Instagram through its parent company Facebook has announced that it will introduce a way to nudge teens away from harmful content and encourage them to “take a break” from using the app altogether.
Facebook and Instagram are under high levels of scrutiny after a bombshell report and detailed testimony from a whistleblower paint a picture […]. petapixel.com
A Manhattan federal court has dismissed professional photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair's copyright claim against digital media website Mashable, ruling that it did not violate her copyright by embedding one of her Instagram posts on its website. dpreview.com »
2020-04-15 15:47
Let’s be honest. We’re all guilty of judging by superficial features. Chances are that even you have been so vain — comparing your figure to that of perfect strangers only to be left with a sulky sense of defeat. petapixel.com »
2020-02-29 19:19
Despite plenty of opinions out there saying that stills photography is dying and video is taking over, one metric at least seems to disagree: ad revenue. According to reports, the world’s largest photo sharing site (Instagram) out-earned the world’s largest video sharing platform (YouTube) by a lot in 2019. Earlier this week, Alphabet Inc. released […] petapixel.com »
2020-02-07 22:28
Instagram has fully released the 'Restrict' shadowban feature it first introduced as a test in July. The tool enables an Instagram user to restrict other accounts from posting content on and sending messages to their own account. dpreview.com »
2019-10-04 20:18
There are models, and then there are Models. Kihmberlie, a woman with an incredible sense of style, is one of the latter. Her work gained traction once again when she uploaded her most recent pictures from a fabulous photoshoot involving hundreds of roses. boredpanda.com »
2019-09-13 08:33
It’s that time of year again for photographers: fall family sessions. It’s crunch time. Some photographers make the bulk of their yearly profits right now; others work their butts off in an area saturated with photographers and make enough pennies to cover operating expenses. I was part of the latter group a few years ago, […] petapixel.com »
2019-09-06 20:37
More than a year after Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook-owned Instagram has banned one of its vetted advertising partners, HYP3R, after it was allegedly caught scraping a huge amount of data on users. dpreview.com »
2019-08-13 20:23
Despite ongoing antitrust concerns across the globe, an internal note sent to Facebook employees has announced the social media giant will be rebranding its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms. dpreview.com »
2019-08-05 16:33
Instagram is getting a name tweak as Facebook seeks to signal its ownership and control over its subsidiary apps. The photo-sharing app will soon be called “Instagram from Facebook. ” The Information first reported on the change, which will be shared by WhatsApp, turning it into “WhatsApp from Facebook. petapixel.com »
2019-08-03 18:15
The US State Department is now requiring that virtually everyone applying for US visas submit their social media usernames, including those for the photo-sharing services Instagram and Flickr. The change has now taken effect after first appearing in new proposed rules back in March of 2018. petapixel.com »
2019-06-03 17:53
An 84-year-old grandfather from Japan proved that in this youth-obsessed society a venerable age is not a hindrance but an asset. A former teacher from Akita, Silver Tetsuya, innovates by making super stylish and creative photo shoots with the help of his grandson Naoya Kudo. boredpanda.com »
2019-05-14 06:04
Instagram has released a statement clarifying a viral image that claims only 7% of a user's followers can see content they share on the platform. Images of the clickbait claim have been making their rounds on the platform for months, usually with the header, 'This is a test. dpreview.com »
2019-01-23 22:48
Want to make it big on Instagram? Here are 5 top Instagram tips from 8 professional photographers to help get you started... photographyblog.com »
2018-10-25 15:00
A popular Instagram user based in Singapore has been caught passing stock images off as his own work. Daryl Aiden Yow, who has worked with many recognizable brands, was called out by Mothership, which highlighted a dozen examples of work he presented as his own. dpreview.com »
2018-06-21 22:07
Instagram, the social network of choice for most photographers looking to promote their work, is also the greatest annoyance due to not allowing photographers the ability (mostly) to upload images to the service from a computer. thephoblographer.com »
2017-10-13 16:00
Photographer and programmer Felix Sun has designed an app called Windowed that finally allows you to post images to your Instagram account straight from your computer—no tablet, smartphone, or strange loophole workaround required. dpreview.com »
2017-10-11 23:16
Heads up: you can now upload photos to Instagram from a desktop browser… using a special, unofficial trick. In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how it’s done. Since Instagram was first released, it has only allowed users to create new posts using the official Instagram app. There are some options for posting images using […] petapixel.com »
2017-05-06 21:08
Instagram has been evolving at a furious clip in recent times, launching everything from a redesigned logo and an algorithmic feed to Snapchat-esque Stories. And it seems the big changes are bringing big returns: Instagram just hit 600 million monthly active users, doubling its member count in just two years. The last 100 million new […] petapixel.com »
2016-12-15 23:52
At the time of my takeover of the Visit Faroe Islands account, my own account was around 5k followers. To briefly run and manage a page that has surpassed 100k was a great learning experience. Here are a few things I learned along the way that might help others. 1. At that level, you will […] petapixel.com »
2016-10-31 20:14
Instagram Web upload is finally here! Okay not really… but it sort of is. As of today, Instagram is available on Windows 10 tablets and PCs, making it possible for the first time to upload a photo to the photo sharing site from your computer. petapixel.com »
2016-10-14 21:31
Here’s a quick PSA for those of you who have a mobile workflow that involves posting to Instagram from the Flickr app. Don’t. For some reason, sharing from Flickr to Instagram on your phone absolutely destroys photo quality, leaving you with a pixely mess. petapixel.com »
2016-10-11 00:34
Instagram has made good on its promise to add more parental controls to its app with the launch of Family Center, a hub where parents can access supervision controls and resources from experts. [Read More]
Instagram will begin wider testing of its promised “Take a Break” feature. An optional toggle, it is designed to nudge users to stop using the app after a duration of the user’s choosing, but it isn’t nearly as robust as it was initially described.
The purpose of this article is to have a discussion about the current online photography community, flame wars about hardware, and some toxic behavior I see, all while trying to be as impartial as possible.
Yes, I know; you're caught up in the Instagram game. You need to get as many followers as you can. You also need to be interacting with the rest of the community out there. Getting followers and beating the algorithm to get seen is pretty tricky.
If you're already saying that Instagram isn't toxic, then I'm going to assume that you're either too far deep down the rabbit hole, you're an influencer that's afraid to lose influence and who has no problem feeding off of someone's addition to their phone, or you just aren't aware that this is a problem.
I love film and I love film photography. In fact, I adore it. I am enamored with the conversations around it, with the discipline involved in knowing that you need to be more careful and how that translates into digital photography, with the formats and how much more affordable it becomes as you go for larger sizes, the look, and most importantly its people.