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Are you ready for a secret? Promise not to tell anyone? Okay, here goes… don’t tell… I’m naive and still have many life lessons ahead of me, both big and small. In essence, 1 Year, 10 Projects, 100 Discoveries is actually 100 lessons. But, this project of 10 lessons is about ones that hit me over the head, ones that maybe others already know and ones that will impact my life on a semi-daily basis. You can see all 10 Lessons here and the entire project here. Enjoy the learnings, I am!
Like most things, it took me awhile, but I finally fell in love with Instagram. I’m using it to do a “one photo a day” project. Granted, some days it’s no photos and other days it’s three photos, but it’s a fun project that helps remind me of all the amazing places and experiences I’m having.
But, I digress. Instagram provides 16 filters that help to make any picture look professional and artistic. The peculiar thing I’ve started to notice is that I use certain filters consistently in the same city. It’s like the personality of each city matches and is amplified by specific filters and with other filters, the city looks horrible.
For example, for almost every Instagram photo from Paris I used the “Lomo-Fi” filter. The Lomo-Fi filter makes colors brighter and throws things into sharp contrast. Paris was similar – the colors and sounds were brighter. No matter where or what time, the city was always vibrant.
In Chicago, I often find myself using the Hefe, Brannan and Sutro filters. All ones that strip much of the color, but leave a little to contrast the gray. Sound familiar? While often overcast from weather (aka gray), the colors that peek out in Chicago shine with a certain dullness.
Skeptical? Next time you’re traveling and using Instagram, try it for yourself. Let me know if you start to see patterns and “personalities” that match and are amplified by the filters you choose to use.
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