365

Ok,  Project #2 of 2013 is underway!

With inspiration from Project Life 365 and the ever-amazing Mom*Tog I decided to commit myself to a 365 project this year. (Ok, so a 361 Project since I'm starting a few days late!)

I've decided that doing a 365 with my DSLR is just not for me right now. Why, you ask? Weeeeelp, let me tell you.... (can you tell I've really thought about this?)   I feel like the photos I take with my DSLR are photos I wind up spending lots of time with. (i.e. I download them, edit them, put them into photo books, print them and frame them for my house....ok, let's not get too carried away, I can't remember the last time I actually printed and framed one of my pictures...shame on me! I smell another 2013 resolution!!)

The point is- I feel like the photos I take on my camera get showcased/viewed more often, whereas the photos I take on my phone get lost in the massive black hole that is my iphone camera gallery. I snap a pic, sometimes get around to posting it on instagram, and then never really see/look at it again.

So, at the end of 2012, I went through my instagram account and thought- Wow, these are some GREAT memories! I wish I could display these somewhere so I could see them more often!! So I went ahead and ordered all of my instagram photos through the fabulous app "postalpix".  PostalPix is so great! You order right from your iphone and you can choose the size you get your images printed. I chose 5x5 squares, which are so cute and tiny- they look just like instagram pics...in the flesh! Anyways (I'm really getting off subject here...) here is a pic of what I did with my IG photos:
{excuse the awful, grainy pictures}

A few square metal boards from Target, a box of cute magnets and viola- an "Insta-Life" Board!!!  Now I can see these forgotten memories every day- right there on the side of my fridge next to my nana's cute apron and my shopping list! I loved the idea so much, I made my sister one for Christmas- using a cute vintage yellow frame, some chicken wire backing, and some teeny clips! 

Finally...my iphone pictures getting the credit and recognition they deserve! The idea of putting more focus on the candids I take daily with my iphone really struck a cord with me. So, I decided to take it to a new, more organized level.

Thus- my 365 Project- using iphone pics, via Instagram!

 I'm already excited about the book I plan on making at the end of the project (....getting ahead of myself, again...)  but, hopefully that will keep me motivated!

 Are you planning to do a 365 this year? It's not too late to start! 

Leave your info below- I'd love to check yours out!

 Feel free to follow along with me on instagram! My username is jjm7  (#jmphoto365).

Happy Shooting, friends!