Jul
19
2010

Life Inspired

Filed under: Daily Life, Inspiration, Life Inspired, Photography

*free

Life moves fast. And when you’re not intentionally slowing down and really SEEING every moment…you will miss something! With this in mind, every day for the past week my dear friend Alicia and I have been documenting our daily life (morning and evening) and sending them to each other via iPhone.

*holding hands

*togetherness

It has been such a sweet way for us to connect and feel closer to each other even when we’re miles apart. When I see her photos come in for the day, I am GIDDY with excitement! It’s been so fun to see each others lives in this way and it causes us to be mindful about catching all the little moments…our life “inspired”. Be sure to keep an eye on her blog as well…she’ll be posting some of her images too (and they’re amazing!).

*bliss

I will be sharing more of these photos with you…because they make me happy! And, more importantly…I am sharing them because I am trying to turn over a new leaf. Imperfect, pressure free blogging

*immersed

I’ve blogged before about how much I LOVE “phone photography”…and the gritty, unedited glimpses into life that they provide. I don’t have time right now to edit lots of photos, but I can do this! It takes me moments instead of hours…awesome.

I still love my “fancy” camera…but at this season of life, I’m loving the on-the-go, compact accessibility of my iPhone camera. I’ve never been a big scrapbooker/record keeper, but I do that with my photos. And someday, I will make a book of all of these photos for my kiddos to treasure.

I am also starting a Flickr group called Life Inspired and I would love if you would add photos of your own. See you there!

**apps used:
ShakeItPhoto
Hipstamatic

*sisterly

Posted by Sara @ 8:56 am | Leave a Comment

http://www.athomelaurel.blogspot.com laurel sauls

I love this! Have you ever seen habitblog? I know you would ADORE it. Similar concept to this. It totally changes my perspective. I love the iphone camera too…I feel like I am much more mindful of little details b/c it is always with me. I love seeing these little glimpses into your day. I hope you are doing well!
http://www.adventuremobile.blogspot.com Missy

Awww, I love it! Great ideas and beautiful pictures! And beautiful kids!
http://whitebirdbluesky.blogspot.com olya

I have to admit I’ve been considering getting an iPhone lately just so can use the phone camera, even though I’d still stay cell-phone free I was just telling my husband yesterday how much I *need* a tiny little camera that I could carry with me all the time and take snapshots of things and people around me.

Ha, for a moment there I thought you were going to talk about my blog, when I saw your post title
- Andrea Q
  
  I have a Canon ELPH camera that easily fits in my pocket and cost less than $200. Of course, it doesn’t have WiFi, so I still have to download the photos to a computer and then upload to Flickr. But, there are plenty of small cameras out there!
http://walkslowlylivewildly.com/ Sara

Laurel…no! I’ll have to check it out!

Missy…thanks!

Olya…LOL…I totally forgot that was your blog title! Love it. What about an iPod touch? You could just download the camera apps? Maybe it’s less expensive.
Susan

Beautiful pictures!! I’m glad yuo’re blogging with this new inspiration. We, your readers, LOVE it!!

Susan

PS- What kind of flip flops are you wearing in the photo of your feet? They look wonderfully comfy!
http://walkslowlylivewildly.com/ Sara

Susan…they are Chacos! I’ve had them for almost 7 years and they are still going strong. Chaco will re-sole and re-web them as well…so I will have them forever
http://www.chacousa.com/US/en-US/Home.mvc.aspx
http://www.wechoosethislife.com Stephanie

Ever since breaking my foot I have been using my phone camera almost exclusively. I have found having a little camera in my pocket at all times allows me to be present and just catch photos of “real life”. I don’t have an iPhone, but I have a droid its working for me. I am loving your square photos
Susan

Thanks for the speedy response, Sara!! I’m bookmarking those shoes for my wish list!
Natacha

Ohhhh! Sara. SO lovely!!!! Kisses from winter Buenos Aires
http://whitebirdbluesky.blogspot.com olya

Sarah, I wish… I have an iPod Touch but it doesn’t come with a built-in camera.
http://www.homemadeinchina.blogspot.com Christine

I got my chaco’s on my roadtrip honeymoon 7 years ago too… and still wear them nearly every day! Wonder if we were in the same place? hmmm.
http://queendebbee.blogspot.com/ Debbie Doughty

Have you seen the Poladroid Project website? (www.poladroid.net) They have a free app for your computer that takes your photos and makes them look like polaroids. I think you’d like it.
jennie

Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me how to upload pictures to flickr from the phone.?
http://kristysartcorner.blogspot.com Kristy Smolkovich

I just signed up for the Flicker group, I’m so excited! This is going to be a blast! Thanks!
http://www.lstreetphoto.com/ Lauren

LOVE, love love this. This is the kind of blogging I like reading best! Oh how I miss my iPhone. This would be such a fun thing to do. I will definitely be joining that Flickr group tho.
Cari

Beautiful!
http://dmoms.blogspot.com Denise

ah yes, this is the kind of blogging I am working on… When I feel like it blogging.

And, please don’t tempt me anymore to get an iphone : )
http://www.omgigotablog09.blogspot.com olivia

the pic of your girls in that embrace just stopped me in my tracks and i had to gaze at it a few minutes. i love how they are chest to chest and so tight! you can just feel the love they have for each other. so passionate! and i’m impressed how big sister knows just how to hold a baby. such a pure and deep relationship. and, like that’s not enough…there’s baby fat folds!!! too much preciousness!
http://Ourwildcraftedlife.blogspot.com Mama Free

I wanted to let you know that I am especially loving your blog recently <3 And those apps ROCK! I just went and got them. Gonna go post some of my favorite pics with the adjustments to my blog now )
http://jorpins.blogspot.com ejorpin

This is such a great post! I totally love this idea, I just need to find a willing friend and I am going to try it out too. I currently live in Seoul, Korea but all my family and friends are in Melbourne, Australia so the thought of getting a daily photo is terribly exciting! Thanks for posting about it

ps. I love phone photography too, and am obsessed with fauxlaroids!
http://www.ofeagles.blogspot.com wej

great blog!

visit my blog

or avail
Apple iPad Tablet (64GB, Wifi)

or
Nikon D5000 DSLR

=)
http://hanewinkelhouse.blogspot.com Niki Hanewinkel

Your blog posts are so great! I just happened upon them a week ago and our family has already been encouraged to start a revolution in our home! By the way, love Lucy’s green pants.
lyndap

Your phone pics are so “polaroid”ish. I love it.
http://www.adventuresinbabywearing.com Adventures In Babywearing

PS I blogged about the life inspired group here tonight.

Steph
http://ahomeschooladventure.blogspot.com That Crazy Family

What a wonderfully lovely idea! Your photo’s truly capture the essence of your life, LOVE it!
Jen Bailey

Just wondering where you got that rug in the pic with the girls… ? It rocks! And they are pretty cute too!
http://www.walkslowlylivewildly.com Sara

Jen…it’s from Dash and Albert.
http://www.dashandalbert.com/product/view/gypsy-rose-wool-hooked–RP2W
http://www.cheap-coffee-tables.com Henk Laundry

Such cute pictures!