Giving Your Instragram the Wow Factor

Community Manager — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:47:00 GMT

Instagram made headlines this spring when Facebook acquired it for a jaw-dropping $1 billion dollars. Talk about a wow factor. A billion dollars sure turns plenty of heads, but you can make the most of your Instagram photos with considerably less cash.

We've rounded up tips for using Instagram like a pro. So get ready to get snap happy.

10 Ways to Make Your Instagram Photos Pop!: Terrific roundup of editing apps such as MoreBeaute which allow skin tones to be blurred, smoothed, and brightened or darkened in tone. Your pics will look magazine-worthy in minutes.
6 Tips to Use Instagram Like a Pro: Ideas include using double filters by taking photos with your phone camera and then applying filters with apps such as FilterMania before you run the image through Instagram's own filters.
Using Instagram for Marketing: Useful roundup for businesses and brands wanting to dive into Instagram.

Amp up your photos' wow power by learning from others: This roundup of the top 15 Instagram users showcases people operating at their creative best. And we love seeing how inventive some brands are with their Instagram accounts. Tiffany & Co. shows of the exquisite artisanship that goes into each piece of jewelry. The images of craftspeople at work are not only lovely, they help the brand convey the message that Tiffany's high-end prices are a small price to pay for a work or art.

How do you make the most of Instagram? What is your most creative Instagram photo? Share your thoughts here and on the Pendaflex Facebook page.

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Giving Your Instragram the Wow Factor