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The Poolside Turtle

The Poolside Turtle… And A Twist… Of course I couldn’t go a whole week without mentioning some fun with my girls! Well, yesterday, “D” and I caught our daughter Julia doing one of the oddest things…

As we were sitting poolside, much to our disappointment, Julia had found, yet another floatation device to use in the pool. Every time Julia finds something to help her stay afloat in water, she regresses with her ability to swim by herself. Somehow though, Julia is always able to “borrow” some poor child’s floatation device… most likely through some sort of bargaining or possibly a quiet threat. Yesterday was no different from most days and “D” and I watched Julia as she made her way through the deep end with yet another floatie.

As she swam past us, we got a cute little wave from Julia and then she went back to some serious swimming… That was, until we watched her showing off in front of a pretty lifeguard. Although unsure of what she was trying to do, I will leave you this… It’s a picture of baby Julia, doing what we now call… drum roll please… The Poolside Turtle

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Instagram Everything – Instagram Apps

The Wonderful World Of Instagram, Apps For Instagram And A New Level Of Social Networking And Social Media!

Posting pictures on Instagram could be my latest obsession! Until yesterday, I didn’t realize I had a number of Instagram followers. Personally, I have no idea why anyone would have followed me on Instagram since I only had 4 pictures posted… Well, to be honest, I forgot I had an account.

Yesterday, 5pm: My friend was showing me pictures on her phone and said… “Don’t you just love Instagram?”… Having forgotten about Instagram, and having little knowledge what all the fuss was over, I just nodded. I admit though, her pictures looked great!

Yesterday, 9pm: Intention – Writing. I sat in front of my computer contemplating… to write, or to Instagram…

I started with the search engine… no luck… Oops! I forgot, it was an app!

On to the app store…

Instagram now has apps for a Mac computer!

Ok, so you still cannot upload images from a Mac to Instagram, but who cares? The app was created for an iPhone… Not a computer. The purpose of the app: Make the pictures you take from your cell phone look fantastic!

Next, my iPhone…

Visiting the app store, I realized that I already had the app. I even had an account. A simple upgrade was necessary. Once complete, the fun began! Picture after picture, I created one masterpiece after another (lie… the app created one masterpiece after another). I posted each to Facebook, Twitter and more. A little overkill? Yes, absolutely! The next thing I knew, it was 1:30Am and it was time to call it a night… Bye bye Instagram… Until next time…

The world of apps associated with Instagram is so vast, I thought I would include just a few (honestly), of the apps I found!

Instalook - Find Instagram Photos around you

InstaHelp - The Unofficial Guide for Instagram

PhotoVote - Instagram Challenges

MyPad+ for Facebook, Twitter & Instagram

Calendagram - Wall calendars from your Instagram photos!

Clockstagram

Dashr - Instagram & RSS news reader

Frames for Instagram

Insta – Text!

InstaClip - Instagram Photo Cropper

InstaCollage Pro – Pic Frame & Pic Caption for Instagram FREE

InstaCommentor for Instagram

InstaFramer – Coolest photo frames ever.

InstaFrManager for Instagram

There are even more… I just got tired of cutting and pasting… Enjoy Insta-whatevering away! Next on my list… Adding it to my website! xo

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How To – Mobile Photography

Yes folks, as much as I cannot stand admitting this, but… Photography has gone mobile and that is not going to change!

Mobile photography goes against everything I have preached… I love my Canon Rebel! My pictures have never looked so wonderful. Unfortunately, I cannot carry my Canon with me all the time. On most occasions, my iPhone is my primary go to for capturing memorable moments.

This evening, I hit the JACKPOT! I found my next purchase! SnApp Shots, the book, written by Adam Bronkhorst. SnApp Shots is the ultimate guide for creating great photos using your mobile device. Although the emphasis of the book is on how to take great photographs with a mobile phone, it also covers the wonderful world of photography apps, accessories and more. Fortunately, SnApp Shots is such a good-looking book, that once you have mastered the mobile photography world, it can be showcased as the “perfect coffee table book” for your living room! :)