[Instagram] in 30 days. Day 6.

Nothing new at all today. There was really nothing for me to snap and post, so I just browsed public posts on Instagram. Am I already getting bored with Instagram?

[Instagram] in 30 days. Day 5- rain, rain, go away 2.

Still very dark and yucky outside, so there were no opportunities to take any great outdoor shots. 

Nothing special happened today either, so all I had to offer the Instagram world was a photo (with the "Valencia" filter) of my Kokeshi clown that I got at a thrift shop some time ago.

Anyway, TGIF! Let's see what I capture tomorrow.

[Instagram] in 30 days. Day 4 - rain, rain, go away.

Hello blogosphere!

Only one post on Instagram today, using the "Hudson" filter.

Remember those beautiful clouds I posted a picture of yesterday? Well, the started spewing wonderful thunderstorm goodness last night and continued for most of the day today. There seems to be no end to the rain in sight, so I'll either have to come up with creative drying methods or lug my laundry to the nearest laundromat (which is about 20 minutes away).

In other Instagram news, mrpimpgoodgame is going to start making T-shirts?

I wonder what they'll look like.

And with that, I bid you good night.

[Instagram] in 30 days. Day 3 - Happy Hump Day!

Two posts on Instagram today, both using the "Mayfair" filter. Woohoo!

First, my breakfast.

Then, on my way home from work, I noticed some low-hanging clouds. 

I've got a few "likes" on a couple of my pictures so far, but that pales significantly next to the best thing that happened to me online today.

Thanks to Buzzfeed, I discovered and immediately started following @mrpimpgoodgame.

Don't let the similarities among his photos fool you. The captions on his photos vary and include such gems as, "You are not going to stash some dead presidents from a pimp lol."

I'll leave you with that and go back to reading while waiting for this thunderstorm to blow over.

"Maybe sharknados are coming, dude."

- My husband.

[Instagram] in 30 days. Day 2 - a case of the Tuesdays.

Nothing much to report today. I "took" two photos with Instagram on my way to and from work.

1. Location: on a bus about 20 minutes away from Kawagoe Station. 

Filter: "Rise"

Subject: a man who decided that he wanted to lie down on the backseat so badly that it didn't matter that someone else was there.

2. Location: on a bus heading back to Kawagoe Station (about ten minutes away). 

Filter: "Lo-fi"

Subject: beautiful clouds that could have only been done justice by using black and white film with a red filter.

It is pretty easy to use, so I do get the appeal as far as user-friendliness is concerned. My experience so far has been a bit quiet, though. Maybe I need more friends?

Who knows what I'll capture tomorrow? It's going to be a hot Day 3 (30 degrees!).

[Instagram] in 30 days. Day 1.

Voilà! My first Instagram post. 

Pictured is the Halloween display at one of the hundred-yen shops in my neighborhood. I can't yet begin to wrap my mind around the fact that it'll soon be time for me to start thinking of Halloween crafts for my classes. I am convinced that one could write a massive book about the marketing of Western holidays in Japan with a very long chapter about seasonal shop displays.

Anyway, back to Instagram. I applied the Amaro filter to this - woohoo!

I guess I'm still wondering what the real pull of Instagram is. As I hash tagged the post, I thought to myself, self, why not just take the picture with your phone and post it to Facebook?

Maybe I'll just go crazy and try TWO different filters tomorrow!  

New

Behold, the folder on my phone in which I store icons for all the social media apps I use. 

Now, anyone who knows knows why the newest addition (bottom left) is a bit strange. I have spent so much of the last couple of years railing against Instagram (These filters are shit! This is not real photography! Oh my god, these stupid filters!), and now I've finally decided to see for myself what almost everyone on my Facebook feed has been on about.

Yes, I will be trying Instagram, filters (cringe) and all, for 30 days. My username is reluctant_IGer. Ladies and gentlemen, fallah back a me!