Okay, so I have a slight obsession with Polaroids and wanting to be alive in the 1970s. My bikinis are inspired from this era. This era of simplicity and family life. The era of a nostalgic beach lifestyle where technology didn't haunt each and everyone of us...every minute of the day. Don't get me wrong, I love the computer and the fact that I can get instant pictures of my niece and nephew on my cell phone. But I am know for never answering my phone. I tend to forget it all around the house.
I had a photo shoot awhile back and the photographer took a handful of Polaroids and I have yet to see them. I wake up every morning wondering if today will be the day that these amazing photos arrive in the mail. Nothing so far.
I am planning another photo shoot in the 70s style right now with an awesome photographer. So I am trying to find some inspirations on the internet and I stumbled across the most amazing story.
Jamie Livingston. He took a Polaroid everyday for 18 years. It's an amazing way to document a life. Just looking at his photos, without a single word, you step into his life. You can see his happiness and joy and his painful last year.
So I looked up the day I was born. August 13, 1980. And below is the picture. 
I can spend hours looking at this website. I looked at the picture from my 16th birthday. I looked at the pictures from days when people I loved left my life.
Take some time and check out Jamie and his story.
http://photooftheday.hughcrawford.com/
Chris Higgins wrote an amazing blog about Jamie. His writing was an inspiration. I am so ready to get my camera ready to take a photo a day.
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