Insta threadWill follow anyone>horgen_fotoHad anyone got tips on how to find less popular content?The algorithm is just feeding me terrible tiktok reels with millions of views all day long.
>>4426533Proper link, sorry:https://www.instagram.com/horgen_foto/
>>4426533Send the videos you like/want to your friends.
>>4426536What do you mean?To clarify, I don't really want to see any videos at all
>>4426541Oh, I thought you were talking about reels. You can influence your algorithm by sharing and interacting with the content you like. I've found that DMimg someone content is pretty effective if you want to train your algorithm to see similar content.
https://www.instagram.com/clearbluewindow/I tend to try out different themes and look for new stuff. I've been working a lot lately, so posting is slow.>>4426533>>4426535Gave you a follow, some pretty cool portraits of people. >>4426544Spooky that IG really does read your messages. I know it's Meta and all that, but damn.
>>4426545They know all crazy sorts of shit. They even have systems for gauging attention. I take advantage of it to watch funny racism videos and people hurting themselves.Were you on insta when the reels were all just gore? Crazy couple days.
>>4426546>Were you on insta when the reels were all just gore? Crazy couple days.No, I use a browser version since I'm trying to avoid everything Meta, so I never see reels thankfully. I keep IG for social reasons and not knowing where else to share photos (besides /rpt/ threads).
>>4426544Huh, that's unexpected.I have just tried to hide content and like stuff, but it foesn't really help. 95% of my feed is reels.Reels about photography, to be sure, but I don't want any of it. I just want to see photos, and preferably from smaller users.>>4426545Thanks - Will follow backVery neat compositions!
>>4426549>Very neat compositions!Thanks friend, I do my best. Curious to see what else you post in the future too.
>>4426545>>4426549I really like this one
Does everyone just post on a different site now or what?
>>4426692No idea. I feel old and out of the loop.
>>4426732after so many people lost jobs no one wants to dox themselves here anymore
>>4426533Bump?
https://www.instagram.com/rysscandvs/
>>4427159>Most annoying tripfag on /lit/ feels the need to post his Mexican dead pigeon insta on here
ummm kind of chaos?@hemioda
>>4426692A good chunk of the posters were either massive bredditors or bots, the latest reset scattered them to the winds
>>4427232Oh. Where else does /p/ post their photos then? Or is it exclusively /rpt/?
>>4427294Photos?
>>4427299lmao
>>4427294beyond photo threads and ig, i post on tumblr. it is far superior to ig for sharing photos>>4427299oof
>>4427414Is tumblr still popular? I might have to consider this, since at least the photo sizes can be larger.
>>4427519no. which deosn't matter for me since i don't need anyone to follow or discover me. if i want someone to see the photos i'll just tell them my url.
>>4427519I still get about 60 notes a day. Big trending meme posts get over 100k notes in a day so the platform is still decently sized.
For tumblr use groups, so more people can discover your art. For me, it is the best social network, where the emphasis is not on the artist (influencer), but on art.
>>4426533Bump
>>4426535crispy, great portraits>>4426545This is really nice, followedBeen living in Japan for a year, so mostly that atm
>>4428926oh shit @joelyyates
>>4428926>crispy, great portraitsThank you!I really like how well you capture the feeling of slow-paced rural/suburban Japan. Makes me want to go back.
>>4428926>This is really nice, followedThanks friend, I'll be following you back too since those photos are very comfy
It brings me great satisfaction to see the film threads on this board absolutely crushing the instagram thread. I even ctrl-f instagram and got zero results from 211 posts on the film thread.
>>4428978Thank you for letting us know of a new place to post in. I'd been putting up some film photos and hadn't considering posting about it in there, maybe it'll be the defacto IG thread in the future.
https://www.instagram.com/dark_indigox/
idk my page is a mess, not so much focus on photographyhttps://www.instagram.com/oscareamonbrophy/
>>4428978that shits expensive
>>4429075soulless>>4429341SOUL
is Instagram the place to go when you want to share your photos?
>>4429483I guess it's easy to share, but the resolution is really crap
>>4429483share with who? bots? yes. it is one of the most heavily botted websites on earth. its raison d’etre is advertising after all. its a meta inc product. do you like mark zuckerberg? he thinks you’re an idiot. for real people get a flickr or tumblr
>>4430591what the... tumblr still exists?..what I want is just to put my photos up so people can stumble on them. I'm not gonna shill and I don't have a website or anything.
>>4430594The only thing insta users stumble upon is reels made by people vaguely associated with multinational corporations lol
>>4430595I really detest the reels. Wish there was some way to just block all videos.
https://www.instagram.com/604connor/
>>4430777I don't think anyone is actually exposed to photos on instagram anymore. I never ever see photos in my feed, despite trying to force the algorithm.Is there any good alternative to instagram?I used to use 500px about a decade ago
Do you cunts bother with tags and all this shit
>>4431779I still see plenty, but that's probably because I only follow people that post photos and not reels. Nobody I know posts reals and will at most post a video on their story, but that's it.>>4431800I still do but their ability to actually do anything is nerfed. You used to be able to tag something and get dozens or hundreds of likes with not many followers, but now it doesn't do anything. Maybe the userbase has shrunk or maybe it just doesn't work anymore, I don't know.
>>4431820I ONLY follow people who don't post reels.My feed is still just reels. 100% reels.
>>4431905That's pretty strange then, I'm not sure what's up with yours. I've literally never seen a reel.
>>4431924When I google it it seems a lot of people struggle with the same shit
>>4426533Honestly thoughWhere do you guys upload pictures?
>>4432226Flickr. If anyone ever asks to see my photos I just drop them a link. Done.
this me! https://www.instagram.com/lepokez/i will be following everyone keep an eye out
I don't share my instagram here but these threads are kinda intriguing to meHow come so many of the pages posted here have some very good photos but none of them are posted on here (rpt, fgt, digi, whatever general)?
>>4432432Because I don't want to associate with the low quality of /rpt/.That thread is really dismal.
>>4432438very fair argumentWould any of you instagram anons be down to make a photo thread? 1- I'm curious2- I like photography3- we might get more photo and less gear threads
>>4432432i have made a couple of threads personally, but then 4chan went and did 900 second waiting on the first post, then other several minutes for captcha for any future posts. it's just way too time consuming :(pic related is the first print i sold idk lol
>>4432446Congrats on selling prints anon!Yeah this site isn't really made for sharing photos on a larger scale (I know, I did the History of photog and the current Photographers in no order series/threads)Corbusier>based
>>4432440>3I like the gear autism, though
>>4432432generals are for hanging out and discussion. the best photos are usually reserved for more specific threads>>4432440what kind of photo thread?
>>4432597> what kind of photo thread?The one where you post the pictures you have on insta, or your favorite ones, or something like that
>>4429341cikán?na /p/?nemyslitelné
I keep saying I should post more but I never do. I have an insane backlog of film currently going back almost 3 years. I do scans and film shots on my story often though. https://www.instagram.com/mihnea.l.udrea?igsh=MTFpcnM2anppYnRtdA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr>>4432419P-please like the memes I send lmfao
https://www.instagram.com/ozren.c/>>4426545Been following since the Instagram thread way back when. Too bad you don't post much any more.
>>4432597Generals are cancer and never should have been allowed and I will never forgive the cartoon horse retards for it.
>>4426533You should probably pin this one. Based as fuck, desu.
Hi everyone.https://www.instagram.com/lushlife75/>>4432655How do you know each other?
Man, on one hand I shouldn't care too much, since I mostly just use Instagram so my friends can see the photos I shoot, but god damn the new story layout is ugly.It used to be that you shared a post in a story and it just put a copy of the post there, now it has these ugly rounded corners with not way to get rid of them. Shit looks whack as fuck
>>4433471Hey, thanks
>>4426533I am gwtting absolutely zero exposure on instagram with photos. None.And my feed is just reels, so I expect it's the same for everyone else too.I am seriously considering uploading some cancer reels just to see if it has any effect at all.
>>4426549>I don't want any of it. I just want to see photosI agree, I wish there was a way to completely disable reels. They’ve completely ruined what the app once was
>>4433895100%Fuck reels to death
>>4426533You cant. The entire internet is designed specifically to discourage consumption of old content
>>4434484This os so sad.I used to think of yourube and other content aggregates as archives. Our common internet history.But now you can't even find videos even if you search for the actual title. And google is just gone.>1.924.075 hits in 0.22 seconds>no, we can't actually show you any of the hits, sorry
>>4433462>Been following since the Instagram thread way back when. Too bad you don't post much any more.I know, work has been absolutely destroying me, but I plan on getting some more together soon. I've been going out and taking some photos but I've kinda hated everything I've taken lately.
Test
bump
>>4435029also testkeep getting error: our system thinks your post is spam bullshit
https://www.instagram.com/myrmician/I've recently started uploading some snapshits from my trip to UzbekistanI followed a bunch of you from this thread, but apparently replying to a bunch of posts is considered spam so had to edit my original postAnyway, happy snapping, fellas
>>4426533Do they still do the weird aspect ratio restrictions ? that's currently my #1 reason I don't post there, doing separate crops would change some of my compositions. A lot of them. All of them really.
>>4438131People have been putting borders around their pics to bypass it. Usually 4:5 and 1.91:1 are the ratio that are accepted by default without fucking them up.
Sup brothers, I'll just leave this here, I'll follow back any of yallhttps://www.instagram.com/nikonojutsu/
>>4438230Holy kino. Once I find my password again, I'm going to login and follow you.
>>4438230I really like the color grading. Do you use any LR presets you recommend?
>>4438233Wowie thanks>>4438302Most of these I just edited using the default iPhone photo app, or with Prequel. Every photo I edit manually until I feel that I gave it the proper emotion I'm looking for
>>4438131max resolution is 1800x1440pxand you better upload yo shit in portrait mode or else
I followed one of u fags but he didnt follow back lol
>>4438393I managed to log back in and followed everyone who followed me since this thread started, so if it was me, my bad. I got logged out and forgot my password and email that I used and had to do some looking around.
https://www.instagram.com/LeovanleysaDoing Street photography in the Philippines
@ kaidtriplease be frend
i wanna follow u guys but my photos are shit
>>4440756we’re all shit bratha
>>4440756Don't sweat it, we're all in this for fun, so just post whatever you enjoy.
>instagram>boring ass picturesyou guys didn't catch the memo did youthe point of photography is to be a sex criminal
>>4426533https://www.instagram.com/alexburkephoto?igsh=MXBlbHV4b3FlZXR3cA==I found his pictures on here a few years ago and absolutely loved them.
>>4441937Kill yourself, Alex
>>4441937Alex, please track down the german shepherd eggfag and teach him how to use a fucking cameraOnly you can save /p/
>>4433493just pure coincidence desu, must've been instagram's suggested feature and then randomly also met on one of these threads they also visited from the US and we met in romania and it was a really really great time took photos had a drink a walk met some friends
https://www.instagram.com/oculorobscurumI am a very new, very amateur retard and I dunno what I'm doing but I'm pretty sure I'm learning. Crit and advice welcome, but know the posts are heavily edited and cropped with IG's fuck ass stuff (in addition to my basic LR edits).
>>4427159You're autistic
>>4444869thats how you know its real artmental illness = arthappy person with a perfectly normal life = no artsimple as
Man my photos are shit and i dont fucking care to use insta i want some followers tho so girls don’t think im really weird Ill follow u back niggas come on instagram.com/3f2f9f/
>>4446687You are ok, mate.
Ill throw myself in why not fuck my chud life https://www.instagram.com/co_terminousworm
y’all’s stuff is really dope. I just started and have no idea what I’m doing.https://www.instagram.com/nora.bokeh
>>4448349What do you use to make the borders on your photos?
>>4448917Im lazy and use something called whitegram my gf uses
>>4448917I made a script with Photoshop.
https://www.instagram.com/vectoronebitemade this not too long ago. never really had a place to post to otherwise.
>>4448356Will be following people back
https://www.instagram.com/jeffrox.jpeg/I still have much to learn but check my page out
>>4450956The text on each image is a nice touch, though at the same time annoying. So your stuff is conflicting but that's just how good art should be I suppose.
>>4451012ngl, I agree. im conflicted if I should continue it or not plus its kind of annoying to make.
>>4451168The 3 in the middle from the bottom upward work well with it, but for some things it doesn't really work (the bird, the Buddha, the concert). Using it sparingly might be the key.
Okay, serious question - should I make Instagram account if I simply upload stuff to my own site, running on Wordpress? When I was doing photos at anime convention some time ago, many people asked me for Instagram or how to "tag" me on social media, one performance group suggested making IG account because they considered my photos really good. Then again, I'm a bit afraid of this whole "war against algorithms" and tons of guides about how to upload, comment and post on IG to avoid being pushed into oblivion by IG.
>>4454419>I'm a bit afraid of this whole "war against algorithms" and tons of guides about how to upload, comment and post on IG to avoid being pushed into oblivion by IG.why would any of that matter? just make an account as a way to meet people where they're at and funnel them to your actual website
sporadically post photos of landscape and DIY music stuff. disappear for weeks to months and then spams photos for a day.uses stories to overshare and post bad /mu/sic.https://www.instagram.com/shortshorts101/@shortshorts101
Will follow back after a 5 second assessment of your posts. https://www.instagram.com/thomjams/
>>4454419Don't care about algorithms, just use it for sharing and being happy if it does get seen by chance. If you're doing anime conventions and all that, an IG is absolutely essential, since they will follow you on it and word of mouth can help your page spread further.
Mostly film, sometimes digital. Shooting more and more portraits.instagram.com/photoautomato
Is instagram the go to place for photographers? I'm an old fashioned flickr guy myself. You can't do hashtags on insta can you? Like on twitter if I wanted to look up cosplay photos from comiket, I can search for it. Does instagram have something similar?
>>4460943>Is instagram the go to place for photographers? Has been for a long time now, at least if you want to get known in some capacity.>You can't do hashtags on insta can you?You're kidding right? It's always had that and it's how your stuff gets found.
Havent posted in one of these threads in a while. I'll follow anyone here. The ig algorithm is bizarre. Ive noticed that carousel posts get put in more peoples feeds I believe. Also, has anyone tried submitting work to different photo/art magazines? That seems to be a big thing on ig.https://www.instagram.com/int3rvisions@int3rvisions
>>4460998>has anyone tried submitting work to different photo/art magazines? That seems to be a big thing on ig.Never even considered it nor heard of any/ Any examples?>Ive noticed that carousel posts get put in more peoples feeds I believeYeah I've noticed rhat too. I've heard posting the occasional reel/story (same thing? idk) also helps but I haven't tried it yet.>@int3rvisionsBased, I'm already following you.
>>4461004Thanks. A couple ive seen are float magazine, now here diary, arcanite pictures, slow exposures, out of service mag, zone mag, domino film photo mag, etc
>>4461011Huh okay. So you just DM them and ask to submit photos or something? This is new to me.
>>4461013That or through their websites. Usually they have instructions on how to submit your work.
>>4461017Cool, I'll check it out and see if I can get my stuff around a little. I also recently scored a marketing job and get to take photos for work, so spreading out would be a nice extra.
followed mostly everyone itt >>4433462Your photos are great dude, just wanna say it. found you in an old thread here a few months ago
>>4427159Based cum genius
O I fucking despise Insta. It is a disgusting shithole filled with normies.
>>4462647I just wish they didn't have auto crop maybe up the resolution a bit, but I guess instagram isn't really geared towards photography.https://www.instagram.com/jackalope312/I do wish I could shoot more recently, but gotta work overtime to make more money.
Ya'll niggas fucking suck. Literally none of you followed me first, despite entering the thread long after me.
>>4463074most on here have posted before in prior Instagram threads, so there's really only a few who are not already following
>>4463074>Wahhhh my engagement algorithm REEEEEImagine not just taking the L and calling other people a bad word. Nigger.
>>4463082based
I sometimes take photos when I feel like it but herehttps://www.instagram.com/world.wide.websurfer/
>>4463342Pretty neat page name, now I'm pissed that I can't steal it for myself
/p/ is really full of photographers; they just never post them here.
Literally none of us are famous. No one here is above 5k. In whole /p/'s history I have seen only 5 accounts above 10k and 3 above 20k. And all of them were oldfags. Alex Burke has like 40k followers Henri Prestes has 250k plus followers It feel like impossible to gain a following on insta these days, like that ship has been sailed long ago.
>>4463421Do it for yourself and your friends, comparing e-penises is a losing game.
>>4463422You are still craving attention even if that is your mother. I am just more honest about my desires. People don't take you seriously as an artist if you don't have followers on Instagram. This is a sad fact but it is a fact.
Is it just me or you really need to increase saturation / luminance quite a bit on instagram if you want your landscape photography to get interests?
>>4463421>being a bitch over having fewer bots run follow() on your username>>4463423>projection as self justificationmental illness:the arts make a shitty refuge for it
Does any of you make money through your instagram (people contacting you because your ig looks nice).I know I will never get any cent from my IG but it's nice to know if my fellows get some.
>>4463486People are naturally drawn to contrast, so strong shadows and bright highlights with some good color makes people goon.
>>4463513If you think that followers don't matter in current year you are literally retarded. When you contact the photobook publishers they ask you what kind of audience do you have. If you want to go anywhere you need to have followers or at least an account with high engagement on top on having skills. >the arts make a shitty refuge for itCrazy because my art when on steroids after I developed mental illness. >>4463518This is how it works these days. You need to have talent and then you also need to have a following. If you have both then it is easy as shit to get fashion gigs. Agencies will contact you. Even if you approach them with a heavy account they will prefer you over others.
>>4463609>sucking up to normies highschool tier standardsmy photos might suck dick but they do not exist to suck dicks. i serve no mortal man. soon AI will print my books because i say so. i am a divine spark. it is a soulless machine. it will speak when spoken to. i will be obeyed within the bounds of reason, pure reason, patterns beyond mammalian recognition and concern. humans will seethe.>BUT HE WASNT POPULAR!the AI will refute>no, but he was worthy
>>4463638Imagine coping with failure by looking for salvation in AI.
>>4463640failure among the gatekeepers wont matter soontheir authenticity is obsolete. the tastes they make are increasingly irrelevant. their greed and arrogance, dissipating spectres. soon the presses will run themselves. and my book will come to frutionEVROPEA - the gayest hunks in germany, like you’ve never seen them beforedisclaimer: i am not ellen musk
>>4463518Yeah. Very little, but I have gotten some wedding shoots and one sporting event through Instagram.
>>4427159These are terrible. I was going to give you a like but I’d be the only one and I didn’t want to be associated with over HDR’d bot content.
>>4426533https://www.instagram.com/conflict_escalator/DC street/event 'photographer', mix of digital and 35mm film. Very much an amateur hobbyist. Never used IG before this page so am still looking for best practices. New to photography and still developing my style. Trying to elevate street work beyond cute girls, old couples holding hands, and homeless people.Interested in everything but landscape, will be going through the thread and checking out the anons here.
>>4463518I've used my IG as an unofficial portfolio to send off for photography companies, but I've never been approached as a result of having one. I'm not sure the algorithm even really works well at promoting people anymore.
Okay, maybe it's stupid question but - how people are expected to use Instagram? Various people tells me it is absolutely essential so I guess I will have to make account after all. But what to put in it? I upload galleries of my photos at private site so I guess I should put 5-10-15 "best of" photos from such galleries when I upload one and provide link? I'm sorry but I never used IG and have barely even experience with FB or other social media.
