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Dos and don’ts of writing a photographer bio

It would be nice if your photographs could do all the talking for you, but occasionally you need to use words. The about page on your website and your Instagram profile are just some of the places photographers need to have a bio. A good bio provides photographers with a powerful way to showcase their professional experience and convey their personalities to potential clients.

One of the consulting services we offer at Wonderful Machine is writing a photographer bio. You can view some of our case studies to see some examples of work we’ve done or email us to find out more about the services we offer.

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Meta wants your nude photos so they won’t spread on Facebook and Instagram. Yes, really

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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, Meta has come up with a “brilliant” idea to prevent your nude content from spreading across Facebook and Instagram. The company has launched a tool that lets you submit your explicit photos to a hashing database so that they can be recognized and removed from the platforms in the future. Needless to say, this has raised some concerns in the community.

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Instagram to let you add favorite accounts to the top of your Feed

You know how seemingly random Instagram’s algorithm has been ever since it stopped being chronological? Well, that’s about to change, at least up to a point. Instagram is currently testing a feature that lets you choose Favorites among the people you follow. This way, their posts will always show up in your Feed first.

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What if the captions under typical Instagram photos were honest?

When we scroll through Instagram, it seems like almost everyone is living their best life. Everyone’s hair looks perfect; everyone’s smiling, everyone’s children are well behaved… But I learned a long time ago that Instagram isn’t reality.

I still sometimes have to remind myself that there’s a lot more hiding behind those seemingly perfect lives, bodies, pets, children, travels, and meals. So, I made a little collection of posts that show what Instagram would look like if people were honest in the captions under those flawless images.

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Instagram demands you to share your birthday if you want to keep using the app

This year, Instagram has become more devoted to protecting teenagers than ever. However, its latest effort is just… Silly. From now on, Instagram will prompt you to share your birthday. All. The. Time. Instagram cites “young people protection,” and warns that you won’t be able to use the app unless you share your birthday.

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Instagram to ditch swipe-up links and replace them with stickers

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 are already seeing the change and using it. However, many have been left without an option to add links to their Stories until the new feature is officially rolled out.

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