You can find my Instagram photos on the web at http://followgram.me/photo516/ or find me on Instagram as @photo516.
Here are the bullet points of what I've learned.
- The square format is nice. It is simple. It is refreshing.
- Size matters. I'm normally looking at these photos on a phone screen. Sometimes they don't look as good on a larger computer screen. You can see more flaws and imperfections.
- You have to participate to make anything happen. I've been on Instagram for a long time. It seemed like silly little photo filters at first, I wasn't interested. You have to participate.
- Tag your photos.
- Search for those tags.
- Like the photos you found.
- This gets the attention of photographers with similar interests.
- They will start liking your photos and will start following you.
- Follow them back.
- Like there photos.
- Look at the photos they are like. Like those photos too.
- Be generous with your looks. They don't cost you anything.
- My favorite photos are not always as popular as I think they should be. My boring pictures can be quite popular. The key is my picture is boring to ME.
- Flowers are always beautiful. I really like them.
- I don't really care for flowers with insects.
- I like food pictures.
- A food picture is an easy score for a daily photo.
- Add the word porn to the end of all your tags, if you are really serious.
- I have mixed feelings about photos with people.
- People are beautiful like the flower photos, but I don't pass out the likes as easily.
- I try not to post too many family and friend photos, because I have the emotional attachment to them.
- My wife really prefers not to see people in a landscape photo.
- I kind of think the beach looks desolate without people.
- I want the people to be part of the scenery, not the focus.
- You gottta love the resourcefulness of spammers!
I'm sure I've learned more and I'm sure I can say more about many of these things.
