https://www.instagram.com/rank_salt/

heading to SEA for a couple of months soon, will be posting more stuff
will follow back

cheers

most anons that post in these threads usually have pretty good pictures

borders lol
https://www.instagram.com/zen_zanon

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https://www.instagram.com/vincetarrosa/

I live in the Philippines but idk I'm more inspired to take photos when I travel outside my own country.

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https://www.instagram.com/vincesbirdgallery/

Meanwhile, most of my bird photos are taken locally because wildlife is already challenging enough.

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https://www.instagram.com/clearbluewindow/

I follow back whoever follows me desu, a lot of anons post some pretty good stuff.

>>4339860
That second lower left pic is excellent.

>>4339243
Are you based in Cornwall mate or were you just there on a visit? Lansallos is a lovely spot

>>4339181
https://www.instagram.com/leovanspencer/

Based in the Philippines. The usual daily stuff most of the time. F4f!

>>4340198
Your shots are clean my fren, you have a fantastic eye for framing and composition

>>4340200
i live in scotland. was down there for work for a couple of months. agreed, it's stunning down that way. i stumbled on lansallos by chance whilst driving around randomly. regret not getting out with the camera more. i'll be back down next year though. want to visit some of the fishing villages along the coast.

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Here's mine: instagram.com/vvvguzman

I enjoy shooting whatever, looking to do portraits someday but right now just street I guess.

I love instagram threads because you get to follow anons who actually take pics.

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instagram.com/hibachiwolfe/

Mweee why is color film so expensive

>>4340669
Thanks friend, glad to hear I'm doing things right.

>>4340765
Portraits can be hard to get into I think. It's easy to ask random people on the street since you don't know them/won't see them again, but it feels awkward as shit to try and ask people you know.

>>4340926
>but it feels awkward as shit to try and ask people you know

True. I've asked my acquaintaces and just a couple have helped but I would need even more models in order to build my portfolio. Guess I will have to pay for them models.

>>4339243
Your photos have this lonely, desolate feeling to them that I appreciate, and I'm curious to see how you will portray SEA.

>>4339860
Thanks. Like that another anon said, you do have a nice eye for composition, especially for those geometric shapes.

>>4340659
Happy to see some actual good street photography from the PH! Your most recent ten+ photos are my favorites.

https://www.instagram.com/int3rvisions/

Just got a new camera, will hopefully be posting more stuff soon

>>4340198
Great compositions, very satisfying to look at

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https://www.instagram.com/lappalainenphotos/

Trying to get into sportphotography

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seeing these threads just helps to further the point that I just suck lol

>>4341028
Don't be so hard on yourself bro, everyone started out shitty and still makes some mediocre stuff. I tend to only post my very best and even then it's still not as good as other peoples stuff, but it's about enjoying what you do.

tl;dr take photos for your own enjoyment and don't overthink it

>>4340996
>Just got a new camera
what pne?

>>4341247
Lumix LX3. I just needed something to satiate my hunger of photography in between film shooting.

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>>4341028
I suck and have sucked for years (I was snapshitting with digicams since high school in 2004 lol). My cope is that I will never be a photographer, but I’m happy being an archiver/cataloguer of life around me. Without artistic merit, just as it is. Have a fourteen year old snapshit.

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>>4341028
Just remember that the IG feeds are curated from any of these anons' work over the years.

Most of the ones I post on mine are from the last two years or more, and are thoughtfully chosen from the thousands of the photos I take. And I even plan my grid in advance with a planner app (Planoly and Plann), because I want mine to look nice. To me, it functions as a gallery or portfolio exhibition.

Really, if you do want to take photos you like, you have to get out there and just shoot, and then put some thought into choosing which photos you want to show to the world. I heard from some Youtube guy that "you are remembered for your best photos," and I remind myself that constantly so I don't just put out any random shit just for the sake of it.

https://www.instagram.com/sunset.tico/
Based in Costa Rica... lots of mountains, beaches, and green places....

>>4341329
Based take. I >>4340198 feel like I've fallen away from the "only post your best" lately though, I scrolled through my profile and there's a stark contrast in quality once you rollback about 2 years.

>>4340940
Whoops, just realized I misquoted myself in my second reply, which was meant for >>4340198

>>4339678
Love your work, man.

>>4341028
Instagram is very dead for photography. You can't share photos with non-insta users. You can't share full sized photos with anyone. It's a website that uses its users as advertising to collect other peoples data. So, anyone who still uses it has probably been using it for over 5 years.

>>4341507
Surprised to see an insta thread at all, pretty sure flickr is the de-facto site for real photographers.

>>4341527
you mean for boomer with a fugly DSLR

>>4341310
stop snapshitting then.
think about composition and light before you even put the camera to your eye.
infact, you dont even need the camera.
learn about good composition, read some articles. look at some classic paintings. watch movies with great cinematography.
then, in your daily life, start looking for it in the environment around you. imagine good photos.
it's not a game of chance.

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my ig is reserved for irl but here's my tumblr picrelated. pictures from me learning street

>>4341547
correction: do all that stuff but also keep snapping away
>>4340659
sweet!

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Little bit of everything.

@mihnea.l.udrea

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instagram.com/604connor/

Id love some advice,
just got into photography at the beginning of the year. Trying to get my editing more consistent

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https://www.instagram.com/ozren.c/

>>4339860
>>4339861
Good stuff, me like.

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www.instagram.com/azamatesm

Like your fav one

>>4341507
>>4341527
IG is the best we have desu, nobody uses Flickr. Fucking shame since higher res and not being stuck with 1x1 or 4x5 would be better.

>>4342120
Your quality is a little inconsistent. Some photos have no subject or proper composition (like the third row) while others (like the cut down trees on the river) are excellent and tell a great story. My advice is work on composition and subject matter.

>>4342181
> Fucking shame since higher res and not being stuck with 1x1 or 4x5 would be better.

I sometimes letterbox my images. Not great, not terrible.

>>4341507
>>4341527
>>4342181
Whatever happened to 500px? It was poised to be the next great Flickr replacement and was pretty popular for a while.

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>>4339181
https://www.instagram.com/fungusthegreatt/

wouldnt mind some feedback

>>4342281
insta has social media appeal and connects with fb, so that was probably it

>>4342288
rate others and get rated bro

>>4342288
I'd hookup with that trap in the middle pic.

>>4342288
> wouldnt mind some feedback

Yes you would, trust me.

>>4342288
>Melbourne
Based, followed you.

Feedback wise, middle and left middle are pretty good. But the motorcycle and plane are pretty weird crops imo.

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>>4342181
Thanks, will do.

Not sure about mobile, but if you upload to instagram from PC theres an 'original' option for crop. I can add my 4:3 and 3:4 photos

Posting IGs on 4chan is like selling bacon sandwiches at a mosque

>>4342576
i managed to get about 200 followers from exclusively posting here for about 2 years.

>>4342181
>Nobody uses flickr
Strangers and bots don't use flickr, but it's way better to share with real life people since free accounts allow 4k web display/full sized downloads, you can order prints of your own shit while logged in, and it has that private album thing that's extremely convenient

>>4342607
But would a Flickr thread get any traction on here?
Does /p/ even use it?

>>4342609
Good lord just post flickr links if you have them, don't make it overcomplicated

>>4342124
kino

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https://www.instagram.com/swagmasterriles/
Don’t roast me too bad, I’m a lowly snapshitter with 6 months of practice. Just started using the profile I made in high school and never used so I can share my photos with all the people who ask if I have an instagram. I’m still working on uploading my “good” pictures so it’s not all of my best work, but it’s a start.
That being said please roast me a little so I can get better, it’s all 35mm

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>>4342800
Mostly snapshits for sure but you got close to good stuff from time to time, like with that staircase and the truggs at the gas station.

https://www.instagram.com/odlphotographe/

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>>4341028
ive started 8 years ago and took the most horrendous pieces of garbage photos mankind has ever seen. it gets better, even now i'm not proud of all of my work, but it gets way better.

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>>4343044
unbelievably comfy
what do you use to put borders?

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>>4343047
photoshop after i edit the photo > select 4:5 > ALT + drag border > enter > then I use G for the shortcut of the thingy to fill with white

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my insta, i do a bit of everything, street, portraits, landscape, minimalism, architecture: https://www.instagram.com/lepokez/

>>4342800
i love the colours of your photos, though i think you need to find better subjects and compose better. i love your B&W photos most, especially the minimalist ones

>>4342288
your stuff is mostly very good, great lighting, interesting subjects, nice atmosphere, i like it.

>>4342129
you have some amazing photos in japan, they're really great, and i think what i like about them is that they contain a bunch of nature as well, not a big fan of your photos in belgium or hungary as theyre just very building crowded

>>4342124
amazing stuff, i love your nature photos, your silhouette photos, the way you capture light, its all great. i would say you have a few photos where the subjects have their back to the camera but thats about it

>>4342120
for your first year these are good enough, you will get better .i will say i dont find a lot of them very interesting, i recommend trying to find ways to capture light better and maybe get into editing more, try other compositions, the ladder into the water for example is an interesting composition to me

>>4341985
ay mihnea you already knows whats up my man, amazing stuff

>>4341353
amazing stuff, great lighting, nice subjects, lots of variety, i like your photos

>>4341001
dont know a lot about sports photos but you seem to be doing well, you also have lots of amazing photos other than your sports, theyre really great

>>4340996
so far so good! definitely take & post more photos, these are pretty nice, mostly in terms of atmosphere for me

>>4340766
your photos are incredible, really pleasant. the cosplay photos pale in comparison to your other work

>>4340659
this is absolutely amazing street photography, i wish i had more photos like this

>>4340198
really cool and calm photos, also quite varied as well

>>4339860
absolutely insane work, love it, great colours too.

i hit the char limit :(

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>>4343057

Ayy thanks man! Yeah I haven't left my rut, I just finished posting that mid film roll from two years ago in Costa Rica.

I think eventually I'll finally start posting some 4x5 film that I've been shooting for the past year.

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Been experimenting a lot with multiple exposures recently. Typically I make 16 exposures on one frame but sometimes 8 or 32.

https://instagram.com/ethereal_surreal/

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instagram.com/the.mighty_d/
Slay me as hard as you can.

>>4341985
You're very pro and strong atportraits. Props for shooting e'rything on film.
>>4342120
Your colours are lovely. I also consider myself a novice, but my advise would be trying different compositions and finding a strong subject.
>>4342124
Your cityscape shots are incredibly cool. Some of them might benefit from a human element, tho. The latest pic you posted is what I'm talkign about.
>>4342129
All your pics sort of look like default Windows papes. Kinda overedited for my taste, but credits where due.
>>4342288
That trail shot is bretty kewl. Nice Miot, brah.
>>4342800
Seems like minimalism would be right up your alley. That shot with the angled silhouette thing and haze is lovely.
>>4343057
Your shots are technically good and everything, but sort of same-ish? Favourites are the building waves/symmetry.
>>4343075
Sum rlly creative shots. Wish you could include a single frame from the composition.

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>>4341593
sample bump
>>4343075
sik

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>>4343250
le dropped pic

>>4343214
Thanks! I do have some single frame shots of the multiple exposures but 1) they're often really fucking boring 2) the amount of film it uses up is expensive since I only get 10 frames per roll. But I hear ya, it is interesting to see the regular scene too.

>>4341593
Nice theme on your tumblr page. Enjoyed scrolling through it. So much nicer than IG.

>>4343336
Oh shit, you do them on film?
What are you, a millionaire?

>>4343445
bruh you can shoot unlimited exposures on the same frame, but I am guessing that anon is using some medium format camera since he mentioned 10 per roll, so 6x9?

>>4343446
In camera exposures is obvious, I thought he was taking single frames and then fusing them together later.

>>4343445
Yes I do them on film. I buy a few boxes at a time when it goes on sale. Usually Kodak Gold and Tri X because they sell for £8 a roll on sale. And I am technically a multi-millionaire, working towards billionaire status. I live in Vietnam.

>>4343446
You are correct, I use a Mamiya RB67

>>4343609

Great! Maybe after a few thousands of these you'll get a few worth printing. I get what you're trying to do but they all miss the mark, minus maybe the bench one. That one has that distant memory type of feel.

>>4343214

Thanks! I gave you a follow, I like the graphics you have with some of your photos, different and refreshing. I haven't seen that before. Because of you and a few others I've decided to start posting again. I only started taking portraits cause some bitter woman couldn't handle critique years ago and lashed out and said all my photos look like postcards so I started taking photos of people to prove I could do it better than her. Since then I realized it's actually super easy to go up to people and ask so that's what I do.

>>4343609
>billionaire
>vientam
1 billion dong is 50k Canadian kek

feel free to visit and give me some critiques! i'm fairly new to photography.
instagram.com/cxnxz7

>>4343720
So 2 dollars US

>>4343765
When you take a picture and when you edit it, try to show what is important to you. In your pictures, you have a subject. But controlling the light and frame is what matters in the context of photography.

>>4343720
laughing at Vietnamese currency for not being legit while quoting Canadian currency lol okay

>>4343671
Miss the mark how? That's a pretty vague criticism, not sure what i'm supposed to do with that.

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https://www.instagram.com/sweetwhitewineplease

Experimenting some body shots, any feedback is welcomed

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>>4339639
thanks, i really do

>>4344201
nothing to complain about, I'm into these, they have a nice mood and are pretty nice, there's just one though where I don't really understand what's happening

You all are very cool

>>4344201
Where do people find women to do this? I just understand how such a conversation can happen, even if they were a long term friend.

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https://www.instagram.com/jackcphotog/

am i cropping in too far?
16mb on m43 is a bit limiting
i assume most people are viewing on a phone screen so use 4:5

i'm more focused on finding unique species than capturing a perfect photo every time
its my wildlife pokedex not my portfolio

>>4344411
>am i cropping in too far?
Closer or further away is subjective. If you really want the subject to be seen, you're going pretty good. I'd personally scale back just a little for breathing room but that's just my subjective opinion.

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>>4344412
on IG wide pics tend to squish a lot of details on the subject
and most of the time the background isn't that interesting, it's just tree branches
so i try to crop in as much as the detail allows with a bit of breathing room
i normally include a wide pic at the end of the carousel to make up for it

here is the uncropped version of my recent post for example
i wasn't as close as i'd like to be, but it was a clear shot

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>>4344415
>on IG wide pics tend to squish a lot of details on the subject
True. I usually crop all my photos with IG in mind, which does disgust me a little, so I have a lot of photos that are made to be enjoyed as intended but have nowhere to post them (I have flickr but literally nobody uses it)

>>4344418
>I usually crop all my photos with IG in mind, which does disgust me a little
same
i've printed a few of the uncropped photos and also use them as a desktop background slideshow, so i get to look at them regularly at least

>>4343057
goddamn, that bottom left photo is kino

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>>4344802
thats pretty cool dawg, loving the second one in the first row

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https://www.instagram.com/night_psyop?igsh=eGNrMGQ3cDUwaWJn

I do mostly aesthetics. Kind of a apocalyptic theme I'm not sure what you would call it desu. Innawoods kind of.

>>4340198
I like the kinda brutalistic style of some of these. I mean the brutalistic architecture not the photography, it looks great.

>>4344804
thanks man. I actually had a pretty scary bear encounter getting that shot. I spooked a mother black bear that was sleeping in the bushes near by. she was not happy with me.

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This is mine: https://www.instagram.com/vanbrandenburg.photography/
Love seeing all the photos from you Anons.

>anons followed me, i followed back and then two days later unfollowed me
dick move lads, just saying

>>4345671
I never follow back as a courtesy unless I actually like the content, so there's that.

I'm this guy, btw:
>>4342124

>>4345671
damn, couldnt catch me doing that shit.
i followed like 13 people that i replied to here and i did get like 8-9 back but havent checked if the same thing happened

>>4344411
for whatever reason your screenshot looks like shit quality compared to actually going on instagram and looking at your photos
I think your crops are fine for the most part

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>Into car photography not the best photographer by any means
>just have a canon r10 and mostly use my Canon 55-250mm 4.0-5.6 lens and a cheap canon 1.8 50mm
>have gone to a few car shows here and there taken pics but decide to try to do a bit more this time buy a Canon portable little Selphy CP1500 mobile printer
>print off 30+ pictures of peoples cars and motorcycles handing them out to people at the car meet write my instagram on the back
>not a single follow or even profile view/like on any of my posts

Damn, that's a bit deflating to say the least. My posts are not even getting a single like or even view it seems like by anyone. I am using a decent amount of tags but nothings really happened since I have made a few posts.

>>4345706
What demographic though? Boomers don't use it and a lot of carbros don't have Instagram. I'm a car guy myself but a lot of my friends don't have IG and have no interest in it, and just use Facebook.

Funnily enough, the only car related instagram photos I see are from photographers and never normies that own a car.

>>4345713

Not boomer cars, younger people cars JDM etc all kinds of newer stuff not just some boomer meet where half the boomers have never even been on instagram obviously.

>>4345715
That can still be hit and miss, I only know one or two car guys that have IG (and I mean guys under 30, not boomers)
I did street portraits for a while and I'd always get follows and business that followed later, but cars seemed to be a dead market. I think car guys tend to just take photos of their own cars.

>>4345717

It just seems bizarre, almost every single car had their IG plastered on it and I usually take a pic of it to then tag them in the photos later on IG and I did that and doesn't seem to have even helped. I don't know, maybe people see I have 3 followers and just don't care or something. The car meet was plastered on IG, it's how I found out about it, seemed like every single person there had an IG.

>>4345719
>almost every single car had their IG plastered on it and I usually take a pic of it to then tag them in the photos later on IG and I did that and doesn't seem to have even helped
Alright in that case, that's pretty weird, usually at least one should follow. I suppose it could be the low follower count? I'm not sure, but that is really surprising.

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>>4345720

Yeah, I don't know either. No idea how to properly grow a page really, I guess I just have to keep going out to car meets and taking pics. But still thought people would think it's cool getting physical pics, which people did they seemed thankful and surprised by them and thought they were sick. But then they don't even like the post I tagged them in for the pics or even look at it for all I know.

>>4345723
Things haved changed a lot with IG. Back in the day, I'd get followers just from tags, but that has pretty much died. Every follower I get now is from here, friends or people I meet IRL that I take photos for/of.
I think try and grow your folio, post in IG threads here and get some photo advice from /rpt/. In saying that too, don't take everything to heart that /p/ says, some posters can be assholes sometimes.

>>4345685
>your screenshot looks like shit quality compared to actually going on instagram
well yeah, phone screenshots do that

>>4345726

Yeah, it would seem IG is used a lot less now. I just have no idea where else to post pics that normies/semi-normies will see. I don't want to get BTFO too hard posting shit pics and my IG with 3 followers, but maybe I will post it.

>>4345727
Maybe android phones kek, learn something new every day

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I was hesitant to put myself out there but the few follows and likes I’ve gotten from this thread has really given me confidence in my snapshits, and now I’m more determined than ever to git gud and keep posting. As a bonus I now have kino in my feed from you guys instead of shitty ads. I don’t know you, anon, but I love you all the same.

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>>4345706
>>4345726
So far i have the most followers in this thread, ill tell you what i know

>interact in your niche
find other people who do car photos, follow them and spam them with likes, comment something like "great shots"
use hashtags or find a popular account and go through their comments to find more accounts in your niche
don't follow the giant accounts, look at the follower ratio, if it's pretty close they should follow back

>DON'T do follow 4 follow with randoms
this will kill your post engagement, many people just unfollow anyway.
instagram shows your post to like 20% (IDK exact number) of your followers, if they like it, instagram will show it to another 20%.
if enough of your followers like it, instagram will show it to people who aren't following you. if they like it, instagram shows it to more, that's how it works.
your followers need to interact with your posts otherwise they are halting your overall reach.

>use a set of tiny hashtags
you will never show up on a popular hashtag, use specific #s like the exact model of car, brand, and location - not #cars #carmeet
20 hashtags is ideal. just steal hashtags from other accounts. keep a big rotation, i have a word document with 4 sets of 20 i use
some people don't use hashtags at all, but its a tiny bit more reach

There is a cheese method that will get you loads of (inactive) followers extremely fast, but i don't recommend it at all since it will kill your engagement, and most will unfollow
there are about 1000 self-promo posts like this: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6eQeiWLQqL/
all you have to do is spam like recent comments and people will follow (and then probably unfollow when you post something and they realize you didn't follow back)
don't like more than 50 in 30min or IG will limit your account. THIS CAN FUCK YOUR ACCOUNT it took me months to get back to my usual engagement after stopping

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>>4345739
here is the peak of the cheese method, i think about 1200 unfollowed in total
you'd have to keep doing it to maintain followers, in the end i didn't get many more than i started with
but if you just want to get to 10k for some sponsor deal, this is a easy way (10k is usually minimum requirement)
like i said tho, wouldn't recommend, easily biggest mistake i made on IG

>>4345739
damn this is some mental illness

>>4345739
Cheers for the info anon, seems about the same as trying to grow a twitter and an onlyfans. Looks fuckin daunting to anyone new to this shit but once you slap together a google doc of tags to rotate, potential captions, all the annoying work is done in one sitting now you just copy-paste and watch your ratio
It's honestly all fucking cancer but it is what it is, if you want people to actually see your photos.

>>4345753
>if you want people to actually see your photos.
But people won't. People can't even look at them. They get a login prompt, see the meta logo hiding like a little criminal, remember what mark zuckerberg looks and acts like, and go back to youtube.

Only instagram bots will see your shit. If you actually want exposure you need to start a youtube channel. Instagram accounts are just glorified ads for youtube channels to try and target the pseudo-rich (doom spending) milennial retards that still use instagram.

>>4345739
Nice info, thanks for the writeup

>>4345739
My photography isn't a source of income for me, only mainly as a "I wish more people saw my work and appreciated it" thing, so I'm not going to go through all this effort. It's simply too much for me. I would rather spend some extra cash to have my photos boosted within Instagram, which I do sometimes. It's essentially pay-to-win, or to pay to skip doing all of that effort.

But appreciate the effort to write all that out, anon. I'm sure someone will be able to make use of that.

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i forgot to mention reels

IG reels show your posts to non followers at a much much higher rate
lots of people just make slideshows or do a shitty intro posing the camera then showing the shot
you really need an interesting hook tho, cause IG reels is ADHD scroller central
same algorithm applies, the more people who like it the more its promoted
if you have a video camera it's worth giving reels a shot

>>4345759
people who use instagram see it. most young people use instagram, a majority even.
make your own website if the gatekeeping popup annoys you, plenty of free hosts and not too hard to set up a basic photo catalog. but there's nothing social about it and you would have to direct people to it from somewhere else

youtube is a different ballpark, and hard for someone who doesn't do video
ive tried using a gopro and wildlife"photovlogging" but unless something interesting happens, why would anyone watch it

>>4345753
yep that's pretty much it, just copy paste hashtags and follow a few related accounts in your spare time

>>4345777
be aware with boosted posts they crop it wrong, so many times ive gotten an ad that's completely cut in half cause it wasn't meant for IG reels
IG also puts in shitty elevator music on ads
and they artificially lower your reach after your boost ends, so you buy more boosts
plenty of people have had decent engagement, bought a boost, then drop to way worse engagement than they started with

i agree though, all this shit is basically digital marketing and you can just skip it by using ads
issue is if the ads don't get you anywhere, your just donating to a megacorp

>>4345706
maybe it's a skill issue. post an example of your car photos
i gained 45 followers just from walking around with a camera and talking to people. in fact the main reason i made an ig was strangers kept asking if i posted anywhere and to see my stuff

>>4339181
I cannot imagine the fucking mindset it would take to in 2024, spend time posting pics on tiktok & insta, jfc.

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>>4343214
No one commented on me shit.

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https://www.instagram.com/m.of.the.saints/

>>4344385
They are indeed friends, don't shy away anon.

>>4344214
thanks, I agree the last one is confusing, might remove it

>>4345823
>They are indeed friends, don't shy away anon.
How would you even approach a question like that?

>>4343214
>instagram.com/the.mighty_d/
Like lots the edits.

>>4345777
agree, I'm just happy to follow a few fellow anons and have our niche

>>4345824
'I'd like to experiment some body shots, you in?'

>>4345777
>My photography isn't a source of income for me, only mainly as a "I wish more people saw my work and appreciated it" thing
This. I've worked as a photographer before, but my IG didn't even come into it. I even got one job for a few months where they didn't even look at my portfolio and just gave me the job since I knew how to operate cameras properly.

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>>4345788

Okay, here are a few pictures I have taken. There not the greatest just basic stuff.

>>4345759
That's potentially true, don't get me wrong I don't fuckin like Instagram, I haven't even started building one yet. But from my experience if you want one platform to do well, YouTube, whatever. You are going to want to have all other social media platforms to try and funnel people towards it. Once one takes off you can kinda stop but just waiting for the algorithm to start pushing your shit on one platform doesn't always work anymore. It's a load of dystopian bullshit but hey

>>4346034
the last one of the third row its nice because you are showing the whole car in a different perspective.
The first row, I don't know m8 one of those would have been enough.

>>4346079
This. Something to know about car photos is that most people will want the whole car in frame and rarely want just a piece of it as the photo.

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Be nice, I'm just starting!
I know my feed looks a bit chaotic, I'm just trying out different stuff

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>>4345753
>if you want people to actually see your photos.
Can anyone in this thread even articulate why they want this? For what purpose? I know you aren’t getting paid so what other compulsion drive “I need someone to see this!”. Could be me autism talking here but I’ve got thousands of images I’ve captured and only I’ve seen and I’m not bothered by it at all.

>>4346366
Forgot the link:
https://www.instagram.com/pietro.photoarchive/

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>>4346366
>>4346370
try keep it to one photo per post, one post per scene
out of all the photos, i think these two are interesting enough
the photos of the other woman are decent, but not interesting
the animal pictures are too cropped and/or too aggressive aperture
the worst photo is of the fireplace

..in my opinion

>>4346385
Thank you for your feedback :)

>>4346368
its the same thing as being famous really

>>4346366
basic zoo photos suck, go find wild animals
wildlife photographers despise zoo photos
clearly not your main focus but still

the portraits are good, if someone took a portrait of me like that i'd be very happy with it
but from an outsider perspective none of your portrait subjects are that interesting

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>>4339181
https:www.instagram.com/milwore

Been doing portraits lately. I prefer landscapes though.
Just spent all my disposable income on studio stuff so rip any travel plans

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>>4346366
Pretty interesting portraits, but the rest is a little mediocre. You need to work on highlights a little too.

>>4346415
You got some really good subjects, the one in the middle makes me think of 70s movies for some reason.

Unusual question but - do I actually NEED IG for showing off photos? I mean, I was uploading all galleries to my own private site for years, without any IG/FB accounts after having two misadventures with their anti-bot system. I finally managed to make FB account that was NOT auto-blocked (it triggered anti-bot system anyway but this time it was unlocked after sending photo instead of asking for ID scan) and I'm kinda afraid of using it for IG as well. But at the other hand, I do want people to see my photos, I normally don't have anyone outside of 4chan that would look at them.

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>>4346491
Shitty as it may be, it seems like IG is probably the best chance most of us have to show our ““““““art”””””” to normies and get it out in the world. Having your own site is fine if you can direct people to it and generate traffic but it’s pointless otherwise.

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Is it a bad idea to have lots of genres in one insta? I do wildlife, concert and occasional portrait photography. The wildlife stuff is my passion and it's what is most accessible to me however I have a goal to get paid work doing concert photography.

Is it off-putting to potential clients to have bird photos dispersed throughout my concert photos?

>>4346801
It's fine imo. I typically do sets of 3 for everything so my timeline looks consistent as people scroll through my profile.

>>4346801
it could be, but its still probably better to have 1 big account instead of 3 smaller split ones

if someone i follow for wildlife keeps posting a load of non-wildlife shit i tend to unfollow
i dont think it would matter for clients though, as long as it isnt completely buried by other posts

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https://www.instagram.com/sskbtr/

Mostly outdoor stuff. Flowers are my favorite. I can't wait for my Mt Fuji hike this month's end.

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its been a while since i posted here last time.
after checking your cool pages decided to drop mine amateur stuff in to the pile as well

>>4348059
https://www.instagram.com/fjtsc/

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https://www.instagram.com/_oomushi_

Being honest, I can’t find a style that I like and everything comes out different. But Im working on it.

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>>4348321
some pretty kino shots in here bro, that second row is really good

>>4339181
Here's mine: https://www.instagram.com/jaymalick/

I mostly just post daylilies and a handful of other things.

>>4339181
Why do people bother with insta when everything is so low res there? why is this seen as a photography site, what am I missing

>>4350148
It's a worlwide social network, so basically everyone felt like they had to be in it. Everyone on it tells you you have to reach a bigger audience. Yet they realise that big audience, paid or not, does not bring much in itself. So 5K followers could eventually equal a 100 people reach on facebook if they don't react to your pics or pay you for photography or something else.
It's just whatever works.

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Late to the party, but whatever.

https://www.instagram.com/costickler/

I don't have anything specific on my, currently procrastinating on setting up a website for the last 6 months.

>>4350150
>>4350148
I would add - everyone also expects you to be there. When I did photos of some street performance and asked beforehand if I can take and publish these photos, they straight up asked for Instagram contact. Many <30y people in my country don't even use emails anymore, just FB/IG for contact. Kinda stupid situation when you don't really want to give Meta your photos or have to fight against their anti-bot systems.

>>4351311
Yeah exactly. I have a friend who just says straight away he doesn't have a facebook or insta when he gets asked for contacts. People are shocked usually, which makes him laugh.

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>>4350148
I knew a coworker who would pick up girls by talking to them, but instead of asking for a number, he'd ask for their IG. The he'd talk to them through IG and get their number for a date.
It's like a social buffer for most, you give your direct number to those you like and your social media for those you maybe might like.

https://www.instagram.com/jackalope312/

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>>4350148
>hmm yes today I will try this place out
>upload photos
>it crops them down
>no just use the actual picture dimensions please, I already cropped it myself
>absolutely must select a preset crop, even "original" doesn't show the full image

I hate this so much

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I love these threads. It gives a sense of community in this gear-holed inferno.
https://www.instagram.com/lushlife75/

>>4339678
You know how to do stuff with black and white : a good eye for contrast and composition. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

>>4339860
Congratulations on your wedding! You're still a great photographer.

>>4339861
I'm not into birds, but there is quality in your pictures.

>>4340198
Are you living in ex-USSR?

>>4340659
Your street stuff is really kino. Great colours.

>>4340765
>I enjoy shooting whatever, looking to do portraits someday but right now just street I guess.
You definitely should, there is potential in your portrait of the bird lady.

>>4340766
Not really into anime convention stuff but that building is nicely framed.

>>4340996
>the west has fallen
Keep documenting.

>>4341985
Instagram famous for a reason. I really like your work, I hope you'll find good subject in Italy.

>>4342120
This anon's >>4342181 advice is sound.

>>4342124
I want to visit Croatia because of you.

>>4342288
I like the atmosphere in your pics, but try to get people in focus, it triggers me a bit.

>>4343057
I tried to get your instagram handle in your last thread, but to no avail. I'm a fan of your intimate style of photos. Happy to see you there!

>>4343075
Too experimental for me, nevertheless I appreciate the effort.

>>4351452

>>4343214
Imaginative and composition is there. Nice west coast feeling.

>>4344201
Body shots are a slippery slope, good luck on that path!

>>4344411
>for whatever reason your screenshot looks like shit quality compared to actually going on instagram and looking at your photos
I think your crops are fine for the most part
Very weird, you're right.

>>4344805
Domestic terrorist feel, hahaha.

>>4344885
You make wonders with these Lumix, a lesson for all gearheads.

>>4345739
Thanks for sharing, but not worth the effort for me. I want first and foremost people around me to see my pics.

>>4345806
Grainy as fuck, nice eye for portraits.

>>4348059
More Russian street photos please

Ok I'll rest a bit, I can't write much longer.
I don't know what I'm doing, I did it for a long time, I love doing it and my friends like my photos anyway. I'll resume posting in september.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/198011233@N02/albums/72177720319708537/

>>4351452
>Are you living in ex-USSR?
Australia actually. Architecture can be extremely varied here.

>>4351528
Should go check out the German village near Adelaide. I heard they've got some nice village vibe going.

>>4351619
Hahndorf? Been there plenty of times, it's pretty nice but photos can be challenging there. Stirling is really comfy though.

>>4351452
>>the west has fallen
>Keep documenting
Not sure if this was sarcastic or not, but I do love taking pictures of old rotting structures. Something thats very common in the American south and midwest where industry has left the people behind. I have an idea for a project on this in the near future.

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https://www.instagram.com/dark_indigox/

>>4351984
I was not. For your project, I suggest you take portraits of people able to describe the activity of a site before the closing. Maybe with some kind of short interview?

>>4352049
Your stuff is high-level as always, much respect.

>>4352090
My bad, thank you. Yeah I would definitely like to include portraiture as well. I drove through really small and poor mining towns in West Virginia last year and id love to go back and get photos of the people and their stories, possibly through audio recordings. Gonna have to invest in some new gear as well for this.

>>4352093
Don't invest too much, gear is a never-ending quest. Go with what you have, your idea seems cool!

What's the general consensus here on posting in square?

>>4352560
No consensus. I use white borders to keep my image ratio.

>>4352560
too hip to be square

>>4339181
In my mind, I’m committed to finally switching to 500px this year. I already quit contributing my work to the amateur content funnel that is insta last year, but actually making a real portfolio to upload to an actual pro photo site is a fucking daunting task.

>>4352634
>actually making a real portfolio to upload to an actual pro photo site
most people who really get exposure have
>website (professional portfolio)
>flickr (actual photo sharing, optional)
>instagram (advertising and just a low grade mirror of flickr posts to maximize noticing, required)
>youtube (apparently essential, these days, because the personal is now the professional)

>>4352639
Yeah neat. Most people are not working photographers. I have a business to run. My business website is fine. Fuck babysitting social media sharing sites, they don’t drive sales or traffic bc they’re an ocean of snapshittery. Nearly all my work comes from repeat corporate clients anyway, so if I do one photo service that’s going to be it, and the only one that’s actually geared toward pros it 500px.

>>4352645
I am referring to working photographers. Babysitting social media sites is part of the job. It does drive sales and traffic.

But like, good ones. Annie Leibovitz, Alan Schaller, Tim Walker good ones, not thistown id photos inc.

>>4352649
>good ones. Annie Leibovitz
OH NO HAHAHHA

>>4352649
>teenage understanding of business
This is the perspective of a stupid kid with no sense of time or proportion.

>>4352650
Annie's a multimillionaire who gets paid to press a button and let a bunch of nobodies make an iphone tier photo of famous people out of whatever was on her CF card, you talk about repeat corporate clients

Building personal brands matters like it or not

>>4352624
>white borders
i feel like this is dumb
your making an already tiny image even smaller for viewing

>>4352735
insta isnt for viewing photos its for publicly noting that you like a photo

>>4352735
Maybe, but I don't want them to be cropped, so I made my choice.

>>4352639
I don't see how youtube plays in that? Might as well have a spotify link on your website if the personal is that important?
But then if the optional becomes essential...everything is?

>>4352634
So what's your insta?

>>4352624
thats a clever idea anon thank you

>>4339181
>instagram
lol what is this 2015

Been a year or so since the last time I posted mine here.
@magnusferdinand

Why would I upload a high quality, carefully framed and composed picture to such a shitty platform as IG which will compress and crop the shit out of any decent material. Are people really this stupid?

>>4353732
>my building corner snapshits deseve better
Nigger lol

>>4351452
>Congratulations on your wedding!

Hah. I honestly can't remember if the people I follow on IG are from 4chan, reddit, or some other place. Thanks, friend.

>>4353738
>he cant imagine sharing photos of anything else
holy no social life

>flickr chads
>hey can i get an 8x10 of last night
>yeah just download full size and upload it to snapfish
>thanks

>instagram virgins
>hey can i get an 8x10 of last night
>I'll have to go back to my macbook and bring up the raw
>What? I have my phone here right now just send it to me
>I knew I should have set up a NAS for this...
>What the fuck are you talking about.
>I have it on instagram ok?
>Printing off instagram screenshots looks super fucking blurry bro. Or wait, no, it's not instagram. Your camera sucks doesnt it I fucking knew it! When I upload shit to snapfish from my phone the prints look great. I knew apples 40mp camera beat the shit out of your gay nikon!
>thats-
>Forget it dude.
>i have a panasonic lumix g9 tw-
>Oh shit gotta go meet stacy bye dweeb

I love photography more than I love myself but I am NOT exposing my work on this hellsite. lmao. y'all are much stronger than I

>>4353784
A NAS is unironically the correct solution. Don't know how to set one up? Then you're a Luddite and/or poor. Just set one up then use a L2TP tunnel to your phone

>>4353803
Not at all, lol

>>4353784
>Chad vs virgin mental diarrhea
Go back to iFunny

>>4353784
>unfunny and seething

>>4353784
Look at them seethe while being >>4353810 straight out of the greentext
>you cant say “dl full size off my flickr”! THE CORRECT SOLUTION IS TO SET UP A LINIX TRANSFER SERVER TO AVOID USING FLICKR!
Instagrannies used to be cool. When it was a site for phone photography!

the virgin instagram
the chad flickr
the thad pic.time

>>4345783
>why would anyone watch it
I think it helps if you go in with a concept to talk about or some idea or technique or image subject or just yap about what happened on that day. The crazy homless person you ran into, the snack or drink you had on the way, the reason you picked a particular thing to photograph beyond it looking interesting. Treat it as a type of voice journaling.

Slap a low fi piano jazz or twee indie pop on the background audio and you have something people can either watch attentively or play in the background as filler which still counts as a view.

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https://www.instagram.com/alastairphotography/

Hello guys,

I'm a wildlife photographer working in conservation, trying to get better at wildlife and macro photography though sometimes I'll do other stuff.
I feel a bit stuck in the way I don't have photographer friends to speak to or get feedback from, so feel free to give me constructive feedback.
Only recently started uploading my stuff so there's not a huge amount on it yet.

Feel free to pm me as well if you want to discuss anything.

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>>4350146
>completely ignored
lmao ok

>>4354588
idk how many people like flowers here
and its the exact same angled picture every post just with a different flower

>>4354556
i don't know shit but i wonder if masking the background to make it a bit cooler would help isolate your subject, i feel like i'm swimming in a dirty lake

>>4354588
You didn't make the effort to comment others, why should we do it for you?

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>>4354717
I am very bad at editing and never do stuff beyond colour tweaking but I gave it a quick shot anyway and learned a little in the process.
I did a really bad masking and editing job but is this in the direction you mean? I realise the buck looks totally out of place in this edit but I do see what you mean with how busy the background is.

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>>4354831
corrected the edit a bit because the previous image is embarrassing lol

>>4354556
The pictures are somewhat well done in general, but i've never done wildlife. I like the picture of the cat and some others because it shows animals like persons and not basic wildlife. Also that black and white edit of trees is interesting.
You should go further in both of those styles if you feel like it.

>>4354856
Thanks for the feedback. Still trying to find my style and direction. I'll keep what you said in mind.
>>4354844
Can you please expand on that?

>>4354831
>>4354832
now just back the sliders off by half

>>4354717
>>4354556
on the contrary it shows of your subjects camoflauge when it blends in like that
having an inconsistent white balance can just make shit look unnatural
it think youd be better off darkening the background

>>4339181
insta is for yuppie fucks, dumb kids and girls who want to look like whores but are too boring to do onlyfans. if you're a photographer, you should have a photographers portfolio on a proper portfolio service, not fucking instagram like some retarded teenager trying to run a youtube channel so he doesn't have to work. have some god damn self respect for once you faguettes.

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Looking to get back into photo after a long, long hiatus. Shoot urban and architecture mostly.
https://www.instagram.com/danhbrdt/

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>>4351452
hello! im >>4343057 i think we now follow each other, i posted one of your photos actually if im not wrong, loved it, keep at it!

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late to the thread but https://www.instagram.com/elphotoalbum
i try to poast when i can but no promises

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>>4339181
Why would anyone give away ownership of their work to facebook to use in their ads without compensation? Are people stupid?

>>4359558
They feel important when the bots like and follow them

>>4359207
Thank you friend!

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https://www.instagram.com/aatoksessa/
trying to just post pictures actively here to form a routine. a lot of white borders because im not sure how to get rid of the automatic ig crop on some of the pics

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>>4359664
>how to get rid of the automatic ig crop on some of the pics
literally, zoom out

>>4359665
maybe i'm retarded, but i noticed that it applies the same crop for the rest of the pictures if i'm posting multiple in the same post. and also if the photo is too vertical (above 4:5) it crops a tiny bit even when i apply the "original crop"

>>4359666
No, no
Instagram is retarded and doesn't go beyond 4:5
I post panoramics split into two 1:1s there

>>4359666
on the other hand, you could use those white borders for something
EXIF, location, title of the photo... you have lots of options

>>4339181
How do you get models or amateur non-models for a shoot? Does a small portfolio and then DMing randoms work?

>>4359701
Begin to ask your friends, then your friends' friends. And yes, a small portfolio is useful.

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>>4339678
>https://www.instagram.com/zen_zanon
i admire your work anon. Aren't you the one who said he pushes his film all the way up ?
Great moments, great technique, great photos !
>>4339860
>The man on the shore in busan.jpg
Wow what a fantastic image !!
>>4339861
as stated above i'm also not into animals BUT your shots are totally different
and very pleasing to look at, artistic !
>>4340659
quality shots my friend !
i want to try fuji recipes too now..been shooting raw only all these years.
>>4340766
i mean you have interesting shots man but every now and then there's a
cosplay shot there lol
maybe you should seperate them ? but good sense of photography still !
oh well i don't really mind a nice waifuu now and then in my feed lol
>>4340996
i like the still and abandoned life in rural areas alot !! hope you make more series like that
>>4341001
i'm not the biggest car fan but one particular photo reminded me god knows who that was
back in the 50s probably, a race car photograph with probably iso 40 film which was high speed back then.
Why don't you try going iso 50 next time, seriously....all the motion blur !!
>>4341353
I'll be honest with you anon, you have a sliglty too many snapshots within very good ones !
You edit them very nicely, capture very nice scenes...i almost thought you're a fujigangbanger just like we all


damn how long is this thread ? Will stop reviewing all the other accounts from here
but will check and follow if i like.
You've all seen mine i suppose. Just recently sent my Fuji GA 645 to get repaired finally
Once it's back, more 6x4,5 provia100 shots will be uploaded...mercilessly

https://www.instagram.com/engin.uzunkaya/

>>4359505
your gf portraits are absolutely cute man !

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With all honesty....
i'm totally impressed lol
every one of you has great sense of photography...
i've checked everyones account and knew immediately that i'd want to follow right away !
so thank you all for sharing your profiles with us !
@engin.uzunkaya

>Contax g2, Kodak Ektachrome 100 (xx)

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>>4359666
>it applies the same crop for the rest of the pictures if i'm posting multiple in the same post
the name for multiple photos in 1 IG post is "carousel"
they have to be all the same crop
use 4:5, 1:1, 16:9
if you want them copped differently you have to post separately

>>4360349
>that soft looking belly
Mucho sexo sexo

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>>4360458
you will love more of her lol

>>4348321
That shrine shot is perfection

>>4360461
Typical Ukrainian coomerbait :')
I'm surprised she did not propose to show more skin.

>>4360791
>coomerbait
lol...anon she took that photo of herself at the vacation, she has a photographic account and posts nice things actually

>>4360802
Ok ok, I was just trolling.

>>4360349
>Ektachrome
Kino

>>4360867
Non you weren't. You just ARE a troll.

>>4362098
How rude.

>>4352720
Annie's a jew, learn how real life works kid

>>4362209
Rude was your mother having you

followed a few accounts but I'm not posting my account here kek

>>4348059
>Z
Kek

do you people get any dms from women? why do i only gay dudes dm me and never any women? i am thinking about giving up instagram and all social media. i am 29 years old virgin and photography has done me no favors.

if i was a fag it would have been so much easier.

>>4362332
>insta
>dms from women
nah, nowadays I don't even get followed back

>>4362334
>nowadays I don't even get followed back
fucking brutal, makes angry. dying with your memory cards is a better option

>>4362332
I only get DMs from people I've met IRL. Some of the street stuff I've done has resulted in DMs from some women and I managed to hook up with two, since they were pretty happy with the photos and just seemed sorta interested in me anyway.

I think the worst experience I had was when I met a girl that way again but it later turned out she had a bf, and they both ended up DMing me about taking photos of her sucking both our dicks and having me fuck his gf while he watches since he was into voyeur stuff. Needless to say I didn't go for it, it just felt too weird.

>>4362365
>Some of the street stuff I've done has resulted in DMs from some women and I managed to hook up with two
how does this works? how do you take the conversation into the sex territory?

>>4362367
I just sorta did I guess. I've had Tinder for a number of years and hooked up on that a bit, so you just kind of talk normal and just up the flirting bit by bit (since you obviously can't go balls to the wall straight away like on Tinder).

>>4362370
if you have game on tinder then i can imagine you have the looks. there is a weird pleasure in being a virgin too but i don't know

>>4362374
Eh, I'm not sure I do. I'm 6 or 7/10 (according to the rating /soc/ gave me) so I'm nothing special. Tinder also delivers jackshit in matches now since they want you to pay for their premium tiers to actually get any.

>>4362376
7/10 on 4chin is high my guy.
vivian maier was also virgin, i can cope/hope/rope with that

>>4362381
>vivian maier was also virgin
Vivian Maier also took photos for herself and her friends only yet a jew found her photos and made big bank out of her name

How is instagram currently? Still dead for photographer? i just checked all my follows and seems like 90% stopped posting around 2021/2022. I would imagine that there should be ways again to grow with a much smaller amount of active photographers(?) what do ya think?

>>4363442
Reels have made it impossible to grow much without venturing into the vlogging world. Insta's algorithm prioritises reels enormously and also shows them to more non-followers whilst photos are most likely only going to be seen by your friends.

Unless you want to sink a lot of your time into becoming a part-time vlogger, the main way to get genuine insta followers is to meet people irl and have them follow you. The classic tactic is to take their portrait and then ask for their insta so you can send them the photo later.

It still is a popularity lottery though.

>>4363442
Sort of dead and sort of not, there's not really a popular alternative. I like the pictures I take and like to share them, no matter how few people will probably see them.