My Fave Photo Apps

Im sure you know by now how much I looooove pictures. Taking them, posing for them & drawing them(even tho I suck at it). I love a pretty picture. Not knocking my DSLRs but for a good picture on the go(when I dont have them) I use my cellphone. Just wanted to share a few of my favorite apps I use to help me enhance my pics.

screenshot of my phone

1. Instagram -Now a days who doesn't use this?? Its got really nice filters to choose from and you can do simple edits like crop, rotate etc and share them all instantly with family, friends and anybody. I know its called "INSTA"gram so you can post things "instantly" but I never do. If Im not adding edits first then Im uploading a "no filter" selfie after I use another app to fit it to size.

2. Instasize -I use this app ALL THE TIME when I post to instagram! If you have a landscape size picture or a picture/video you dont wanna crop then this app makes sure it'll all fit when you post. You can change the border color if you dont want just a basic white and now you can add some filters with this app too. Oh and its got no watermark so you can fit it without it saying 'instasize' over your pic distracting everybody.

3. BeFunky -I mostly use this app to flip my pictures vertical or horizontal. Like if I save one of my snapchat pics they usually come out backwards so I use this to flip it the right way. Not too big a fan of the filters but go ahead and try it out if you want.

4. VSCOcam -Faithfully using this app. MY FAVORITE app! I love all the filters and you can make them grainy, add "fog". Really good for the whole Tumblr effect. Did I already mention this was my favorite app? I LOVE IT!

5. Frametastic -I use this app to make collages. Making a collage using this will automatically fit to size for your social media sites and wont leave a watermark.

6. Magic Hour -This just tells me when sunrise starts, stops and when the "golden hour" is for the best dreamy sunset pics. If Im not using it for picture purposes Im using it to catch the sunset on beach ;)

7. Aviary -I dont use this too often but when I do its my go-to for blurring out effect. I blur out background things/people/personal info.

8.Videoshop -Rarely do I ever post a video but when I do I use this. You can add music, crop,add effects etc to your videos. Works great and is the only app I use to do this kinda stuff.

9. TimerCamera -Pretty self explanatory. When my outfit is on point and the mirror cuts off my bottom half and nobody is here to take a pic of me I use this.

You probably have your favs but if you dont I recommend all of these. Majority of them are free because Im on the cheap side haha there are in app purchases but if I remember correctly they're all free. (I've got 3 pages of photography apps but I only shared my top ones. If you wanna see more just let me know!) Try em out and happy picture taking!

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO SEÑORES Y SEÑORAS!

translation: Happy Fifth Of May Gentleman and Ladies!

photo taken by me Today as we may or may not know is 1. Taco Tuesday 2. my favorite day & 3. The day Mexico defeated Napolean III's French forces on May 5th 1862 at the Battle of Puebla. (Just in case you got confused and thought it was Mexico's Independence Day)that day is September 16. In honor of this celebration landing on Taco Tuesday I decided to make Oreo candy tacos(because of my massive sweet tooth now) and a "Mamarita" (alcohol free because I cant have the real deal yet). They came out super good! Will I ever make them again? My mocktail, Yes. My Oreo candy tacos, NOOOOOO! They were good and look really cute but I hate the mess it made and I hated dealing with the sticky candy. Not to mention my "taco shells" kept falling apart. No bueno! If you dont mind the hassle of all that then go ahead and try it. Aside from how time consuming it was(for me) it made for good pictures. I set up my little picture booth and snapped some pics before eating all my hard work. I found the recipe for them here. For the Mamarita I got the recipe from the book called Preggatinis by Natalie Bovis Nelson.

you can buy the book here. comes in Kindle & paperback For all my preggo mamas that want to sip on the occasional "mocktail" at parties or just anywhere I highly recommend this book! Plus, the names to some of the drinks are hilarious and based off pregnancy terms. I just rimmed my margarita glass with red and green sprinkles then used white granulated sugar. For a better presentation I recommend using a different type of white sugar because mine practically was non existent in the picture. I set it up so the colors flowed with the Mexican flag and voila! Perfection :) Well I hope you enjoy your today and enjoy lots of Mexican food. :) If you try the recipes out let me know, I'd like to believe Im not the only one who didn't like the hassle of the tacos haha Adios Amigos!

Then & Now

A couple years ago(3 to be exact) everyone at work under 26 had to take a class on "Making smart decisions". At the time it was really boring. I was just glad we got out of work for 3 days haha For our final homework assignment we had to make a collage of our lives now & on the back we had to make a collage of where we see our lives in the future. Not to toot my own horn or anything but mine was the best out of the entire class. ;) Mostly because I love crafts and standing out. (I get really festive and decorate our apartment to match the holidays of the month)...sorry not sorry! Today I was cleaning out the guest bedroom to prep for the baby and in my chaos scattered on the floor I found my collages. Looking back at them I saw how close my life matched to what I predicted 3 years ago. So cool I actually wanna make another one. It's my version of a goal list..but visual. Instead of writing them down I can reflect on my life currently and set goals for what I want to see in my future. I figured I'd share em. Remember, it's never too late to start a goal list. Dont wait for the beginning of the year to make things happen. Enjoy!

"Now" side: My(then)boyfriend Bryan, beach bum pic symbolizing me living in Hawaii, 'Pray for our military' because God was apart of my life, my parents picture + stick figure drawing of my siblings because family over everything(duh!), food drawing because I've always been a big foodie, shoe pic because I LOVE HEELS, camera because I live for a good picture, Lana Del Rey because she's one of my favorite artists(her voice is perfection), lipstick + party +girly because who doesn't love getting dressed up??!

"Future" side: BOCK in bold because I knew that was going to be my new last name ;), basketball replacing the O because it's still a big part of our lives, a pic of us + a 'Mrs&Mr' pic because I knew we'd marry each other, Cali because hellooo Im a Cali girl, double heels because I've doubled my collection, money because I got promoted, car drawing because I upgraded to a newbie, vogue + hello style because I love it, still loving my camera(I have 2 DSLRs & a Polaroid & a phone with no room for more pics),the house..ehh I dont own one like I planned but ultimately living together and growing our family is great, Romans 8:28 because I love how true that verse is , Lana is still ma girl & God is my number one.