One of my favorite things that I discovered and purchased while living abroad in Korea was a Fujifilm Polaroid camera. I absolutely love that little camera. I take it with me on special occasions as well as on special trips. Sure, it is a bit bulky and adds to my luggage but it's worth it. When Dave and I went to Hawaii this past March I took it with us and got some fun little pictures to remember our trip with.
My favorite polaroid pictures were from my beach wedding. The total number of guests at my wedding came up to a total of 24 people - family and my closest friends. My friend Alisha went around and took polaroid pictures of everyone. That picture was then placed in a scrapbook where they wrote a message next to it. They could write a word of encouragement, a verse or whatever they wanted. I love that it was so personal and that their picture is right there. I also really cherish having wisdom on marriage from my parents, siblings and friends. Godly wisdom from those closest to you is just something special that I can't really put into words.
I've also used the camera at special occasions for other people. My friend here in Woodward opened a crossfit gym and I took some pictures with the Polaroid and gave it to her. When I visited my friend in California and met her baby, more polaroids! These little pictures are great for memories, showers, guestbooks and more.
I've also used the camera at special occasions for other people. My friend here in Woodward opened a crossfit gym and I took some pictures with the Polaroid and gave it to her. When I visited my friend in California and met her baby, more polaroids! These little pictures are great for memories, showers, guestbooks and more.
Today I'm teaming up with Felecia, Rachel and Alex to give away a Fujifilim Instax Mini Camera + 1 pack of film (10 pictures) to one lucky winner. The pictures are pretty equivalent to the size of a credit card and are just so much fun. I've been wanting to give away this camera on my blog for a while now and I'm excited one of you readers will get it. The giveaway is open internationally as long as the international winner agrees to pay for shipping. The winner will be verified, etc. etc. Good luck!
I always wanted a polaroid! I have an idea to create a "guest book" for when people come visit and stay at hour house... they will have to take a picture and write a little something about their stay. (Have recently seen people do this and it's such a cute way to remember your guests)
ReplyDeleteI saw a fun idea with street photography... give the person an Instax photo of themselves as a thank you for allowing you to take their photos! Such a great idea! that's what I'd do if I won this!!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I just realized after I followed S2SI on twitter that I was signed in with my personal account. So I followed the other two with my blog account. Not sure if it makes a difference, but thought I'd let you know.
ReplyDeleteI've never used a polaroid camera before, but I love the idea of mini polaroid photos and using them as gifts! I guess I'd just have to wait and see what seemed fun to take a picture of...
ReplyDeleteThis camera is so cute! I want one! :) I am really trying to improve my photography skills, and I think this camera would help me be more creative.
ReplyDeleteahhh this is so neat! i LOVE polaroids & little tiny ones? so perfect for tons of projects! i would definitely love to take this when i travel for some instant pics! so fun!
ReplyDeletei have seen these before and think they are the cutest!! it would be so fun to have on roadtrips and for the everyday :)
ReplyDeletepictures of my family :D
ReplyDeleteI would take lots of pictures of my kiddos. :)
ReplyDeleteI would take pictures of my kiddos!
ReplyDeletei would take pictures of my baby and anything that caught my eye(in a good way).
ReplyDeleteThis is such a FUN giveaway! I loved taking pictures before, but now that I have Lincoln I want to take pictures ALL THE TIME! I don't want to miss anything!
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted a cute Polaroid! It would be perfect to capture college memories and help me decorate my apartment next fall!
ReplyDeleteOh this camera looks too fun! We would probably use if for a geocaching challenge or a vacation photo-journal
ReplyDeleteAll the fun times! Or of the beautiful Texas countryside.
ReplyDeleteI would capture our honeymoon to Disneyworld! My hubby has never been there and I cannot wait for him to finally go! :D My email is perezashley60@hotmail.com. I would love to win :D
ReplyDeleteI experimented with my friend's polaroid camera and loved it! I would take funny pictures with my and my cat doing the ridiculous things that we do, and then post them around the house to give my husband a good laugh.
ReplyDeleteI'd take pics of the cutest little boy in the world and send some to his Auntie. :D
ReplyDeletePictures of my bulldog of course!
ReplyDeleteOne of my goal this year is start experimenting with a film camera. This will totally help me achieve my goals. Please let it come to Nigeria to me :)
ReplyDeleteOmgosh! I love these cameras! A friend of ours had one and snapped a couple of pictures! I think my favorite thing would be to take pictures when Tyler and I go to art galleries!
ReplyDeletegot it! Thanks =)
ReplyDeleteThat is a really fun idea and I'm totally gonna steal it and start doing that. I don't normally have visitors but someday! =)
ReplyDeleteThat is a good idea and a thoughtful one.
ReplyDeleteYou are creative and I'm sure you'd come up with all kinds of fun ideas.
ReplyDeleteaw! I bet your bull terrier would be cute in polaroids. What is a lomo?
ReplyDeleteMiss Nutralicious! I agree this would help you improve your photography. It definitely has mine. If you win will you take a picture of yourself and post it? Amanda and I were (#beingcreepy) saying that we still haven't seen a picture of you on your blog. We are hoping you aren't a man but are 99.9% sure you aren't ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect for trips. I also think this would be fun for your passport date nights!
ReplyDeleteI agree!
ReplyDeleteThat would be a good way to use polaroids!
ReplyDeleteThat would be so neat! I think they would have fun with it too. Let's just hope Selah wouldn't get into like she did your chocolate pb cookies ;)
ReplyDeleteThat would be fun!
ReplyDeleteBabies + polaroids = <3
ReplyDeleteBabies and pictures just go together! Having instant pictures of Lincoln to put around your house would be so fun!
ReplyDeleteThat would be a fun way to decorate. I've always thought it would be fun to hang them in an office (which I don't have yet) =)
ReplyDeleteGeocaching - I just looked that up on google =) That sounds fun and a polaroid would be neat with that.
ReplyDeleteThe countryside would be beautiful! I gotta ask E or W Texas? I'm in W Texas sometimes and it's a bit dry and flat. Still pretty just different than Eastern TX.
ReplyDeleteAw! That would be so fun!
ReplyDeleteThat would be fun! I have a cat and should snap a couple with him. My husband would think I'm ridiculous too =)
ReplyDeleteand I would love that! I'll have to bring mine out there next time. It would be fun to get pictures of them with it. I bet they (Elliot & Z) would like having instant pictures of themselves. Hopefully they will sit still =)
ReplyDeletefun!
ReplyDeleteThat would be a really neat way to use the polaroid camera.
ReplyDeleteoooh! art galleries would be a fun place to use it!
ReplyDeleteI want it! You know I'd love to annoy Jordan with one of those. Booya!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
ReplyDeleteOh man, I would take a bizillion pictures while on hikes and backpacking trips with this little thing :)
ReplyDeletehi! lomo are analog cameras, I've got 2 of them, a diana f+ and a sprocket rocket! they are much fun ^^ there's a whole community of fans at lomography.com you should check!
ReplyDeleteProbably at my kids birthday parties so the kids would have pics to take home right away
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat little camera! We're hosting a party in a few weeks with a backdrop for pictures, this would be so handy!
ReplyDeleteNot gonna lie, totally digging this camera and would love to win! :) I can just imagine all the opportunities I would have to snap some really awesome shots with the polaroid. Small groups, outdoor adventures, candids of family gatherings, a desolate main street at dusk; possibilities are endless! Probably will annoy my husband a lot if I do end up winning, but he can get over it. Not my fault he is so photogenic. ;)
ReplyDeletei'd take fun pictures of my friends drinking coffee. it's the perfect combination of my favorite things. oh and probably of squirrels ;)
ReplyDeleteIt would be right up your alley, I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteI'd take amazing pictures this summer at the beach & of course shots of my pets..always.
ReplyDeleteha ha! Jordan would really dislike me then! That's funny.
ReplyDeleteThat sure would be fun for hiking!
ReplyDeletefun! =)
ReplyDeleteThat would be perfect for a party!!
ReplyDeleteYou are full of fun ideas, friend!
ReplyDeletemmm, coffee! Why squirrels? I'm curious.
ReplyDeletebeach + pets = awesome!
ReplyDeleteThen yes! That makes much more sense =)
ReplyDeleteI love photography and hope to pursue it more with this camera too. :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE polaroids. Had a camera back home in Sweden 10 years ago, but unfortunately it was very hard to find film for it so I unwillingly stopped using it. If I had a polaroid camera I would take it with me on my trip back home and capture moments with my family - it would make for wonderful memories to bring back to Hawaii :)
ReplyDeleteI love take funny moments of my family. It's really amazing! hahaha
ReplyDeleteI would take pictures of my family and of me and my boyfriend for our new apartment!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute little camera. I can just imagine all the special moments I could capture with one, all with that lovely vintage polaroid feel.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, this is amazing! I'd love to have this. I love interacting with
ReplyDeletechildren living on the street, and the snaps would be absolutely perfect
to add joy in their lives. :')
I have some cute baby bear cubs that have taken to coming out and playing in my yard, so I think they would be fun to take pictures of this spring !
ReplyDeleteI would take fun headshot photos of my family to hang!
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahah!!!! I laughed so hard at this comment! I SWEAR I am 100% woman. I guess I need to clarify this. I'm still laughing!
ReplyDeleteI'd take pictures with my friends to hang in my apartment! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWhen I go on trips with friends :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I go on trips with friends :)
ReplyDeleteI would take pictures with my friends from college the next time we get together! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDelete=)
ReplyDeleteThat would be fun to take pictures back home with family! When do you leave for to go back home? Is it Sweden?
ReplyDeleteFunny family moments are the best!
ReplyDeleteThat would be fun!
ReplyDeleteIt does have a vintage feel to it =)
ReplyDeleteGena, that would be super fun to take pictures of kids with this. They'd love it too!
ReplyDeleteum, baby cubs? That is AMAZING!
ReplyDeletefun!
ReplyDeleteThat would be fun & you're welcome =)
ReplyDeletefun times!
ReplyDeletemore cute than normal ;) I like that!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome!! I actually print pictures for my planner every week and this is something I would really love!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a neat idea!
ReplyDeleteI'd take some goofy photos of my boyfriend and I :)
ReplyDeleteI would take fun pictures of my kids on a daily basis. We have a total of 8 kids and 3 grand-babies, so there is NEVER a dull moment and plenty of picture worthy moments!!
ReplyDeleteI would take pictures on my upcoming trip to Italy
ReplyDeletefun!
ReplyDeleteI bet there never is a dull moment! That would be fun to capture them with the polaroid.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I'm sure you'll have a great trip.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are laughing! After I wrote that I thought 'oh man, (no pun intended) I really might have just freaked out someone).
ReplyDeletePics of my adventures in Australia :)
ReplyDeletefun! fun!
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