One of my favorite features of my beloved iphone is instagram. Sharing snippets of your day via photos . . . love it! I came across a list of photo a day prompts for january and decided to play along. It's easy, quick, and with the help of instagram my everyday snapshots look artsy & pretty.
1 - you
2 - breakfast
3 - something you adore -- the sunrise during my morning drive to the kids' school
4 - letterbox -- I think that means mailbox? (This list is compiled by an Aussie)
5 - something you wore -- just finished a Just Dance Sweat session - fun workout!
6 - makes you smile -- small town main street. Will miss this.
7 - favourite -- DQ Blizzards, Reese's today
8 - your sky -- took this one late in the day, foggy sky & christmas lights
9 - daily routine
10 - childhood -- my Strawberry Shortcake pail filled with crayons from my childhood
11 - where you sleep -- with my honey in his college bedding
12 - close-up -- sushi
13 - in your bag
14 - something you're reading -- trying to finish up those Wolf requirements
15 - happiness -- happy 13 years to us! And some more happiness with my kids
16 - morning -- the K'nex roller coaster is finally complete
17 - water -- today, in the form of snow
18 - something you bought -- 4 songs from last night's episode of Glee
19 - sweet
20 - someone you love -- two photos to feature all my kids
21 - reflection
22 - your shoes
23 - something old -- love these squirrel bookends I found at an antique shop for $6
24 - guilty pleasure
25 - something you made
26 - colour -- pink and yellow sprinkles
27 - lunch -- french dip sandwich
28 - light -- oops! missed this one!
29 - inside your fridge
30 - nature -- look what nature and science created, Broccoflower
31 - you, again
I love it! And I'm ready to do it again! February's list is already up. Day 1 - your view today.
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UPDATE: I had a few people ask me how I put together the collage of photos. I've never given a photoshop tutorial, but here are the basic steps I used. Sorry, if any details slip through the cracks.
- In PSE, create a blank file (File>New>Blank File) that is sized 10in x 14in at 300dpi
- Crop/resize every instagram photo to 2x2 inches, 300 dpi
- Using the Move tool, drap and drop each photo onto your canvas in a grid pattern (I turn on the gridlines to help with this. View>Grid)
- Flatten all your layers. Done.
There's probably an easier way out there to do this, but this is what I know and what works for me!
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