How to take your own instagram pictures
How to Take Good Pictures of Yourself for Instagram [Before vs. Afters!]
1. Use the Proper Device
2. Find Your Lighting
3. Practice Natural Poses
Test All of Your Angles
5. Grab a Tripod
6. Perfect Your Composition
7. Put Finishing Edits on Your Photos
8. Play with the Settings on Your Camera
9. Start Scheduling Your Selfies to Instagram
Raise your hand if you’ve ever tried to take an Instagram-worthy pic of yourself, only to wind up shooting, deleting, reshooting, deleting, reshooting… you get my drift here. 🙋♀️
After a while, you just want to give up and post a pic of your puppy instead.
(Note: There’s nothing wrong with that. Instagram could use more puppies! 🐶)
But here’s the thing: your Instagram feed could use more photos of you, too!
Why? It’s simple. People connect with your face. Posting pictures of yourself helps your audience see that you’re real and connect on a deeper level.
So how to take pictures of yourself for Instagram?
That’s what we’re covering in detail today, so buckle up!
Our Tailwind selfie party 🎉Plus, we wouldn’t be Tailwind if we didn’t go the extra mile for you and demonstrate our own before and after photos of these selfie-snapping tips!
That’s right – to help you learn how to take good pictures of yourself, our brave team willingly took questionable selfies to be posted on the internet…
Forever. #CustomerService
So what are you waiting for? Let’s have a selfie party! 🤳
1. Use the Proper Device
First things first – High-quality photos in social media reflect the brand’s quality and identity, even if it is your personal brand. But, to achieve it, you need to find a device that allows you to showcase all the ideas you have envisioned.
A high-quality image will capture your audience’s attention, communicate your message better, and show professionalism; some even believe it relates directly to increased engagement.
The good news is that nowadays, there are many available DSLR cameras and smartphones that make this task a bit simpler. So now, in the moment of truth, which of these two is better?
We asked our social media strategist friends Marek and David and this is what they had to say:
Image size is another factor to consider because a low-quality camera might not provide the proper sizes to adhere to Instagram’s guidelines for photos and reels. To better understand Instagram image size, check out our article.
2. Find Your Lighting
Arguably the most important factor of a good selfie – LIGHTING. 💡
If you’re puzzling over how to take pictures of yourself, the answer is definitely NOT doing it in dim rooms or super-bright artificial lighting.
Our world-class Community Manager Melissa bravely volunteered to demonstrate the difference for you.
First, she snapped a pic under the fluorescent lighting in her workspace.
This harsh lighting tends to wash out your skin tones and throw shadows into sharp focus.
Takeaway: Bright light does not equal good light. 💡
However, when Melissa moved over to a large window and snapped her selfie, it made all the difference!
The natural light from the window illuminated Melissa’s features without washing them out! Her skin glows and her lips have color again! 👏
Now it’s your turn! Here’s how to find your best light:
How to Take Pictures of Yourself in Great Lighting:
- Shoot by a window or in a shady spot
- If outside, avoid pictures in harsh mid-day lighting.
- Experiment with taking your pictures mid-morning or mid-evening for soft, flattering light
- Avoid light sources like house lamps (creates yellow light) or harsh bright lighting.
- Don’t use flash if you can help it!
3. Practice Natural Poses
Let’s be real: it feels really awkward to pose for photos in a way that doesn’t look, well… posed.
If you’re anything like me when a camera is pointing your way you hit a variation of the same stance without even thinking about it!
(Mine is hand on the hip turned slightly to the side. Pageant style. 👑)
There’s nothing wrong with a go-to pose, but it can quickly get repetitive in your feed. To amp up your Instagram profile and keep things fun, fresh, and interesting, you need to find natural-feeling poses that showcase you in the best way possible!
I know, I know. Easier said than done. That’s why our Chief of Staff Ellana offered to demonstrate!
In the before photo, Ellana strikes a basic pose for her portrait.
It’s definitely not a bad picture but doesn’t showcase Ellana’s fun, can-do personality.
In fact, by creating this enclosed shape with her arms, she’s unconsciously submitting a closed-off and uncertain look to the viewer.
In the after shot, Ellana relaxes back into her seat, leans on the armrest, and cocks her head slightly towards the camera. She’s adjusted to catch the lighting, and the uncertain posture is gone.
Now she’s just effortlessly cool!
Here’s how to take your own aesthetic selfies:
- Use a mirror to check your poses. This might feel weird at first, but you’ll get a feel for which poses feel natural and expressive of your personality!
- Use Time Lapse, an intervalometer, or photo bursts to try a few different poses in front of your camera to give yourself tons of options to choose from!
- Take a million test selfies striking all kinds of poses. Find 3-5 signatures that you love, and practice until they are second nature!
Test All of Your Angles
Do you know your best angles? If the answer is no, you’re not alone. According to many group photos, I still haven’t found mine! 😂
The good news is, they’re pretty easy to find with some dedicated practice! Ever heard someone stop a picture snap right to switch to their “good side”?
That means they know their best angle, or the most flattering angle to position their face or the camera in.
Our Pinterest Product Specialist Alisa volunteered to demonstrate a before-and-after of camera angles.
In her before selfie, Alisa has the camera angled down towards her face.
At the same time, she’s angling her face toward the camera 3/4ths of the way.
This changes the way the light hits her face in the shot, and accentuates away from one of her most gorgeous features: her eyes! 👀
Boom! In her after selfie, Alisa is serving us a major smolder with two slight angle changes. She’s positioned the camera level with her eyes and tilted her chin at a slight angle.
Completely different look, right? Now you can see her eyes and the planes of her face are highlighted in all the right ways.
Here’s how to test all of your angles for perfect Instagram pictures:
- Set up your shot with your desired settings, exposure, and focus.
- Use the TimeLapse, Photo Burst, or intervalometer (on most DSLRs) to quickly take variations of the same photo from the same camera angle.
- Focus on angling your chin, forehead, head, and body in different positions and angles. Keep full, 1/2 (profile), and 3/4 (turned slightly away) in your mind for all of these.
- Reposition your camera higher or lower and repeat!
You will absolutely have a million photos to look at, but you’ll quickly get a feel for where the camera needs to be and where your face and body should be angled to get the most flattering looks!
5. Grab a Tripod
Unless you have the cash to burn on a live-in photographer, chances are you’ll be taking photos by yourself most of the time.
Knowing how to take pictures of yourself alone will change your selfie game.
One of the best ways to do it? Grabbing a tripod! You can find extremely affordable phones and camera tripods on Amazon.
Many of them are even equipped with a handy Bluetooth remote that allows you to snap an Instagram picture without touching your phone!
Our ace Customer Success Associate Sarah was more than happy to demonstrate for us!
Here’s Sarah’s before selfie.
It’s super cute!
Buuut you can see Sarah’s “selfie arm” that makes a self-portrait look a little less polished than we’d like.
Plus, when you hold your camera yourself, you can’t catch all the details of your great outfit. Boo! 👎
It’s also tough to capture full lifestyle shots that tell a story this way.
In Sarah’s “after” selfie, she’s able to back up and strike a flattering pose using a simple stand and her iPhone’s self-timer.
Adorable, right?
Here’s how to take good pictures of yourself alone with a tripod:
- Attach your device to your tripod and check for potential slipping and stability.
- Adjust your exposure and focus to your desired settings.
- Mark where you need to stand for your best shots.
- Snap away!
6. Perfect Your Composition
Composition is a key part of a good photo, whether you’re taking product photos with your iPhone or a selfie!
Our Customer Success star Doricia was on hand to show you the difference composition makes.
Let’s take a look! 👀
In her “Before” photo, Doricia serves us a major look from a couch.
This photo is great, but the balance and composition are a little off.
If you imagined a grid over this photo, dividing it into 9 squares, you’d notice that it’s off-balance.
There’s more white space at the top of the photo, and the subject skews to the left.
In her after selfie, the composition of this shot is way more balanced. Doricia is centered in the photo, and it’s balanced on either side.
Here’s how to perfect your photo composition:
- Enable the Grid on your camera (under Settings > Camera)
- Practice lining yourself up with a vertical line on the Grid, or at the intersection of two lines
- Balance your photo as much as possible with symmetry (if you fold the photo down the center, there should be an almost equal amount of detail on either side)
- Scan your surroundings for unsightly clutter, details, or items that might distract the eye.
7. Put Finishing Edits on Your Photos
While we’d love to nab the perfect selfie on our first try, most photos could benefit from a few finishing touches in an editing app.
From lighting tweaks to blemish removal and softening, you can make your self-portrait shine with just a few taps!
Our Inbound Marketer Jordan demonstrates the subtle effects of a few edits using a selfie, and Adobe Lightroom.
Jordan’s “before” selfie is great!
However, it’s just a smidge too dark, which can make detail hard to see.
Plus, she’s taking her picture against a greenery wall, which looks a tad faded.
A punch of extra vibrance will make that colorful backdrop stand out!
A few lighting and color tweaks and voila!
Jordan’s face is illuminated with a gentle nudge of exposure, and the shadows on her face now aren’t as harsh.
You can also tweak selective colors in most editing apps.
That made it a breeze to increase the saturation and luminance of the green backdrop!
To put the final touches on your selfies, download an Instagram photo editor (we discuss the pros of our five top favorites!) and experiment with edits until your selfie is just right.
8. Play with the Settings on Your Camera
Before you go through the process of uploading your selfie to an app and making tweaks, poke around and see if your camera settings can’t manage some of those edits already!
For example, the settings in my iPhone 11 Pro often remove the step of editing my Instagram photos!
Here’s my own example selfie!
In this shot, I used the Portrait setting on the iPhone. This softens the background of your photo and makes the photo subject clearer!
The lighting is pretty good as is, right? #ThatNaturalLightTho
However, I often add the Studio Light setting to get a little extra brightness and crisp focus to my photos.
I’ve added that Studio Lighting to my after photo. Overall, my face, eyes, and hair are a pinch brighter and stand out more!
And the best part, I didn’t even have to open this selfie in one of my apps for editing.
How to Take Good Instagram Pictures of Yourself with Your Camera Settings:
- Take yourself on a tour of each camera setting to understand what they do, and their best uses!
- Set and lock the focus of your selfie (you!) to make sure that you don’t lose sharpness or clarity.
- Pre-adjust your exposure and lighting on your camera before snapping your shot – this removes a common finishing touch!
Check Out Our Photography Webinar for More Tips!
Whew! That was a lot of tips and tricks for taking good photos of yourself for Instagram! And guess what? There’s more where that came from!
Sign up for our FREE Smartphone Photography webinar to go even-more in-depth on:
- Different types of lighting and how to work with each
- The art of photo composition and interesting tricks to try
- Perspectives and angles (with examples)
- Step-by-step editing tutorials in Lightroom (you can apply these to any of your favorite apps!)
Did we mention it’s absolutely free? Don’t hesitate- view our webinar right now! 🍿🎥
9. Start Scheduling Your Selfies to Instagram
Now that you’ve learned how to take good photos of yourself for Instagram… it’s time to get those beauties onto your feed! You can easily and quickly schedule all of your beautiful posts with Tailwind’s publishing tool.
Just upload your photos into your drafts and arrange them with our visual Instagram planning tool – the 9- Grid Preview.
Our Smart Schedule tool will analyze your best times for engagement and create calendar slots for each. Tada! 🗓✨
And if you prefer to set it and forget it, just enable Auto Posting for Instagram Business accounts! Tailwind for Instagram will do the heavy lifting for you and post your amazing selfies on your behalf at the best times. ⏱
Can’t wait to try it out? Sign up for the forever free plan of Tailwind for Instagram – no credit card required! 💳
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How (and Why!) I Take All My Own Instagram Photos — The Spines
Hi friends!
It has come to my attention that there is a very untrue assumption happening on the ‘gram lately and it’s time I address it. Many people seem to think that in order to take cool photos, you have to have an IG boyfriend / girlfriend / husband / roommate etc.
who is willing to deal with all your photoshoot drama. (And, let’s be real, there is a lot.) But, I’m very happy to tell you that this is absolutely not true! I take absolutely all of my photos myself and I actually prefer it that way! (even though I have a willing IG husband – hi Murat, love you! 😊 ) So let’s talk through this.
The Beginnings
I started taking self-timed photos in the summer of 2016. I was living abroad and spending lots and lots of time alone. This is one of my happiest summers to date because I experienced the kind of freedom that I hope all of you can find at some point in your life. My job as an au pair left me completely free during weekends, so every Saturday morning, I would hop on the train and take it to a different corner of Sicily. (Eventually, I also spent two weeks traveling around Europe as well.) Many of my friends at the time were fellow au pairs who were working for the spring semester of school and they all moved on about halfway through my summer stay.
At this point, I decided not to make new friends because I was busy enjoying my own company and exploring on my own schedule. It was glorious.
However, I didn’t have anyone to take photos to capture the memories. For context, my mom is a wonderful woman who made my siblings and I pose for a minimum of 20 photos per event, so my upbringing deemed photo-free memorable times unacceptable. Thus, the timed photos began. Here are some I am most proud of:
Taken using a convenient slot in a rock
Taken by using a doorknob
Taken by balancing phone on a pillar
Was it awkward or sketchy to set my phone up and snap these sometimes? Absolutely. But it was also SUPER worth it to have these photos to look back on.
That was then, this is now. Why do I still take my own photos?
I am surrounded with people now who could theoretically pick up a camera and snap my IG shots for me.
But, I never choose that route and there are a few reasons for this.
1. I am a perfectly normal person in my real life … until someone lifts up a camera. Suddenly, I forget how to use my face muscles, my arms stick out at strange angles, and I cannot stop moving to save my LIFE. I look like a deranged squirrel in 98.8% of solo photos taken of me and it’s just not cute. However, I do find it comforting to know that this is a very common affliction.
Camera Awkardness Syndrome is VERY real, but it goes away when I take photos of myself. When I’m able to see the weird things I’m doing, I can adjust them and try again. I can take it from deranged squirrel, to normal squirrel, and then, eventually, back to human! Amazing.
2. I don’t have to rely on someone else’s schedule to execute a vision for a photo. Being able to set up my photos and take them as soon as I have the idea is completely freeing and takes away so much frustration from content creation for me. Not to mention, I can also be awkward in peace which is a major blessing.
3. I don’t have to feel like I’m annoying my loved ones by asking them to take photos of me every two days. While I do know they’d be willing to help, it’s better for my mental state to circumvent the issue altogether.
Here are some photos I’ve taken myself for my book Insta over the last few months, just in case you need encouragement that you can do this, too!
Onto the real stuff. Here’s exactly how I take my own photos:
There are a few options here. Back in Sicily and up until about two months ago, I used only my phone, the self-timer setting, and any convenient prop. Props were anything from a stack of books to a conveniently placed hole in a rock. You have to get creative if you’re taking this route.
Now I still use just my iPhone, but I also have a tiny tripod and a clicker. I bought these on Amazon for about $13 and they are game changers. I definitely recommend some version of these two if you want to step up your photo game a bit. I usually still stack a few books up or use a chair to create the vantage point I need, but the stabilization of the tripod is very helpful.
The clicker is also a huge time-saver because it eliminates the need to stand up and reset the timer between every shot.
Steps:
Set up your shot. Create a place for your phone to sit and create the composition you’re looking for. If you’re in the shot, keep the front camera open and situate everything (including yourself) in the frame exactly how you want it to look.
Set your timer. (3 seconds or 10 seconds works best, depending on how quickly you can reenter the shot and put a Tyra face on.)
If you’re unsure how to use the self-timer, here is an article explaining where to find this setting!
Pose!
Repeat. Do this until you’ve achieved the photo you like.
If you have a clicker, you don’t have to get up and reset every time, and you can actually take normal, non-timed photos. Just make sure you hide the remote in your photos!
Equipment:
Phone Tripod, UBeesize Portable and Adjustable Camera Stand Holder with Wireless Remote and Universal Clip, Compatible with iPhone, Android Phone, Camera, Sports Camera GoPro (2018 New Version)
Tips
Once you’re comfortable and you know your set up is perfect, flip your phone around so that you’re taking photos with the back camera.
The front camera is lower quality and tends to come out grainy. Shoot yourself from below rather than straight on or above to avoid double chins and ugly angles.
Go through your camera roll and delete photos you don’t like. This is both a warning to you and a subtweet to myself, because I am absolutely horrible at doing this. My camera roll is just hundreds of ridiculous photos of myself that will never see the light of day. le sigh.
If you’re feeling too awkward to do this in public, I don’t blame you. Something that may help is weighing the opportunity cost. Will this photo remind me of this wonderful moment in my life? Will it be worth it to have in the future? Will my IG followers really appreciate this look? That’s how I started taking these super extra travel photos of myself and stopped caring what some Dutch tourists I’d never see again thought about it.
Check out Sorelle Amore on YouTube and on IG. She has coined the phrase “advanced selfie” and she is queen of the clicker and self-timer.
High-quality inspo!For posing inspiration, I use Pinterest and I find looking at poses of fashion Instagram ladies really, really helps. There are also lots and lots of YouTube videos on the subject, so search away!
And that’s it! If I can do it, you can do it. I’d love to see some of your self-portrait results on IG, so send them my way and tag me in them once they’re out there! :) Leave any questions you have about this below!
This post includes an Amazon affiliate link. :) Shopping through this link gives me a small compensation for introducing you to a product, so feel free to use it when purchasing!
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Snapseed. IOS / ANDROID
Powerful and intuitive photo editor for all occasions from Google. 29 tools and filters. Allows you to fine-tune photos, apply various effects, customize saved styles, remove unwanted objects, add text and frames, crop pictures, adjust exposure and color, enlarge an image, and much more.
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Meitu . IOS / ANDROID. Free photo and video editor for mobile devices. Contains many beauty filters. There are different effects for selfies that can be added immediately during the shooting process. You can turn portraits into illustrations or bring images to life.
Afterlight . IOS / ANDROID. A photo editor with a fairly wide range of tools: 59 filters, 66 textures, a cropping tool with 15 presets, and more. But the main feature of Afterlight is its unique retro effects. In addition to standard processing and color correction, here you can add vintage filters and rare film effects to the image.
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Lens . IOS / ANDROID. The perfect selfie app. Retouching looks natural due to the use of machine learning algorithms. Here you can even out skin tone, correct imperfections, add contrast, blur the background, and adjust the optimal lighting. At the same time, you can choose automatic refinement and take cool selfies literally on the go. You can create art with your photo or take a traditional portrait - take your pick.
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Lamem . WEB. An interesting web service that allows you to evaluate the degree of memorability of an image. The algorithm evaluates the uploaded photos using a heat map: the warmer the colors of the fragments, the better they are remembered by people.
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Levitagram . iOS. Application for photography with the addition of the effect of levitation.
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Color Accent . iOS. A tool to add an accent effect. Allows you to select individual objects in different colors, making the rest of the fragments black and white.
Visage . iOS. An application for automatically improving selfies and adding various effects: background change, stylization, lighting adjustment, color correction.
Price tag for Store . iOS. Adds price tags, fonts and stickers to photos. This is especially true for Instagram accounts that do not have access to the Shopping Tags feature. You can create a product showcase right in your profile.
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MOLDIV. IOS / ANDROID. Professional photo editor for stunning selfies, photo editing and collage making. 190+ filters, editing tools, frames, layouts, stickers, background patterns. There is a pro-camera that allows you to shoot immediately with the use of beauty filters.
Photoleap . iOS. Unlimited creativity combined with an intuitive interface. Working with layers, special effects, film textures, gradients, brushes, filters, quick retouching, color correction and much more - all this allows you to take cool photos even for an absolute beginner. nine0003
Adobe Lightroom . IOS / ANDROID. A multifunctional photo editor with many styles and presets, cropping and color correction tools, filters and a variety of effects. Professional settings for the camera are provided. For more experienced users, there is a WEB version of LIGHTROOM CLASSIC.
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Clos . WEB/IOS. Mobile and web application for virtual shooting. Allows you to take perfect photos via video link. AI Camera can automatically determine the best moment to press the shutter button. You no longer need to go anywhere if you need to shoot products or people far away from you. Just shoot remotely and get high-resolution photos. nine0003
Ask Lisa. IOS / ANDROID. A smart assistant for choosing the perfect photo. Just upload a few photos and get a prediction of which photo will get the most attention.
Colorkuler . WEB. Web application for selecting the color palette of the account.
Defines the main color of your account so you can stick to the right hues when processing.
AR Social - View Social in AR . iOS.
AR application that shows photos of Instagram in augmented reality placed around the city according to the specified geotags. You can choose the placement of photos. nine0178
AfterFocus . IOS / ANDROID. With AfterFocus, you can create a DSLR-style blurred background by simply selecting a focus area. Various filter effects allow you to create the most natural and realistic photo.
Filterstorm Neue . iOS. Photo editor with a large list of tools. In addition to simple ready-made filters, there are powerful masking tools. You can adjust colors and lighting, crop and rotate images. There are tools for working with metadata, code replacement and export. nine0003
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TimerCam . iOS. A self-timer camera that allows you to take pictures of any object, including yourself, without assistance. Just set your smartphone at the desired distance, set the countdown time and get ready to shoot.
Adobe Photoshop Fix . IOS / ANDROID. Retouch images in one touch. You can create stunning images by coloring, highlighting, adjusting, distorting, and restoring photos, then easily transfer finished projects to Adobe Creative Cloud apps for desktop and mobile devices
BodyApp . iOS. A body photo editor that allows you to reduce body parts, build muscles, change height, improve curves, change skin tone and much more.
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Pixelmator . iOS. Incredibly powerful photo editor. It allows you to enhance the colors of an image using pre-designed color adjustment presets. Contains a full set of powerful painting features such as outstanding dual texture brushes, innovative color picker tools and an impressive, ultra-fast Paint engine.
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And here are the tools for creating cool videos.
InShot . IOS / ANDROID. Video editor with music and sound effects. Various video editing functions are available in the application, there are functions for joining two videos, blurring borders, changing playback speed and adding text. nine0003
Crello. WEB/IOS/ANDROID. A free image editor with ready-made professional templates that allows you to create spectacular videos. Many photos, fonts, stickers and other elements are available for free.
Efectum . IOS / ANDROID. An application that allows you to edit videos or record videos. The main functions are to slow down or speed up playback. If necessary, you can trim the video, add music, turn the sound on or off, adjust the display quality. nine0003
Slow Shutter Cam . iOS. An application that can replace a digital SLR camera. The main feature is a camera with a slow shutter and the ability to create various effects in the process of shooting.
Life Lapse . IOS / ANDROID. A camera with the ability to create a frame-by-frame video and a video editor that allows you to stitch videos and photos, apply filters, adjust the display size. No tripod is required to align images while shooting. nine0003
Dolly Zoom . IOS / ANDROID. A mobile camera for creating video with the vertigo effect, a cinematic Dolly Zoom special effect not previously available without special equipment. You can shoot an object while zooming in or out without the object changing its size. The zoom function allows you to shoot at a considerable distance from the subject.
Record it . IOS / ANDROID. A tool for recording video from the screen of a mobile device. You can record the screen, record games, video presentations or training videos. During the recording process, you can add audio comments and a window with video explanations. nine0003
CapCut. IOS / ANDROID. A simple yet feature rich video editor that allows you to create professional-quality videos.
You can trim the video, change the speed, add filters and effects, overlay music, stickers and text.
Filmm . IOS / ANDROID. An application that allows you to easily mix and stack professional color grading filters with authentic film textures, lighting effects and subtle distortions. You can join clips with spectacular transitions, add stills from movies or music, upload your own audio files. nine0003
Crystaliq . IOS / ANDROID. A tool to create a kaleidoscope effect on photos and videos. Exclusive filters help you create near-3D videos with specular reflections, broken glass, or other eye-catching effects.
Vochi. IOS / ANDROID. Video editor for creative video editing. The peculiarity is that effects can be applied to individual objects. The use of AI technologies allows even a beginner to work with the application. Just select the moment and object and apply the effect. nine0003
MixCaption. IOS / ANDROID. Application for adding subtitles to finished videos.
You can choose the format and font of subtitles, specify any of your text. If necessary, you can start the automatic addition of subtitles. There is a Russian language.
Videoleap by Lightricks. iOS. A powerful video editor that supports professional shooting and editing with many effects. Double exposures, layered editing, changing layers, adding animation, format selection, special effects, text, color correction are just some of the available features. nine0003
Dazz Cam . IOS / ANDROID. A vintage camera for creating realistic film shots with the effect of a retro 80s film camera. The finished video does not require post-editing. But you can upload your video and apply the desired effects.
SUPA. WEB. An online video maker to create 40-second videos in the browser. There are many templates that you can edit. Various video formats are available. The premium version can create videos up to 90 seconds.
Just a Line . IOS / ANDROID.
Draw in augmented reality and create extraordinary videos from your drawings. You can draw on your own or with friends.
Lomotif . IOS / ANDROID. Allows you to literally add music to videos, do square cropping and edit video files in seconds. You can add any song from millions of tracks. There are cinematic filters, slow motion effect and adding titles. You can make slideshows of photos. nine0003
VidLab . iOS. Easily create beautiful, funny videos and photo stories by adding text, illustrations, music, videos, sound effects, overlays, voice-overs and more. Video effects, filters, video collages, adding your own fonts, masks and overlays, adding music, sound effects and your own audio recordings - these and other features will help you create amazing videos.
Action Movie FX . IOS / ANDROID. "Movie editor" to create videos with Hollywood special effects. Choose any frame from a large collection and add it to your video. Create animation from photos.
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VideoShow . IOS / ANDROID. A minimum of effort and an amazing video with special effects is ready. You can add text, stickers, filters, transitions, music, sound effects, real-time dubbing. A special plus is the lack of a limit for the exported video.
Boomerang. IOS / ANDROID. A very simple application for creating looped mini videos. Find an object and click the button. Boomerang itself will take 10 photos and make a video of them that automatically scrolls forward and backward. nine0003
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For Stories
Instagram stories have long become an independent promotion tool and a way of natural communication with the audience. But stories need to be beautiful in order for users to watch them.
There are more than enough tools to create amazing stories.
Unfold . IOS / ANDROID. A tool for creating stories from templates. There are 400+ templates. There are also various special effects, filters, unique fonts. Additionally, it allows you to plan your Instagram feed and create biosites to increase the number of links in your profile description. nine0003
Mojo . IOS / ANDROID. A simple video editor to create Stories from animated templates. You can add text by selecting the appropriate style.
Canva. WEB/IOS/ANDROID. Multifunctional service for professional work with design. Among other features, there are editable templates for Instagram stories. You can use a ready-made design or come up with your own.
StoryLuxe. iOS. Create Instagram stories using movie stills, a variety of templates and designer fonts. nine0003
Smoozly . iOS. Application for creating unique animated stories and posts with the ability to choose a professional template. Manual editing of the template is available.
Clipomatic . iOS. A smart video editor that automatically turns everything you say into live subtitles. All you have to do is press the magic record button, speak clearly and your words will appear in stylish captions right on your record.
Fastory. nine0036 WEB. A web service that allows you to create high-quality stories for Instagram. There are many templates, effects and detailed instructions. In addition, you can broadcast stories to your site.
Storeo Stories Maker . iOS. Allows you to create long seamless videos for stories. You upload a video, the app cuts it into 15-second fragments for uploading to Instagram Stories. Viewers see one long video.
Nichi: Collage & Stories Maker. nine0036 IOS / ANDROID. Tool for creating collage-style stories with editable templates. There is a large selection of fonts, filters, stickers and backgrounds.
Pixaloop. ANDROID. Turns ordinary photos into vibrant 3D images by adding animation and art effects. There are many filters, graphic effects and ready-made art templates. You can create looped videos with a boomerang effect.
Sparkar Ar Studio
ANDROID+WINDOWS / IOS+MAC
Program for creating AR masks for Instagram stories. Allows you to create augmented reality effects from scratch, adds 3D objects, JavaScript codes, camera and light effects, animation, head and hand trackers, and more. works in conjunction "smartphone + PC".
Hyperlapse . iOS. Camcorder with the ability to create slow motion videos. Thanks to the built-in stabilization system, the need for tripods and expensive equipment disappears.
You can also increase the video speed up to 12 times and fit long stories into short videos. nine0003
StoryArt. ANDROID. Intuitive story editor with wide functionality. 1000+ collage templates, 60+ themes, animated story templates, various fonts and stickers.
Design Lab. ANDROID. A simple tool for creating photo stories. Just choose a template, add a photo and change the text. You can create stories from photos by connecting them with great transitions.
Storybeat . IOS / ANDROID. A tool for adding music to stories. Choose any track from the extensive music library, use sound effects or upload your own audio recordings. You can create slideshows and loops from your photos. nine0003
Snapmusical. ANDROID. Application for adding music to Instagram stories. In this case, the tracks can be cut and select the desired fragments. There is also a video cutting function.
For the compatibility of images in the account
Even the coolest photos need to be properly combined in the feed.
Special tools will help determine the compatibility of images by color.
Preview. IOS / ANDROID. Instagram feed planner. Helps determine image compatibility and compose the look of the ribbon to create the perfect visual. nine0003
UNUM. IOS / ANDROID. A simple ribbon planner that allows you to add any photo and drag it from place to place in search of a harmonious combination. Here you can also process the photo to bring it to a single style.
Inpreview . IOS / ANDROID. A feed planner that can be synced with Instagram. You can plan a feed, edit images, add filters, and create collages from selected feeds.
Feed Preview for Instagram . IOS / ANDROID. Plan your feed, add and remove posts, use various filters. You can also schedule a post to Instagram here, because the images you add to your feed preview are automatically saved locally and can be used later when you want to post them to Instagram.
Planoly. IOS / ANDROID.
A planner that helps you view the appearance of the ribbon using drag and drop functionality. You can save images in folders and set up automatic placement of publications. nine0003
Sked Social. WEB/IOS/ANDROID. Content scheduler with automatic placement feature. Schedule posts for the feed, edit photos, and set up a posting schedule. The app will automatically post at the scheduled time.
For working with text in Instagram posts
The attention of Instagram users is attracted not only by photos, but also by the appearance of the account as a whole. For example, an unusual text in a picture or in the description of a photo will become an additional element to attract attention and add a plus to your karma. nine0003
Type Loop . iOS. Application for adding text to photos and videos. You can animate text, change the color and background of fonts, use various special effects for text.
MOTT . iOS. A tool that animates text.
You can use preinstalled designer fonts or upload your own fonts. Text can be given movement or made three-dimensional using the 3D effect.
Over. IOS / ANDROID. Choose from an extensive font library, apply various effects to it, and add captions to your stories or photos. nine0003
AppForType . IOS / ANDROID. 60 professional fonts, including those with Cyrillic support. 750 ready-made inscriptions and stickers. Create your own signatures. Add text to your photos to make them unique.
Fotext. WEB. Online service for creating strikethrough, underline, inverted or mirrored text. Ready text can be transferred to your account.
Spectrox. WEB. A very simple online service for creating strikethrough text. There are no other functions provided here. nine0003
Lingojam. WEB. Online font generator for Instagram. But to get an unusual font, the source text must be written in Latin. It can be useful if you need to insert English phrases or words into the publication and highlight them against the general background.
To create a landing page on Instagram
Insta-landing in the profile or an extended description in the bio significantly increase the account conversion. And creating a landing page on Instagram is not at all difficult. Here are some tools to help you. nine0003
Milkshake. IOS / ANDROID. Create a mini-site and include a link in your profile bio to tell more about your products and services. A free alternative to a service like Taplink.
Pinetools . WEB. An image cutter that allows you to cut the finished landing page into fragments of the desired size. By publishing these fragments on Instagram in the right order, you can get a landing page image in your profile.
Grid Post . IOS / ANDROID. An application that can divide a photo into fragments adapted in size for publications on Instagram. This allows you to create an Instagram landing page or an endless feed. nine0003
For creating animations
Even if you came to Instagram to do business, do not forget that many users come here primarily to relax and have fun.
Don't be too serious, dilute strict content with fun posts using the following tools.
Plays . iOS. Allows you to animate texts and images. You can create animated posts and stories.
GIPHY Cam. nine0036 IOS / ANDROID. Create GIF from photos, add various effects and animated stickers. Copy and publish finished material or save for future publications.
GIPHY World . iOS. An application that allows you to place GIFs in the surrounding space. Create videos with AR elements or share created scenes with your friends.
For making collages
Collage creation is available in many photo editors. But we liked a service created specifically for creating collages. Here it is. nine0003
April - Layouts Photo Collage . IOS / ANDROID. Choose the layout you like, add a photo and make a collage. Add effects and captions. Specify the desired layout size and share the result on Instagram.
For posting on Instagram
Finally, a trio of services that will make it easier to maintain Instagram: help with storing interesting posts, reposting UGC and searching for pictures.
InSaver. ANDROID. A tool to save any public posts from Instagram. It just saves them for you, but doesn't download them right away. Keep posts until you want to download, save or share, or even post on Instagram. nine0003
Repost for Instagram. WEB. Repost other people's posts to your profile using the Repost for Instagram online service. You no longer have to post low-quality screenshots to talk about someone's post. You can repost a photo along with a caption.
Picture.plus. WEB.
Multifunctional service. Here you can create images, videos and sales posts, make collages and slide shows, format texts for posts. Plus - the presence of a photo bank with 2 million pictures that can be used legally. nine0003
We hope that among this selection you will find something worthwhile for yourself and your Instagram account will become even better. To all pis and to each account - millions of audiences.
How to save photos from Instagram to Android, iPhone, Samsung?
Contents
- How to save your Instagram photos to your phone
- Save copies of photos from your own Instagram account before posting
- Save photos (and videos) of other users for re-viewing inside the application
- How do I use the new Save tab on Instagram?
- Saving photos of other users from Instagram - several ways
- Take a screenshot (screenshot)
- View the page code and search for the image file
- Try third-party applications (if you are desperate)
How to save your photos from Instagram to your phone
Whether you're looking for a way to save a copy of a photo you just edited on Instagram before posting it, tag someone else's photo to come back to later, or download a photo to your computer, it's not always easy to figure out how to do this.
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Instagram has powerful features that make it easy to upload your own photos and tag other people's photos, but it prevents you from trying to download any user's photo the way you normally would on other sites. We'll cover a few techniques in this article, but let's start with the basic Instagram photo save method for the photos you've posted on your account.
Save copies of photos from your own Instagram account before posting
If you uploaded a photo to Instagram without using the filters built into the app, then of course you have a copy of it on your device. But for those who take photos directly through the Instagram app and edit them using the built-in filters, the result to be posted can be easily and automatically saved with one simple setting.
Here's what to do:
- Navigate to your profile tab. nine0531
- Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner to go to settings.
- Scroll through the tab until you see an item called Save Original Photos (in the Settings tab) with a button next to it.
- Press the Save Original Photos button, to turn on the save original function, the item will turn blue.
If this setting is enabled, all your posts will be automatically copied before being posted to a new album or directory called "Instagram" in your mobile device's Gallery. This applies to all posts, including photos taken directly from the Instagram app, uploaded from your device without editing, or uploaded from your device and edited using the in-app filters. nine0003
Save photos (and videos) of other users for re-viewing within the app
The Instagram app now has a save feature built into it. While it lets you tag a post with a photo or video, doesn't download anything directly to your device, is better than nothing. Until recently, the only way to tag another user's photo or video in the Instagram app was to "like" it and then view the list of posts you've "liked" in the settings tab.
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The Instagram save feature has two main drawbacks:
- You will need an internet connection to view a marked ("saved") post in the application again.
- The saved image may disappear if the author decides to delete it. Remember, the tag is just a label for the photo - nothing is stored in your account or on your device.
On the other hand, if you want to follow the comments on a popular post, you can save the post and come back later to read the latest comments - at least you have this very useful tool. nine0003
How do I use the new Save tab on Instagram?
The new Save tab is indicated by a small bookmark icon above each user profile right above the feed photo in the horizontal menu. You can't see the save tab on other users' profiles, but you can see it on your profile. This is to ensure that you only see what you have saved.
To save any post you find on Instagram, search for bookmark icon in the lower right corner and click on it.
The post will be automatically added to your Save tab, no notification will be sent to the post author.
Saving photos of other users from Instagram - several ways
If you have ever tried to call the context menu and select the option Save as ... on an Instagram photo from your computer or tried to do the same on your mobile device, by pressing and holding a photo while viewing through a mobile browser, they noticed that nothing was happening. nine0003
Instagram does not mind if you save copies of your own photos on your device or tag them in the app because you are the author, but this does not mean the rights to use all the content in the app, so you need to get permission from other users to use of their content. This explains why you can't just download any photo you like.
However, as noted at the beginning, everything is not simple. Just remember that while users do this all the time, doing so is against Instagram's terms of use unless the author of the photo is informed and given permission for someone else to use their content.
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Take a screenshot (screenshot)
Perhaps the easiest way to quickly save a copy of someone's Instagram photo is to take a screenshot of the application's screen and use a graphics editor to crop the excess. Learn how to take a screenshot on your iOS or Android device.
View the page code and search for the image file
If you have access to a computer, you can save an Instagram photo by finding the image file in the page code. nine0003
You can simply click the three dot icon on any photo post in the Instagram app to copy the URL and then paste it into an email addressed to you. And if you're already browsing Instagram from a computer, but you can click on the icon with three dots at the bottom of any post and then click Go to post - to go from the feed to the page of this post.
Then access the URL address of the photo on the computer by calling the context menu with the right mouse button and selecting item View Page Source , which will open the page source in a new tab.
The image file has a .jpg extension. You can invoke the search function with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F or Cmd + F and enter . jpg in the search query field.
The first .jpg file you find should be an image file. Using the cursor, highlight the entire line from https :// instagram . to . jpg and copy it. Then paste it into your browser's address field and you'll see the image, which you can right-click to save by selecting Save As ... .
Try third-party apps (if you're desperate)
If you've already wondered about this, you may have found third-party apps that claim to let you save or download Instagram photos. However, there is no guarantee that the app will work as you expect, as Instagram looks at all API requests and rejects any that interact too deeply with their app or violate their terms of use.
