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Some of these probably look familiar to you. They're the most popular photos of me or taken by me over the last three months. But they have something else in common: they were all shot with a Fujifilm x-t10. 

Right before we left for Germany, Fujifilm reached out and offered me a bloggers dream for a European trip - a new camera to document the whole thing with. There's plenty of reviews for it all over the internet from people who understand the inner workings of a camera better than I do, but here's the lowdown on things I think are important.

I've never been a fancy operation, and honestly we shoot a lot on an iPhone, so this was a serious upgrade. The Fujifilm x-t10 is a little more sophisticated than I'm used to working with, and I was definitely a little skeptical of all its bells and whistles but man oh man have I fallen in love with this camera. It has the ease of use of my point-and-shoot cameras but the quality of image is beyond. I also found that it was really simple to adjust to whatever we were shooting. People? Done. Massive historical landmarks? Simple. Really low light? Covered. It's also wi-fi equipped which was perfect for when we're traveling, and is the one feature that truly kept my Instagram ALIVE. Jordan would also like it noted that it's not as bulky and heavy as most DSLRs, and is a lot easier to carry around all day than bigger cameras. (It's like I made him carry the backpack all month or something. heh.)

Overally, the x-t10 was the PERFECT camera for what we do: shoot fun photos of our adventures, overalls, and occasionally, our friends. It made everything look fantastic, and caught details I swear I can barely see with my eyes.

Overall score: 10/10 Justina Points.

(If I could go higher I would, 
but I don't make the rules around here)

x Justina

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summer snapshot

 #teenvogue
dress c.o lulu*s//shoes c.o. bc footwear//purse c.o pepaloves//camera: Instax c.o Fujifilm

This is one of my breeziest summer outfits. 

This dress has been a staple for me since I got it last September.
 It's super easy to dress up or down.
 I've taken to wearing it with either these heels or my Converse high tops,
depending on the amount of running that is happening.
ideally none, unless something is drastically wrong

  I'm also slowly getting used to carrying around less jun-
er, very important possessions,
 to accommodate for how small my satchel is.
Today's particular outfit was just for a day of rambling about eating ramen and taking photos. 

Speaking of: I have officially taken 200 polaroid photos.

yes I've been counting but so would you if you'd carried this camera around

 Its so insane to me to look at my walls and see 200 little memories all perfectly preserved.
polaroid gang 4 life

xx
Justina

ps.

TAKE A SEAT BRAZIL,
 TAKE A SEAT

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instant gratification

 yay huburts * sulley wishes he was as scary as me* future home* yes I'm that tall* 

this dress * carslandcarslandcarsland* THEY MAKE GLITTERY EARS* it glowed. that's all.

all photos taken with instax mini 8 c.o. fujifilm

I love this camera like a child. 

As I have previously mentioned, 

I have wanted a mini instax since B.o.B released his "Airplanes" video. 

'sup 2010

When Fujifilm offered me one to review,
I burst into a celebratory dance moment to the song

It was completely worth the wait. 

This camera is everything I hoped it would be. 

I initially was worried that the shape

(it's the Fat Amy of cameras)

 would make it a  bit cumbersome to carry around, 
but it's actually super light, 

and easy to slip into everything but a clutch. 

Or if you're not a purse person,

 and have strong faith in thick pieces of string, 

there's a wrist strap for you to precariously dangle it from.

 The prints are adorable, and turn out way clearer then I expected. 
They're the perfect size, and more rectangular than square, 
which is good for shooting stuff like people  and castles and ice cream cones.

I took it with me on vacation, and so can vouch for it's Justina-proofing. 
I dropped it,
several times, 
 in a pile of sand, 
on a boardwalk,
into a palm tree.
don't ask. 
The plastic shell a. absorbed it and b. was really easy to clean off.

The only thing I had an issue with was the settings

 but that was more due to me being a bad judge of high sunlight v. low sunlight

I think it's really cool how polaroid cameras have evolved in the important ways, 

while still retaining what makes them a classic. 

They've also come fast and hard as an "old" thing 

into fashion blogging, which is a relatively new industry. 

Even the way the camera looks takes it from being just a tool to making it an accessory. 

It's an amazing way to capture moments and make them physical. 

You can look at a print a week later, a month, a year, and it all comes flooding back: 

the sounds, the lights, the laughter. 

It's a special kind of man-made magic.

Now I just wish I could work some magic on my wallet. 

The one true con of this camera is that the film is rather pricey, 

                                            running for about $13-$20 for 10 color prints.

 I recommend factoring in at least two "practice" shots.

(see: settings)

To top it off, it makes a really satisfying "rrrrRRrr" noise while it's printing your photo.

Total package.

xx,

Justina

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