Using Instagram and an iPod Touch for a Week in the Life

Posted on 07/27/2011 by Stephanie Medley-Rath

I mentioned yesterday how I am using my iPod Touch along with the Instagram app to take my Week in the Life photos.

I downloaded the app shortly after buying my iPod Touch last December but really only started using it a couple of weeks ago.

The Good:
I can take photos discretely. For instance, this morning I took a photo of my laptop and chai in a coffee shop without anyone being the wiser.

I can keep my iPod Touch in my pocket to take a photo at a moment’s notice, even while pushing a shopping cart.

I use my iPod Touch when I run. This worked out great as I made a point to take a photograph during each of my runs this week.

The filters are a nice twist to this project. I am taking the kinds of photos that can be challenging to scrapbook. By keeping all my Week in the Life photos as filtered Instagram photos, I can keep a consistent theme throughout the project.

I can take photos of my sleeping daughter without waking her up.

I don’t have to change any settings when I hand my iPod Touch to my husband for him to take a photo.

It is even easier to hand my iPod Touch to my three-year-old daughter so that she can take photos.

It is really easy to take self-portraits with this camera.

Instagram is a free app.

The Bad:

  • If I actually had any followers on Instagram, they would probably be unfollowing me right about now because of the dozens of photos I am taking each day and the fact they get uploaded in huge bunches (keep reading).
  • The Internet drains the battery. I am slowing reaching the point of justifying the expense of an iPhone and a data plan. I currently have a semi-smart phone but am too cheap to purchase a data plan. I think I will be getting an iPhone and a data plan when my contract is up.
  • Because the Internet drains the battery, I keep it turned off most of the day and connect and upload the photos a couple of times a day.
  • I have to go back and add filters to photos because sometimes I want to take several photos rather quickly, which does not enable adding filters right then and there.
  • I’m pretty sure using the camera as much as I am is also draining the battery. I’ve had to stop and charge my touch during the middle of the day on Monday and Tuesday.

    • Overall, I am happy with my choice to use my iPod Touch and Instagram to help document a Week in the Life. It is keeping it simple and low pressure. I might do something different next year, but this is working well for me.

    Are you using any apps to assist with a Week in the Life? Comment below or join the conversation on facebook or twitter.

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    Stephanie

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