March 2012
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Update: What’s New in Version 2.2
Good news! Instagram v2.2 is now available in the App Store! Here’s what’s new:
Faster Camera
We’ve made it faster than ever for you to snap + share photos on Instagram.
Sharing Support for ミクシィ/ Mixi and 新浪微博 / Weibo (Japan & China)
We now support sharing to Mixi and Weibo, two popular social networks in Japan and China, respectively. If you have a Mixi or Weibo account,...
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Photos: Journey to Antarctica
Travel photographer JD Andrews (right) on board the MS Expedition to Antarctica
Travel photographer + @gadventures-blogger JD Andrews (@earthxplorer) recently took a trip to his seventh and last continent: Antarctica. JD boarded the MS Expedition in Ushuaia, a city at the southern tip of Argentina, and snapped photos as the ship negotiated the frigid waters of Drake Passage on its way to the...
February 2012
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InstaCity: Adelaide, South Australia
InstaCity is a blog series that introduces you to local Instagram groups around the world.
With the Worldwide InstaMeet approaching on 11 March, Adelaide InstaMeet organizer Kalista (@k_thx) offered to share some details about her city’s meetups that we hope help you organize your own!
City: Adelaide, South Australia.
First InstaMeet: February 3rd, 2012.
Next InstaMeet: 11 March 2012.
What we do:...
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Weekend Hashtag Project: #tunnelvisions
Weekend Hashtag Project is a series featuring designated themes & hashtags chosen by Instagram’s Community Team. For a chance to be featured on the Instagram blog, follow @jayzombie and look for a photo from her announcing the weekend’s project every Friday.
This weekend’s theme was #tunnelvisions, which asked participants to search for tunnels to photograph. Every Monday we feature some of...
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The Week on Instagram | 15
News
Worldwide InstaMeet: Join Instagrammers in your city on March 11th for a photowalk!
Get Involved
Weekend Hashtag Project: #tunnelvisions. View photos from the last project, #tinyhorizon.
InstaMeet Tips: Icebreakers.
Instagram Tips: Using Sierra.
Around the Community
Featured: @thiswildidea’s Portrait of America.
How I Shoot: Photos of People Taking Photos, by @fieldoffice.
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Featured: @thiswildidea's Portrait of America
Name: Theron Humphrey, @thiswildidea
Bio: Meeting folks, loving folks, living the dream.
Website: thiswildidea.com
Location: USA
Theron Humphrey is traveling across the United States on a quest to meet 1 new person a day, every day, for 365 days. His goal is to create a huge portrait of America, visiting all 50 states, driving 40,000 miles, meeting and photographing folks daily for one year....
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Photo Feature Friday: Carnival 2012
This past Tuesday, Carnival celebrations took place around the world, from New Orleans and Panama to Venice and Rio de Janeiro! The festival season, which occurs just before the fast for Lent begins, is observed with parades, masks, and public street parties. Thousands of photos from the celebrations were shared with Instagram over the last week.
Photos by...
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Instagram Tips: Using Sierra
Instagram Tips is a series that features Instagram-related pro-tips for both novice and expert users alike! Check out the Support Center, help.instagram.com, for more tips & help for Instagram.
The newest filter available in Instagram v2.1, Sierra, has been a wonderful addition to our filter family. With a subtle pink tone and a wonderful big border, this filter looks fantastic with most...
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How I Shoot: Photos of People Taking Photos, by...
With the Worldwide InstaMeet just around the corner, many of you will join up with other Instagrammers in your area for a photowalk, which is a great time to snap photos of your fellow Instagrammers in action. To help you prepare, Rebecca Silus (@fieldoffice) shares her tips for shooting photos of other people shooting photos!
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InstaMeet Tips: Icebreakers
With over 250 communities participating in the upcoming Worldwide InstaMeet, we wanted to give you some tips for connecting with the folks you meet at your city’s photowalk!
InstaMeets are a great way to get to know the people in your hometown using Instagram. To help you branch out and get the conversation flowing with your fellow Instagrammers, we’ve put together a few tips to...
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Weekend Hashtag Project: #tinyhorizon
Weekend Hashtag Project is a series featuring designated themes & hashtags chosen by Instagram’s Community Team. For a chance to be featured on the Instagram blog, follow @jayzombie and look for a photo from her announcing the weekend’s project every Friday.
This weekend’s theme was #tinyhorizon, which asked participants to pull back their focus and capture a big sky with a small horizon...
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The Week on Instagram | 14
News
Worldwide InstaMeet: Join Instagrammers in your city on March 11th for a photowalk!
Get Involved
Weekend Hashtag Project: #tinyhorizon. View photos from the last project, #portraitsoflove.
Instagram Tips: Using Hashtags.
Photo Tips: Stick with A Theme.
Around the Community
Featured: Singer-Songwriter Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear
How I Shoot: Reflection Photos, with @dylanisbell.
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Featured: Singer-Songwriter Ed Droste of Grizzly...
Name: Ed Droste, @edroste
Bio: I’m in a band. We’re called Grizzly Bear. I love travel almost as much as music.
Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
Singer-songwriter Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear is on Cape Cod with his bandmates recording a new album. Ed has no computer with him, but he does have his phone. He uses Instagram to share small glimpses into the band’s recording...
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Photo Feature Friday: New York Fashion Week 2012
For the past week New York City was the center of attention in the fashion world while New York Fashion Week was underway. With over 300 designers presenting their fall 2012 collections, there were plenty of behind the scenes and runway photographs shared with Instagram through the tag #nyfw. We were even the lucky recipients of a Fashion 2.0 Award for the “Next Big Thing in Tech”!
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Photo Tips: Stick with A Theme
With almost 200 communities participating in the upcoming Worldwide InstaMeet, we wanted to provide some photography tips to help you make your city’s photowalk unique!
Subjects
Select a subject that is easily discoverable on your photowalk’s route. Can you plan the walk so you pass only tall buildings? Are you able to find multiple windows with hand-painted letters? Perhaps...
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Instagram Tips: Using Hashtags
Instagram Tips is a series that features Instagram-related pro-tips for both novice and expert users alike! Check out the Support Center, help.instagram.com, for more tips & help for Instagram, including basic information on how to use #hashtags.
Adding tags to your photos is a great way to find new followers and share your photos with more people. But hashtags can be tricky. To get the most...
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How I Shoot: Reflection Photos, with @dylanisbell
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How I Shoot is a series where we ask Instagrammers to tell us about their photo-taking processes. This week, @dylanisbell shares his tips for taking reflection photos.
Camera: iPhone 4S
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Weekend Hashtag Project: #portraitsoflove
Weekend Hashtag Project is a series featuring designated themes & hashtags chosen by Instagram’s Community Team. For a chance to be featured on the Instagram blog, follow @jayzombie and look for a photo from her announcing the weekend’s project every Friday.
In honor of Valentine’s Day this weekend’s theme was #portraitsoflove, which asked participants to grab a friend, family member,...
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The Week on Instagram | 13
News
Instagram V2.1: Get our latest release for a new feature, a new filter, and a simplified new look!
Video: CEO Kevin Systrom makes an appearance in Best Buy’s Super Bowl ad!
Get Involved
Weekend Hashtag Project: #portraitsoflove. View photos from the last project, #strangetrees.
Instagram Tips: Using Lux.
How I Shoot: Tips for Photographing Cars, with drsmoothdeath.
Around the...
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Instagram Tips: Using Lux
Instagram Tips is a series that features Instagram-related pro-tips for both novice and expert users alike! Check out the Support Center, help.instagram.com, for more tips & help for Instagram.
If you missed the news, Instagram v2.1 is out and we’ve introduced a new feature called Lux. With a single tap, photos that are underexposed or lack contrast are instantly transformed....
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Update: What’s New in Version 2.1
Good news! Instagram v2.1 is now available in the App Store! Here’s what’s new:
New Feature: Lux
We’ve given you a new way to instantly transform the look and feel of your photos. In just one tap, Lux works its magic by making your photos more vibrant and bringing out details you couldn’t see before. Use it with a filter or without.
New Filter: Sierra
We’ve added...
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Photos: Severe Freeze in Europe
@nicholaschallis
@joyprins
@datsallfolks
@phranssoua
@tranq72
@footprints3011
This past week Europe was hit hard with extremely cold temperatures reaching as low as 35 degrees Celsius below zero! As seen in images shared with Instagram places like France, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, and the...
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How I Shoot: Tips for Photographing Cars, with...
How I Shoot is a series where we ask Instagrammers to tell us about their photo-taking processes. This week, @drsmoothdeath shares his tips for finding and photographing beautiful classic cars, which he’s collected in his #morninautos series.
Camera: iPhone 4
Vantage Point: Obviously...
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Worldwide InstaMeet: 11 March 2012
Are you ready for the 4th Worldwide InstaMeet?! We’re very excited to announce that on Sunday, March 11th, you’ll have the chance to get together with other Instagrammers in your town by organizing your very own meetup!
This time around, we’re asking everyone to go on a photowalk together. In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing tips for your upcoming photowalk, as well...
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Weekend Hashtag Project: #strangetrees
Weekend Hashtag Project is a series featuring designated themes & hashtags chosen by Instagram’s Community Team. For a chance to be featured on the Instagram blog, follow @jayzombie and look for a photo from her announcing the weekend’s project every Friday.
This weekend’s theme was #strangetrees, which had participants looking out for odd & unusual trees. Every Monday we feature some of...
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The Week on Instagram | 12
News
Video: Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom talks about launching his own start-up and what’s ahead for Instagram
On the White House blog, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger writes on Celebrating Startups in the State of the Union
Get Involved
Weekend Hashtag Project: #strangetrees. Check out photos from last weekend’s project, #soloparking.
How I Shoot: @jeera’s Tips for...
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Austin Kleon: Instagram As An Artist's Sketchbook
Name: Austin Kleon, @austinkleon
Bio: A writer who draws.
Location: Austin,Texas.
Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) is a writer who draws. His first book, Newspaper Blackout, is a collection of poetry made by redacting newspaper articles with a permanent marker, leaving only a few words behind. His Instagram photos offer a behind-the-scenes look into an artist’s life: you’ll see notes...
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Gearing up for Super Bowl XLVI!
Indianapolis is preparing for Super Bowl XLVI this Sunday between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots with events like Super Bowl Village zip lines & a giant Vince Lombardi Trophy building decal, while the rest of the U.S. preps by donning blue, planning viewing parties, and placing bets on the MVP of Puppy Bowl VIII.
Catch photos from behind the scenes at the Super Bowl...
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Photo Tips: Auto Exposure/Auto Focus Lock
If you’re running iOS 5 on your device, you no longer have to worry about losing that perfect exposure or focus if you need to move your camera around. With the latest iOS, locking exposure and focus is easily done with a simple tap & hold!
Just follow these steps:
1. Launch the iPhone’s default Camera application.
2. Tap the screen to locate the best focus & exposure. Avoid...
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