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____________________________________ 1. How to Improve Your iPhone Pictures 2. How to Correctly Share Photos on Instagram 3. Simplifying Your Instagram Photos for Great Impact 4. Beyond Selfies 5. Capturing Life’s Candid Moments 6. Instagram Safety Tips for Photographs of Children 7. Rule of Thirds 8. How to Take Silhouette Photographs 9. 4 Steps to Improving Your Food Photography on Instagram 10. Tips to Capture Nature on Instagram 11. Tips to Improve Your Garden Photography for Instagram 12. Love the Life You Love & Life the Life You Share 13. How to Host an Instagram “Something-a-Long” 14. How to Be in the Moment with #Latergram 15. How to Use Hashtags to build Instagram Communities 16. How to Rock Videos on Instagram 17. Top 10 Photography Apps for iPhone & Android 18. How to Move Photos from your PC or Camera to Instagram 19. How to Scrapbook Your Instagram 20. How to Print Your Instagram Photographs _________________________________________________ The iPhone could possibly be the best camera you own. I know that may seem crazy, especially if you own a much nicer camera. However, the main difference between some large DSLR camera and your iPhone, that gives it the distinct advantage, is that you are more likely to have your iPhone with you all the time. The best camera is the camera you have with you at a moment’s notice. Since you likely always have that smartphone camera with you, let’s talk about some things that you can do to improve your iPhone pictures. Hold Your Phone Steady While Taking Pictures Just because an iPhone is light and you can hold it with one hand while taking a picture doesn’t mean that you should. Of course, if we’re talking about a selfie while showing off your new haircut on Instagram, you’re probably stuck using just one hand. However, in general, you’re going to be more likely to get a better picture when you are holding the phone steadily, which will mean keeping both hands on the phone. If you’re using the on-screen circle button as a shutter, this can be difficult. Another option to avoid needing to use that button is to make sure that one of the hands that you’re holding the phone with is near the volume button. When in camera mode, your volume button also acts as a shutter button. Accept that the iPhone is Not Meant to Take Pictures Far Away The iPhone really does best taking pictures of things that are closer to you. If it’s a once in a lifetime picture or something you really need and have no other way of getting, go ahead and use the magnification box on the screen to zoom in. Otherwise, see if you can move to get the same shot and avoid doing that. Pictures taken while using that magnification tool aren’t going to be as crisp as ones without. If you use it a lot and have noticed that your pictures have noise (what looks like there is an overlay of a TV “snow pattern” effect on them), that’s why. Try to avoid using it when you’re able and accept that your iPhone just takes better pictures closer than farther away. _________________________________________________ Look for Unique Angles This is a good tip for any picture taking, but especially with smartphones. I think that because we’re used to using them near our face or at chest-height while texting or using apps, we can forgot to try different angles out. Try to get to your subject’s level. Or, perhaps even crouch down and look up. Look for a unique angle or setting. Not every picture should be taken from above, looking down. Experiment as Much as Possible Keep your phone safe, but take time to experiment and take lots of pictures. It’s easy to delete pictures, so why not use that to your advantage and really practice your skills by experimentation and repetition. Just make sure to keep your best photos, and keep your picture gallery manageable by clearing out the less than stellar ones. _________________________________________________ Instagram can be a wonderful place of inspiration. From photos with the perfect quote, to scenic views and dream wanderlust destinations, to funny photos that bring a smile to your face – there is always appealing content ready to be shared. Just like any other social media network, sharing content you find is a way to be just that – social. Going beyond the like and comment on a photo, you can repost directly to your Instagram account with a few short steps. One of the best and free apps to use for sharing content on Instagram is called Repost. When launching the Repost app you will be prompted to sign into your Instagram account. This allows you to find the photos you want to share from your feed. _________________________________________________ There are several options for finding content to share. You can search through the recent photos in your feed, browse the popular content on Instagram (even if you are not following the person) or use the search feature. When I find a photo on Instagram that I want to share I will launch the Repost app from my phone and search for that user’s photo. Click the blue button that says “Repost” – it is located at the bottom right of the content you want to share. You will instantly be brought to an edit screen with several options. The default edit has the dark gray bar across the bottom with the user’s ID and image on the far left. This shows your followers which account you are sharing content from. _________________________________________________ You can move the bar from bottom to top, left or right. As you can see in the image, leaving the bar at the bottom blocked part of the man in the photo. So, I moved it to the top. You can also change the shade of the bar from dark to light depending on what shows best on the content you are sharing. Once you are satisfied with how the image looks, simply click the big blue Repost button. Finally you will launch the Instagram app within the Repost app and the caption for the photo will auto-fill with the original caption from the user’s account you are sharing content. I highly recommend adding your own commentary in front of the previously written content. This will allow your followers to see what you have to say about the photo you are sharing and will clearly define your personal words from those that come after the #Repost hashtag. _________________________________________________ Always leave the caption and tag of the user you are sharing within the photo description. This provides proper credit. If the caption on a photo sounds similar to something you would say, or if you just want your words to stand out, you can put brackets around your personal caption. An example would be: {I just love this photo and can’t wait to visit this destination} #Repost @InstagramUser On a tour of Venice, Italy Don’t forget to add relevant hashtags and treat the content you are sharing just as you would your own content. Quick Recap of Things to Remember: Always repost Instagram content instead of taking a screenshot Make sure the repost bar is clearly shown on the image you are sharing Always provide proper credit Make it clear which caption is yours verses the words written by the owner of content Add hashtags and promote! _________________________________________________ A picture is worth a thousand words. A great picture can stop you in your tracks, make you laugh, make you feel angry or bring you to tears. Pictures are powerful, tell stories, and preserve memories. But sometimes, the message, the idea or emotion we are trying to convey gets lost. The viewer misses the point and scrolls on past. Why? Well one of the most common reasons is that the subject of your photo gets lost. It could be a busy background, trying to cram too much information (people, things etc.) into a small space, or not having a strong subject to focus on. It sure seems to me that the further we get into the digital age the smaller the screen gets! This is great for convenience, but it makes it much harder to get a strong message or idea through. It is good to keep in mind that the smaller the screen gets the more important it becomes to have a simple strong subject. Example #1: Get in close, use the crop tool to take out the extra space and that big ole’ pink tongue becomes more noticeable. You’re Assignment: Scroll through your Instagram feed Take a few minutes and scroll through your feed and take note of what grabs your attention. What images do you take a more time with than others? Which ones compel you to leave a comment? I can pretty much guarantee you that unless they are pictures of your sister’s kids, the ones that capture your attention the most will have one or all of the 3 elements below: _________________________________________________ •Close-ups / Macro Shots that shows fine detail •Little to no distracting background •Strong focus on a foreground object Example #2: Get creative with cropping. Take out the extra space, distracting background and focus on the detail. Practice: So how do you get an image with a strong subject? It’s easier than you might think. 1. Move Your Feet That’s right, move your feet.