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If you’re like me, you use instagram on your iphone… a lot. I have an entirely separate blog of instagram photos — mostly of Clive and the dogs :) And if you’re even more like me, you’ve wondered how to go about printing these bad boys.

Well, off to google I went. I found Printstagram and ordered a set of 48 miniprints. When I tweeted about this, Monique responded and told me about another service — PostalPix. Several people asked if I’d share my experience, including so and so, but I decided I’d listen to Monique’s advice and try out postalpix.

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Prinstagram. I got the stack of business card-esque prints in about two weeks. I’m a very impatient purchaser — so this was a negative for me. I forgot I had even ordered them, to be honest. But they did ship from China — so I don’t think that they were being lazy. It just takes a long time to get to the States from China. Trust me, I know. I’ve made that flight many, many times :P

When I opened them, I thought that they were pretty dang cool! The square image is quite small — but that makes it kind of a fun little thing to have. If this was all I had ever tried, I’d definitely be happy with them. I’d probably take thumb tacks and post them all over my computer desk, or something. Just to see a collage of all 48 mini prints. The collage is $12 and then $6 for shipping — so $18 for 48 mini prints.

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PostalPix. PostalPix is definitely the clear winner here. The prints are 4×4, they are totally affordable, it’s an iphone app so you can order straight from your phone, and I ordered on Tuesday and got the prints in the mail on Wednesday. Not next week Wednesday… I mean the very next day! I think I paid like $12 including shipping for 40 of these much larger prints. So it’s actually less money for a larger, better (imo) print.

So, for me, PostalPix will be what I use most often. Prinstagram still has some cool things — but for some simple, lose prints that aren’t teeny tiny, are totally affordable, and will ship out super quick, PostalPix is the clear victor here.

Bobby

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Over the last several years of blogging, I’ve spoken on quite a few occasions of my affections for Dennis Prager. I have a couple people that I genuinely enjoy looking up to on all sides of the spectrum. On matters of secularism/naturalism, I enjoy Christopher Hitchens. On the left of most things, Bill Maher. On religious issues, the right of most things, and simply on being a good person, it’s Dennis Prager. No living person (outside my parents) has had more influence on how I live and treat people. He’s challenged me on so many occasions to be a better person and this is why I’ve been following him since my late teens :)

Sidenote: Unless you read the greatest minds on BOTH sides of an issue, there’s a good chance that you’re thinking the way you do based off of either the way you were raised or your emotions. This is why I’ve been following great minds like Prager and Hitchens for a long time ;)

I saw Prager speak live for his show last year (an awesome video of Dennis talking is on that blog post, so you should check it out ;), and was fortunate enough to have his live show fall on my birthday this year — what a great present!!!

Aside from doing his graduate work at the Russian Institute and Middle East Institute at Columbia, traveling to over 100 countries, and speaking English, Hebrew, French, Russian, and Arabic, Prager is also a conductor of classical orchestras. Here’s him jokingly conducting some music playing while off air :)

Prager and his producer, Alan.

Such a good way to spend my birthday :)

Bobby

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For today’s before and after Wednesday I’m taking an image from the day baby Brody was born! This week, I’m using TRA’s new RADLAB photoshop plug in. Such a cool, new way to process images!

The image shown is the final, processed image. Roll your mouse over the image to see the unprocessed original…

5D Mark II + 50L at 1/40th, ISO2500, and f/1.2.