On style: how to take cool photos on Instagram
Success on Instagram depends more than half on photos. Even if you emphasize the text, you should also add interesting photos to attract the attention of users to the post. What you need to keep in mind when creating photo content in this material.
Take pictures in good light
Lighting plays a key role in photography. It can liven up a photo by adding interesting effects, impressive shadows and silhouettes, but if it is used incorrectly, it will bring unwanted glare and reflections to the picture. Therefore, professional photographers recommend the following: in fall and winter, shoot from 10 am to 3 pm in clear weather, in summer – from 7 am to 9 pm. Also, photographers have a concept of “golden hour” (Golden Hour), which is an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset. At this time, the sun is close to the horizon line, so the light in the pictures is soft and diffuse. The harsh midday light is “chunky” in certain areas and spoils the overall impression of the photo.
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Learn a few poses for photo posing
Two or three interesting poses will be enough to make you like yourself in all the photos. It is not for nothing that public figures and Instagram stars are always mindful of their winning angles and know how to become to appear taller or slimmer. Allot yourself a couple of hours and practice in front of the mirror, and then go work on them by taking pictures. The more practice, the more successful photos.
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Фormize your style
It’s important to find your style – then your photos will be interesting to the audience. Think through what photos you would like to present yourself? What is your favorite photo theme and design? To do this, find bloggers whose style is close to you, study their profiles and take note of interesting ideas. For example:
Aesthetics and vintage – in such photos the emphasis is on natural processing, close-ups, details and minimalism. The frame includes beautiful breakfasts and dinners, vintage mirrors, candles, flowers, elaborate images and casual poses.
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Urban, street style is an appropriate place for more general plans, for stylish outfits, architecture, parks, and beautiful coffee houses.
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Hygge – such photos feature warm processing in muted tones and subjects that convey coziness and happiness.
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In the style of Vogue is minimalism in the setting of the frame, namely the emphasis on details, the photo on monochrome backgrounds, restraint in clothing, a lot of space and freedom.
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Follow the trends
It’s fall, which means that those photos with coffee, baked goods, beautiful cups and dishes, candles, books, cozy places and autumnal locations are popular and go to the top. You can picnic by the lake with croissants and cocoa, shoot a walk in a park studded with leaves, or take a photo against the backdrop of the city’s sights. Beautiful doors, steps and house facades would be ideal. And if it’s raining outside, you can experiment at home and take pictures of delicious layouts. Seasonal fruits and vegetables like figs, pumpkins, grapes, pomegranate, and pretty breakfasts or desserts are trending.
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Don’t Don’t forget the processing applications
Nowadays, natural frames are in fashion, but with the right processing applications will help to remove unnecessary things, make the photo brighter, emphasize details and bring the frames to a single style, while keeping the picture natural. The best way to edit your photos is with professional editors, such as Adobe Photoshop Lightroom . There you can quickly tweak colors, sharpness, contrast, and even get your face out of the shadows after a photo shoot in sunny weather.
Among other useful applications, pay attention also to:
Facetune – with it you can easily whiten your teeth/skin, get rid of black eyes, make your eyes more expressive, correct your figure or blur the background.
Snapseed – it has all the basic tools, from brightness correction, contrast, shadows, saturation, cropping, spot correction, brushes, and an eraser like in Photoshop.
PicsArt – in this application you can add high-quality effects to your photo, such as glare or snow.
Eugenia Vlasenko
