instafabulous
I love, and am obsessed with photography. I have learned both good, and daring habits from my friend E, who's a professional everything photographer, i.e. events, celebrities, travel, you name it. When he tells me he really likes one of my photos, it's like the best feeling in the world.
Add to my thirst for creativity, the fact that I love learning, and meeting people, and you will soon understand my relationship with instagram. At first, I wasn't sure about what I'd want to post, how often, etc. Obviously, if one wanted, they can have a private account, but to me, that defeats the purpose. Like anything enjoyable, it's a part of my daily life at this point.
My friend S admitted to me that she joined instagram for me (bonus), but that she hasn't used it since joining. Like at all, not even to view any photos, let alone post. I get it, it's not for everyone, but you know what? It's actually for someone exactly like her, and possibly you to, if you take any of these things into consideration:
In a day, I can "visit" NYC, LA, Vegas, Tokyo, San Paulo, Brazil, London, Paris, Stockholm, Sweden, Sydney, Australia - live. All thanks to this site: http://now.jit.su/ Anyone who is currently in any of the above mentioned cities, adding photos to instagram, that photo is viewable, immediately. I haven't watched any of the Olympics, but I've seen some cool photos taken by people at the Olympics. Often, if I really like their photo, I'll find them on instagram to let them know, and some I've started to follow, thanks to this site.
Here's a list of people that I've found either through This Is Now, or because their work trends on instagram that I think not only my friend S should follow, but that you should too:
izkiz: she's kind enough to let us know that her photos were edited with the DeluxeFX app, granted, she helped build the app, but I often wonder what apps people are doing their editing with, so I can learn. Bonus points for access to the beautiful beaches of Turkey.
quinnmb: a photographer out of NYC, who produces such stunning work around the state of New York.
turbovenus: but only if you can handle the assault on your senses of picture, after picture of Hawaii.
reyesmendoza: all black and white photography, each image is dramatic, with one word, and at the end, the words from his feed are read together to form a poem. No surprise to learn that he's a painter.
ari_lasso: he just seems to have an amazing life, spent capturing amazing beauty all around Asia.
kosh_dp: she's a cinematographer who's stream is dedicated to self portraits, with a touch of realistic looking magic.
There are so many other talented people that I follow, but I wanted to provide a small sample of photographers with wide appeal. It is such a great feeling to enjoy other people's work, and have mine enjoyed by others. I really would encourage you to check it out for yourself.
Should you choose to "tag" your photos by using hashtags, people who are looking for photos of a specific topic of interest can find you. I fairly recently started tagging, and have had another user give me the name of a couple popular tags to use on some f my work. While this doesn't automatically net me new followers, I have people that find my feed that way, appreciate and move on.
Now, I'm attempting to sell my work in two different places:
www.instacanv.as/worth_y you can purchase a selection of my work on stretched canvas, as a frame print, or a "prism", which means it's inside acrylic glass, paperweight style.
www.worthy.igskins.com because you can now take my photography to go! Anything you want wrapped, it's there: phone, laptop, tablet, ipod, ereader, x box.
To be honest, I just found out about igskins.com the other day, and my shop just opened, I'm so excited, I could pee.
