As most of you will know I am a bit of a social media addicted, well mostly Twitter actually, but I now have a new vice, Instagram, and I’m not ashamed to admit it!
I was once a Blackberry girl so I admired everyone’s wonderfully filtered images from a far, but now I snap away with my HTC so I’ve have finally joined the gang, and I’m getting a little obsessed with framing the most perfect square-shaped image.
I know that some people have a favourite filter, I am partial to a lot – Lo-Fi really works well with fashion shots, I love scenery shots with a hint of Earlybird, Hefe always gives me the best complexion, I like the vintage feel of 1977, and just for fun I love the Kelvin effect, so basically I like to chop and change.
Putting together this blog post I discovered that I do love showing off my arm candy, snapping cute piccies of my three kitty monsters, I’m like a bee to honey with floral displays, I am fascinated by street art, and I love to share shopping finds, as well as all of the cute, adorable and stylish things in my life. Basically I treat my feed as a photo diary.
But as well as enjoying snapping and filtering my own images I am also obsessed with following, I love being inspired by pretty things and Instagram is amazing inspiration.
Some of the many peeps I love following:
@agirlastyle – just like her blog, Briony has a gorgeous way of making you forget your troubles with her incredible snaps of her fabulous life, I think I’ve loved every snap she has ever done!
@whoisbobbparris – always the most gorgeous street style piccies
@spikethepunch_ – I love this jewellery designer, her feed is always full of gorgeous jewels that I want
@glitterguide – girlie, sparkly, and just perfectly pretty
@coachblkrwomen – if you like gorgeous handbags mixed in with cute snaps of dogs
@garypeppergirl – I didn’t read her blog before finding her on Instagram and now I am obsessed, every pic of her is always gorgeous
@nicolettemason – like A Girl, A Style, Nicolette posts gorgeous snaps, I always want her shoes
@wa_sabi – if you love cats like me you have to check out this feed of cafe cats each and everyone of them is adorable
@paperfashion – this feed keeps my dream alive of being a fashion illustrator, I love seeing Katie’s sketches
@styleslicker – like Kit’s blog, her Instagram feed is just as stunning, filled with her stylist outfit posts, DIY projects and lots of delicious food
@cocorocha – a behind-the-scenes look at a model’s life, and yes it is glamorous
@jimyp – a close friend of mine, so I may be a little bias, but I love Jim’s snaps he really is an amazing photographer
Oh and don’t forget to follow me, just to make it confusing my handle is different to my Twitter, so search for FashionistaBarbie. Also don’t forget to leave your handles below in the comments as I love finding new inspiration.
