Stop using filters, you’re not a Disney character
Jan 19, 2022
Alex Baker
I was chatting to a friend who told me a story about how her much younger cousin had escaped on holiday to somewhere tropical…
Meta wants your nude photos so they won’t spread on Facebook and Instagram. Yes, really
Dec 3, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Preventing revenge porn by sending your nude photos to someone else is probably not the way most of us would handle the issue, right? Well,…
Instagram’s own paid subscription service is just around the corner
Nov 10, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Can you imagine paying to see Instagram Stories? Well, the option is just around the corner. After some reports from earlier this year, it looks…
This popular tourist Instagramable village in China is entirely fake
Oct 5, 2021
Alex Baker
You’re in an exotic location where time seems to stand still. A farmer dressed in an outfit fit for the 19th Century walks slowly past,…
Taking part in Instagram giveaways? Beware of this phishing scam
Sep 29, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Instagram giveaways have been pretty popular. However, I’ve recently noticed a scam related to these giveaways, aiming at both those who give products away and…
Expert advice: Ten tips to make the best of Instagram as a photographer
Sep 27, 2021
Shannon Stewart
Instagram has nearly 500 million active users per day and pulls in engagement rates 23% higher than Facebook and 84 times higher than Twitter. With statistics like…
How to inexpensively take your lighting for social media to the next level
Sep 3, 2021
John Aldred
Lighting isn’t something that many of us take into consideration for our social media. Sure, if we’re posting photographs of our clients to social media,…
How to use Instagram to promote your photography in 2021
Aug 27, 2021
Lani Assaf
Instagram has nearly 500 million active users per day and pulls in engagement rates 23% higher than Facebook and 84 times higher than Twitter. With statistics like…
Instagram to ditch swipe-up links and replace them with stickers
Aug 24, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Instagram’s swipe-up links in Stories are about to disappear. The app is ditching this format in favor of something new – link stickers. Some users…
Instagram removes Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers” movie poster due to a lactating nipple [NSFW]
Aug 12, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
One of many double standards oddities of Instagram is that it doesn’t allow nipples, but only if they’re female. Not even a famous movie director…