Instagram PAD

Like my title? PAD is short for Photo A Day, in case you were wondering ;) I am holding true to my daily photographs - It's been hard and I think I've been lacking in the creativity department, but this is what I've got. Here's the first set of my other photos for you to look back on as well.

These particular images, like my title says, are from Instagram - which is really the coolest thing since sliced bread. Unfortunately, if you don't have a smart phone, then I guess you don't have access to my instagram set of photos. BUT, if you do, please feel free to look me up. IMNOTCHELSEA

 Day 1: Self Portrait

 Day 2: Busy - This my friends, is a car battery charger :)

 Day 3: Best part of your day - Me and my caffeine (coffee)

 Day 4: FUN! Firework collection

Day 5: On the floor - Clinic cat Romeo :)

Thanks for glimpsing at my photo-a-day collection again ;) I'm going to do some shameless promoting again and send you to my little small business - Chelsea Photographie page :) On that note, if you've been looking here for photography updates, I'll be moving back to the Des Moines area! This means I am STILL willing to travel (albeit not that far because I'll be busy with school most the time), but the majority of my areas will be limited to Ames, Des Moines, Ankeny, WDM, Johnston, Urbandale, etc. 



July P.A.D set 1

Here's the first batcho of my July Photo A Day :) For those of you who are just now reading, here is the initial post.

Day 1: Self portrait

ME :) Upclose!

Day 2: Busy

SO busy waiting for this day to come :)

Day 3: Best part of your day

My little car came back to life after being dead a few days

Day 4: Fun

FIREWORKS ARE FUN

Day 5: On the floor

Chunkers on the floor!



.julyphotoaday.

Jumping on the photo-a-day bandwagon and starting another series. It's REALLY hard for me to consistantly do this, but I'm going to try again and hopefully let it work like I did in March (photo-a-day).

I am hoping to do this with my instagram as well. SO: personal camera, AND instagram :) should be fun and twice as challenging. I am also thinking of a new project to develop.. with all of these photo-a-days I've been collecting, it's inspiring me to make one for 2013! I think that would be fun. 

.heyheyapril.

Wow, my last few posts have been nothing but photoadays! I'm not even THAT busy, so I have no excuses except blogging is the last thing I push myself to do. But, speaking of blogging, I've started one for the veterinary clinic I work at. I figure it's a nice and easy way to spread the educating word of vet med to all! So if you want to look at it, click on this awesome link right HERE. I'm pretty excited about it. I'll be posting weekly with informative and entertaining stuff that is accurate and current! Couldn't get any better than that.

Is it August yet? I'm more than ready to be starting school again, to be WELL on my way into vet school and moving on with my life. I'm a nerd (like I've said before), so school is fun for me. I'm sure once I get into the swing of things I'll probably start bitching and complaining about all my tests, homework, and lack of sleep. We'll see. :)

I'm doing another photoaday. April :) This time I'm doing the same one with my camera and my iPhone via instagram. One thing I've learned with the photoaday challenges is that it's just that. CHALLENGING. I constantly have to push and remind myself to get a picture that day and like Julie said, once actually taking the picture becomes a factor, all the day light is gone. That's one craptastic thing about working all day. I wish I had more daylight time to do what I want. Like now. I have the afternoon off, but I'm inside catching up on work. Lame.

I get sidetracked easily, so back to the April Challenge. I found it from this lady. She's a blogger from Australia and has really awesome challenges and picture advice. I of course read it.

her entry.

I'll be posting those pictures every whatever amount of days I get to it. :) Deal. ImOut.



.marchchallengefinale.

Taking a photo-a-day is definitely challenging. Remember, check out my friend Julie's Blog to see and enjoy her latest and greatest photos! This current post is going to be 21-31. Ten days of long awaited photos. I am sorry it took so long to get them all (This is aimed to you, Julie. You were so good at posting and I failed!)

MARCH 21 - Faceless Self-Portrait

So, you can't see my WHOLE face.

MARCH 22 - Hands

Arnold's hands always play wonderful music :)

MARCH 23 - Sunflare

It was kinda sunny?

MARCH 24 - Animal

Romeo, Romeo, the clinic cat.

MARCH 25 - Something Pink.

My starbucks drink was somewhat pink.

MARCH 26 - Close Up

Cute animal angel mini statues.

MARCH 27 - From a Distance

The stupid, stinky plant in Cedar Rapids

MARCH 28 - Flowers

They're fake. But pretty.

MARCH 29 - Black and White

Millhouse. My friend's adorable dog.

MARCH 30 - Self-Portrait

Me. :) I smiled last time.

Remember the first post? How there wasn't a 31? Well We decided to make it up, and that our picture would be:

MARCH 31 - Something Weird

Right?

Here's a list of the previous blog entries if you would like to see them all :)

March 1 - 5

March 6 - 10

March 11 - 15

March 16 - 20

.marchchallengefour.

Here's the fourth set of my challenge images. While I've been doing this, I realize that it's very hard to get a picture of the day, let alone remember to do it. BUT, I have been and I like it. And I'm gonna do more challenges. :)



MARCH 16 - Long Exposure

Waterfall. YES.

MARCH 17 - Technology

This Keurig coffee machine is wicked crazy

MARCH 18 - Shoes

These are my shoes. Little known fact, I was eating froyo.

MARCH 19 - Something Orange

Arnold's TMNT pants worked fantastic.

MARCH 20 - Bokeh

Bam. XMAS lights FINALLY paid off.

Remember, check out my super awesome friend Julie's Blog for her updates as well. :)



.marchchallengetres.

Another round, BAM, two posts in a row. I still wanted to group them in 5's... so this is what you get.

MARCH 11 - Something Blue

The sky that day was AMAZING. Blue Sky.

MARCH 12 - Sunset

I forgot to do this. TOO BUSY, so I improvised.

MARCH 13 - Yourself with 13 things

I hope there are 13 things. There has to be. :)

MARCH 14 - Eyes

My eyes. Arnold's eyes. And candy :)

MARCH 15 - Sillhouette

A restaurant called Sillhouette's. Perfect.



.marchchallenge.

Here are the first five pictures of the photo challenge! Remember to look at Julie's Blog to see what she has been doing for her photographs! Since doing this, I realize it's somewhat hard to remember to actually take the pictures, let alone take some cool looking pictures.

MARCH01- Self-Portrait
Fresh out the shower.

MARCH02- What You Wore Today

Comfortable jeans and my colorful socks. At least they match.

MARCH03- Clouds

Unfortunately it wasn't my favorite of clouds.

MARCH04- Something Green

Beautiful Valentine's roses drying.

MARCH05- View From High Angle
One of Arnold's guitars.

Keep an eye out for the next round of photos :)

.CHALLENGE.

As an official declaration of a new challenge to myself, I am posting this picture challenge. I'm gearing up for it now, even though me and my friend, Julie, aren't going to be starting until MARCH. Foreshadowing ahead, March has 31 days. This challenge has 30 pictures. Together, Julie and I are going to come up with a 31st on our own. Exciting, I know.

Credit goes here for the super fantastic idea.

Let me know if you are interested. It could be fun :)

.happy 2012.

This year is definitely starting on a very lazy note. Since ringing the new year in, all Arnold and I have done is basically sit and watch Cake Boss. For those of you who haven't seen that show, it's basically this Italian family that makes awesome cakes/pastries/sweets for people. And we're addicted. Now that I've almost watched the whole series (trust me, this makes me feel really lazy), I'm pretty sure we could whip up a cake in no time: Baking, decorating, and ALL. Arnold even wants to find a really sweet fondant recipe, so if anyone reading this can help out, please do!

I briefly mentioned in the last post that I wanted to do a photo a day thing.. and due to my business, I have failed to do this. I don't have as much time as I would like to take out my camera and go get some nice shots. It's really hard to do when it's dark and cold. Winter time, unfortunately, turns me into a hermit. BUT, through my iphone, I have taken a picture every day this year. Here's my year so far:

January 1 2012 : Arnold and I ring in the new year all classy like.

January 2 2012: Us & Chunk doing nothing. Amen.

January 3 2012: We made a boiled egg. Aside from work, the photography of this egg was the most exciting thing to happen for us.

January 4 2012: As Arnold cooks for me, I take horrible pictures of Chunk.

That is my 2012 so far, and that may very well be the last time I post consecutive photos of my day like this. Unless Julie requests more because I think she's the only one who reads this :) BUT, happy new year!