sort of.  I kinda joined the Instagram bandwagon.  AND I LIKE IT.  :]  So here are some life adventures.  In five foto fun installments.  :]

Random dinner (date night?  How do you distinguish eating out from date nights now?  :oP) at Russell House Tavern.  Loooove the garlic alioli for the fries.

Our Costco sells ALCOHOL NOW.  Whoo hoo!!  It's in a caged area and I think it's like... a third party seller or something.  (Different from how it's done in California!)  A bunch of wines and a handful of beers by the case!

We got to babysit this munchkin!  She was educated in piano playing and programming while at our house.  :D

She's so cute.  :D  CHUBBY LEGS.

Boston Mayor Menino -- on Tenants Rights.  This is what I do for work sometimes.

Stay tuned for the next installment of five foto fun!  :oP

                    

chill

It was 45° this morning.

                                  

ivy tree

What do you think of this picture?  Do you like it?  Color?  Editing?  Perspective?  Angle?  Tell me.

                       

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Guess what I just learned to do??

Ok... so it's a little early-90s-esque and... not something I'd consider as classy, modern photography.  And I may have laughed at photographers who do this but I learned something new ok?

Miss Giraffe did a short tutorial on how to do black & white with effects and I learned what the History Brush Tool does!  Lets just say there are many buttons, icons, and features in Photoshop I don't use.  Because I don't know what they do.  :(  I have so many resources and websites bookmarked on Photoshop tutorials but... I always forget to look through them and try stuff.

What are some of your favorite Photoshop effects?  What cool Photoshop tips can you share?

                       

Fall leaf

Good morning. 

It's 43° right now.  And I don't know what to wear!

      

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