Photo Tips and Tricks

You can add a border to any filtered photo:

1. Choose the filter you want to apply to your photo.
2. Tap the filter again and then tap on the right side to add a border. Tap it again to remove it.

1. Tap x to cancel or tap the checkmark to save your change.

To add the blur/tear drop/tilt shift effect to your photo:

1. Tap > to open your photo-editing tools.
2. Choose linear or radial tilt shift.
3. Drag or tap the double lines (linear) or circle (radial) to the area of your photo where you want to use the effect. Anything you see in the translucent white will become blurred once you lift your finger from the screen.
4. To remove the tilt shift effect, tap Off.
5. Tap the checkmark to save your change.

You can find more tips for using tilt shift from maclife.com as well our Photo Tips post at blog.instagram.com.

Note: On Apple iOS phones, tilt shift was included as of V1.14 and works on phones running iOS 4.2.1 or later. On Android phones, tilt shift was included as of V1.1.0 and works on select supported phones.

Lux works its magic by making your photos more vibrant and bringing out details you couldn’t see before. Once you’ve taken a photo or uploaded a saved photo from your phone, just tap the sun symbol in the camera view to turn Lux on. If you have the most up-to-date version of the iOS app, use the slider to adjust the contrast and saturation of your photo.

Note: Lux is now available on both iOS and Android (Ice Cream Sandwich and above)

To rotate your photo:

1. Tap > Adjust
2. Tap to rotate your photo
3. Tap x to cancel or tap the checkmark to save your change

Instagram photos are available on the web at: instagram.com/[username].

You can also view your photos on third-party sites that have been created using the official Instagram API. Here are some sites and apps:

Web view

• Gramfeed
• Websta
• INK361

Mac apps

• Carousel ($4.99)
• PhotoDesk ($4.99)

iPad apps

• Flipboard (free)
• InfinitGallery ($1.99)

Print your photos

• Print Studio (posters, printers, stickers, books)
• CanvasPop (canvas printing)
• Postagram (postcards)
• Keepsy (books)
• Sticky9 (magnets)
• ImageSnap (tile magnets)
• Blurb (books)

Get your Instagram stats

• Totems
• Iconosquare

“Follow us” badges

• Instagram web profile badges
• Collecto

Note: If you don’t have an Instagram account, you’ll need to sign up before you can authenticate with any API sites/apps that ask you to log in with an Instagram account.

How to participate

• Go to meetup.com/instagram and find an InstaMeet™ meetup going on in your city, then click “Count me in.” If you don’t see an upcoming event in your hometown, start one!
• Help spread the word on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and wherever else you can! (See below for more tips.)
• Join up with other Instagrammers on your city’s meetup day, get inspired and make new friends!

Things to remember

• Keep it simple: The goal is to get other Instagrammers together to meet one another, so meeting in a bar or park is a great option for your first InstaMeet meetup. There’s always time to organize more elaborate meetups!
• Don’t be afraid to start small: Two or three people is still a meetup!
• Check out our blog to see photos from InstaMeet events around the world.

Ideas for your meetup

• Meet at a bar or park: Start casually and discuss your favorite filters and photo techniques with other Instagrammers.
• Photowalk: Pick a route in your city and spend an hour or two snapping photos with other Instagrammers.
• Scavenger Hunt: The NYC Instagram crew organized a photo scavenger hunt–over 50 people participated, snapping photos of everything from “someone eating a hot dog” to “5 or more strangers in a conga line.”

Spread the Word

• #instameet: Use the #instameet tag on all photos/tweets you share related to your InstaMeet meetup.
• #instameetyourcity: Also use a city-specific tag, such as #instameetlondon, so that you can keep track of all posts related to your city’s InstaMeet meetup on Instagram.
• Make an announcement: Post a note to Instagram/Twitter/Facebook that you want to have a meetup in your town and @ mention users you follow in your city. Phoster is a great app for creating notes to share to Instagram.
• Ask others to share: After you post your announcement, encourage others to reshare the image with their followers (after you post the photo, tap on iPhone oron Android below the photo to copy the Share URL, and then paste that URL in a comment on your photo).
• Find Instagrammers in your city: When you add a location tag in Instagram to your photos you can click on that location to see other images posted there. You can also search hashtags to see if places near you are mentioned. Talk to the people who’ve posted at the same spots as you and direct them to your city’s meetup page.