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AphotographyEbookaboutInstagram
NatalieSlack
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About
ThiseBookexploresthenewsocialmediaappInstagramhowitischangingphotographyandhowitisredefiningteenculture.Igatheredallthe
informa>onfromtheinternet,surveysandfrommyresearchbloginstaphotosocial.blogspot.co.uk
Itlooksintothedevelopmentoftheapp,thebusinessesandmarke>ngtechniquesthatusersaredeveloping,andhowitcanalsobecomeadanger.
ThebookalsoshowswhatIthinktotheappandhowIuseit.
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Contents
Page3thegood Page16thebad Page18thelurkingdangers Page19myInstagramaccount
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Thegood
InstagramwasfoundedinOctober2010inSanFranciscobyKevinSystromandMichel
Krieger.
SincethenInstagramhashadover100registeredusersasofJanuary2013,Facebook
boughtthesocialmediaappfor$1billionin
cashandstock.
Manycelebri>eshaveprofilesonInstagram,oenshowingtheirextravagantlifestyles.
Instagramisabackstagepassintothelivesof
musicians,actors,photographersandmore.
natgeo@JRontheroad!IaminCubanowgoingthroughthecitywith
@joseparlasearchingforthemuralswedidlastyearinHabana!MORE
photoson@JR!#jr#joseparla#havana#cuba#wrinklesohecity
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Thegood
Asurveywasconductedaboutinstagramandshowed90percentthatthemainreasonpeopleuseinstagramisbecausepicturespaintathousandwordstheyfinditeasierto
expressthemselvesthroughonthegodaytodaylifephotos.itgivemeachancetobecrea>ve
Thisisreallycool.Goodnight:)crea>vemoments
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Thegood
Redefiningteenculture
Instagramhasprovidedclearevidenceofanincreasinglyconsumeristsociety.teenagersareevenmorematerialis>cthaneverbeforeCompaniesareusinginstagramasamarke>ngtoolasitbecomesmorepopular,reachingouttootherusers.Teenagersshowingtheir
followersthelatestpieceofclothingorbrandeditemtheyown,thuscrea>ngtheincreasinglyconsumeristsociety.Itsallowedustointeractwithpeoplewewouldneverevenhavethechancetomeet.Youhaveachancetoseewhatotherenvironmentspeoplelivein.IfollowmanypeoplewholiveinAmericabecauseIwanttoknowwhatitisliketobeoverthere.thethingstheydoandwhattheyexperienceTeenagershaveaneveneasieraccesstoalargeamountofreadilyavailableinforma>on.Becauseofhowadvancedtechnologyhasbecome,andthe
developmentofsocialmediapla_orms,thegenera>onofteenshasbecomeoneofthemostlaziest.Usinghashtagstosearchforwhattheywanttolookat,althoughsearchingcertainhashtagsdoesntalwaysshowthemostappropriateinforma>on,itisthequickestandeasiestwaytoaccessknowledgeanddata.Overall,applica>onslikeInstagramhaveshownusthataswemakeourjourneythroughtheNewInforma>onAgeandWeb2.0,wewillrealisethatthisisalljustthe#beginning.
whowantstospend$3,000onshoes?!
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Trends InstagramaddedtheHashtag
foruserstofindotherphotosandeachother.
OnepopulartrendistheweekendhashtagprojectthisisaseriesfeaturingdesignatedthemesandhashtagschosenbyInstagramscommunityteam.FollowersreceivetheprojectthemeeveryFriday,whichencouragespar>cipantstopostcrea>vephotographsaccordingtothethemeoftheweekend.
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Thegood
ScrewPhysics.Andhisdamnablystrictlaws.#whpfoggy
Themeoftheweekendfog
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Themeoftheweekendresolu>ons
#newyear#resolu>onget#bigger#ashtray#badass#smoketoomuch#needtocutback#butwont#willtry#buts>llwont#iggross#cigaree
#smokeporn
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Thegood
Ifoundanumbrellawithoutatube.
Themeoftheweekendumbrella
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Thegood
ok
Themeoftheweekendwai>ng
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Thegood
RedbullsInstagramPhotos.
#givesyouwings
RedBull#givesyouwings...andwinsifyou're@JS7.
Dontbeafraidofthedark.
#givesyouwings
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RedBullusethehashtag#givesyouwings,when
searchingthisonInstagramphotosofRedBull
anddifferentusesdrinkingredbullareshown.
Thisshowshowsuccessfulmarke@ngthrough
Instagramcanbe.
Greatdayfor#wiiings!@lcarter17
#givesyouwings#redbull#ultra#rsbmia#edi>ons#ilikeblue#ilikesilver#ilikered
aboutthismuch#snowfelllast#night,as
measuredby#RBedi>ons@redbullbuf#givesyouwings#ellicoville
Isthereanythingredbullhasn'tdone!?
#redbull#Tahoe#snowboarding#skiing#givesyouwings
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Thegood
SRHere-#24#PepsiMAXChevy
gengreadyfortodaysrace!
@jeffgordonweb
monday#newweek#bringiton
PepsiInstagramphotos
Pepsiusetheirinstagramaccounttopostinspira>noalphotosandofspor>ngevents,justlikeredbull,howeverRedBullseem
tobemoresuccessful,andhavingthepopularhashtag#givesyouwingshelpspromotethemandtheirproductmore
so.
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Thebad
Instagramisbadforphotographyandbadforart.IsRyanPinkardsopiniononthepopularapp.
Throwingafilteroveranotherwiseeverydayimageisnotcrea>ve,itsborderline
lazy.Ahypersaturatedpictureofyourbreakfastcerealiss>llapictureofyour
breakfast.
phoneographyisruiningphotographysaysMelodyWebber.Shegoesontosay
Whypeoplethinkitssuddenlyartsytotakeapictureofalightpost,amailbox,theircoffee,andrandomstufftheyfindlyingaroundthehouse.Theproblemwith
thisisthattruephotographyasacratakeshours.Photographershavespentyearslearningabouttheruleofthirds,howtotakeaprofessionalphotograph,andhowto
focusanimageperfectly.Theyaretrulydevotedtotakingsomeofthemost
interes>ngimagesinexistenceandcapturingthemonfilm.Werelosingour
apprecia>onofphotographersinfavorofaloveofpeoplewhosnapaphotowith
theiriPhone.Consideringthatphotosonfilmaregenerallyconsideredtobetheequivalentofabout1220megapixels,evenwiththecheapestpoint-and-shootyou
canfind,theimagesyouseeshotwiththeiPhonesfive-megapixelcameracan
hardlyholdweightascompe>>on.
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Thelurkingdangers Theinternetandmanysocialmediapla_ormshavemanyhighsand
advantages,buttherearesome>mesalwayslurkingdangers.Oneofthe
currentcrazesisthehashtaginstaporn
termssuchasinstapornorinstasex.Thesecategoriesarepos>ngmorethan201.000photoswhichareavailableforalluserstosee.As
wellasthis,Instagramhasbecomeanareaforsexchatpartnerstofindeachotherthroughthesetypesofhashtag.thoughsomewillbe
consented,manyofthesechatsa=cangoasteptoofar.
Oneuserusedthetagsinstaboner,instac*ck,instahorny,instap*ssy,andf*ckme.Dontbeshy.Wecantradepicsandhave
somenaughtytalk.Hitmeuphoes.Itisuserslikethisthatmakeinstagramsreputa>ondeteriorate.
Parents,inpar>cular,couldhavecauseforconcernasusersasyoungas13canhaveanInstagramaccount,andthedefaultsengarethatthe
profileispublicratherthanprivate,thisiseasilychangedhowevermanyusersdonotrealisethattheirprofileisviewabletothepublicby
anyone.
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MyInstagramaccount
IpersonallyuseInstagramandadailybasis.Ifindsharingwiththeworldwhereyouareandwhatyouaredoingisafascina>ngconcept.Itshowsthateverybody'slivesareunique.SincejoininginstagramIhavegained
over100followersandtheyaregrowingeach>meIpostaphoto.Iconducteda20dayinstagramchallengeandshowedhowcrea>veanyonecanbeviathesocialsharingmediaapp.
Theimagesinthissec>onarephotosthatIhavetakenandeditedonInstagram,thensharedwithfollowersandusers.
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MyInstagramaccount
20dayphotochallenge
The20dayphotochallengewasanothergreatwaytobe
crea>ve.Eachdayhadadifferenttheme.Ipostedmyown
interpreta>onofwhateachsubjectwas.Doingthischallenge
gainedmemorefollowers.Doingthischallengedshowedmore
aboutwhatIamlikeandthethingsthatsurroundme.
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MyInstagramaccount
ManyofthephotosIchoosetoshareoninstagramarethatofasen>mentalnature.ShowingfollowerswhoI
amclosetogivesthemabeerunderstandingofwhoI
am.
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MyInstagramaccount
OneofmymostlikedimagesonInstagram.ItookthisphotoinDevononasurf
trip,IfeltIhadtoshowmyfollowerswhatIwasdoingandhowtheviewwas
outstanding
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MyInstagramaccount
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MyInstagramaccount
Evenphotoslikethisarecrea>ve.Showingtheusers
whatIamdoingthroughmy
eyes.
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MyInstagramaccount
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MyInstagramaccount
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MyInstagramaccount
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MyInstagramaccount
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MyInstagramaccount
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MyInstagramaccount Toconclude Instagramdoeshavesomelurkingdangersthatcouldgetworsethemorepopulartheappgets.Howevertheapphas
anewandexci>ngwayforuserstobecrea>ve.Ithinkitencouragesphotographyratherthanruinsit.Peoplewillwant
tolearnaboutthefiltersthatInstagramhasandwheretheycamefrom.Learningaboutoriginalanaloguecamerascaninspireuserstothenfurtherdeveloptheirloveforphotography.
Photochallengesencourageuserstopar>cipateinbeingcrea>ve.
IthinkitismakingphotographyeasierfortheusersandgivesabeerunderstandofeachmemberofInstagramlife.
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