Making an Instagram Book Just Got Easier

There are a billion ways to turn your Instagram images into books. Some are easier or more convenient than others, but if you're a control freak, you like things done a certain way. So awhile ago I wrote a big ol' post about exactly how to turn your instagram photos into a book, and have used the process to make four volumes of books containing roughly 1000 instagrammed images. They are awesome (if I do say so myself). Here's a photo of all four books:

(They're made by Blurb. You can use this link to save $20 on your own bit of blurb/instagram awesomeness.)

The only part of the process that I've been less than 100% satisfied with is collecting the Instagrammed images. Up until now, I've been downloading my entire archive (from InstaArchive), then separating the photos that I've added since making my last book so I can include the newer ones in the new book. Not a huge pain, but not as convenient as it seems like it should be.

Happily, I've since discovered the IfThisThenThat website. It allows you to set up what they call "recipes" which are like little formulas that can do awesome things—like archive your own Instagram photos for you. In my case, I set it up so that every time I post a new image to Instagram, my IFTTT recipe will grab the photo and put a copy of it in a designated DropBox folder for me. Score! My set up looks like this:

Now, every time I'm ready to make a new book (I do so about every 250 images), I don't have to sift through my whole archive to find the new stuff. I just download them from my DropBox! When I'm done, I empty the DropBox folder, and I'm all set to start shoot for my next  book!

For the step-by-step on the whole process, check out my earlier post.

Have fun!

Love Struck: Holly + Adrian

Talk about "Laugh out loud" funny—these two were a hoot! While editing through their session, my cheeks actually hurt from smiling so much. :) Love that.

Love Shoot! Megan + John

Crisp fall air, a full camera battery, and two cute love birds—what a great combo! I'm honored these two were able to squeeze me into their whirlwind trip to Nebraska, and even more honored to be part of their big day next spring!

Love Shoot! Lindsey + John

These two brought their A-game to our session last week—and it shows. Thankfully, we rescheduled from Monday to Thursday, which spared us upwards of 20 degrees. (My bangs were grateful. Lindsey and John would obviously look great, no matter what!)

We walked, and laughed, and walked, and laughed, and somewhere in between I managed to snag some pictures.

Go figure. :)

Down the Aisle: Preston + KJ

About a year ago I decided to cut off my 2013 wedding season at the end of August so I could focus on a few other projects and enjoy some family time—and I couldn't have asked for a more fun way to wrap up the year! Congrats to Preston, KJ, & both their families... it was truly an honor!

Shoot Shack: Preston + KJ

What a great way to finish the 2013 Nebraska wedding season in style! Preston, KJ, and all their guests made a great year-end splash in our photo booth (more affectionately known as the Shoot Shack). :) Enjoy!

Shoot Shack: James + Jaime

Love Shoot: Alicia + Anton

Love is in the air! Can you feel it? (When you're not distracted by the off-the-charts humidity, that is...) Last week, Alicia and Anton took some time out of their crazy schedules to enjoy each other's company. These are some quick favorites.

Down the Aisle: Jaime + James

Every wedding I have the opportunity to photograph reminds me how magical it all is. I remember when I was a kid, I thought that my parents just sort of always existed together as a package deal. Like, they arrived on Earth together for the soul purpose of being our mom and dad. Oddly enough, I can pinpoint the precise moment when it dawned on me that they actually, at one point, had totally separate lives, which they chose to join together in order to become what is now our family. Like I said, pure magic.

Here's to the beginning of a new family—congrats to Jaime & James!

Down the Aisle: Ted + Nicole

Another gorgeous day for a Nebraska Wedding! Ted & Nicole were in from the east coast to tie the knot before heading off to a sun drenched beach for their honeymoon. These are a few quick faves from their day. :)