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CNET How To: Creative ways to use Instagram

2011-06-29
Instagram is the newest iOS social network that lets you take edit and share photos with your friends but how do you set yourself apart from all the other iPhone photographers when everyone is limited to the same boring filters I'm Arielle Nunez and today I'm going to show you a few tricks that can help set yourself apart from the rest of the instagramers first off you don't want to use the camera that comes with Instagram it's very limiting using the iPhone camera app gives you the freedom to Regus zoom and crop the way you want after you take your pictures and now it's time to customize your pictures if you want to play with some of the filters that come with Instagram try doubling or tripling them up now this could take some time to get right but if you find the right combination it can really set your pictures apart from the rest now the double up filters first load what you want in Instagram take a couple screenshots of different filters so you have some choices then press the back button to choose from your screenshots then play with a couple more filters until you get it right now if you want to take it to the next level try using other photography apps such as Auto stitch to help create the effect of using a wide-angle lens or diptych to do split screens or mini photo collages there's also plenty of other photo apps you can play with so go ahead and play around and get creative adding hashtags to your photos makes them easier to find on the Instagram universe for example if you have tagged trees you can click on the hashtag and view all the pictures that have been tagged with trees now those are just a few tips to help you get started thinking out-of-the-box the rest is only limited to your own creativity now go out there explore and happy you
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