Many photographers use Instagram nowadays to showcase their work. But if you need some inspiration and boost to your photographic skills, Instagram can be a good place to get it. Joe Allam shares a couple of tips for making the most of Instagram to get inspired and improve your photography. 1. Use it for location scouting 1. Use it for location scouting If you’re planning a trip or visiting a certain location in your hometown, Instagram can serve as a location scouting tool....

Starting your photographic journey is really exciting and oh so overwhelming. You’ll read all kinds of tips, hear all sorts of opinions, and it’s difficult to weed out the useless things. Well, Omar Gonzalez is here to help you with it. In his video, he suggests six things new photographers should ignore when they’re just starting out. 1. Fancy gear 1. Fancy gear If you’re just starting out, there’s no use to buy flashy, expensive kits....

Online bullying is a common problem today, and it’s not rare that social media users get death threats for all kinds of things. To help fight this, Instagram is turning to artificial intelligence. Over the upcoming weeks, Instagram will unroll the feature that will be able to automatically detect bullying in photos and their captions. Instagram has already been using AI to spot trolling and bullying in comments. The platform will now expand the system to include photos and their captions in an attempt to fight the unpopular trend....

Instagram is reportedly testing a feature that will allow you to send direct messages through its desktop version, and not just via the mobile app. It was recently spotted by one of the users and it can be great news for all of you who find it annoying and limiting to send DMs only through the mobile app. You may have heard that Facebook intends to unify all its messaging apps....

Instagram has been quietly prompting single-account users to set up multiple accounts. While reminding you to take a break, Instagram is simultaneously encouraging you to become even more active on the app. Ironic, isn’t it? According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, single-account users are getting a prompt to “try a new account” when they long-press their profile icon in the bottom right. For those of you with multiple accounts, it’s the same place where you go to toggle between them....