Before this project I had already been communicating my photography on Instagram, but I had never heard of word press. I also already followed a few photographers and photo editors on Instagram.
During this project I have improved my composition techniques and have gained confidence in using a variety of these techniques in square format. I now know that quality square format images were originally only possible if you were to use expensive medium format cameras like the Hasselblad. Nowadays it has become a popular format thanks to digital cameras and Instagram and has led to a revival of the craze of Lomography. I am looking forward to experimenting with my Holga120n and Sprocket Rocket and some art film, but I haven’t had time yet.
Throughout the project I really tried to make sure my Instagram images were quality images. I experimented with the different compositional techniques and genres and made sure that I chose interesting subjects. I did this because I thought it was important to show my best work. I tried out some filters and now understand that they can improve under or over exposed images or you can also use filters to change the mood of the image by altering the tone and the colours. Some filters alter the lighting of the image to create an atmosphere. I chose not to use filters for quite a few of my posts because I wanted the moment to be pure and was happy with quality of my shots. According to research no filter is the most popular. I think that I could have received more likes and followers by using more #’s. apparently the most effective a mount of #’s is 11 but Instagram allows up to 30 and you can hide these in the comments.
I found WordPress easy to use as a starter website. It was quick to set up a blog and start sharing information and images. I did not get many likes on WordPress, but I did not link it to my Instagram profile which could draw more attention to my site. Also, it could mean that WordPress gets more likes over time. I think it is important to use key words in the titles of blogs so that when people search your blogs are easily found. I was quite pleased with the layout of my home page I rearranged it so that all my posts are hidden in a drop-down menu which was influenced by the photographer’s website research. I added some of my favourite images to the home page to attract attention. I also changed the background colour of the pages to make it look more professional I have been fairly pleased with how my website looks but would have liked some more time to work on it.
Overall, I enjoyed posting my photography on Instagram because I received more followers and likes, and it was easy to use. Now I have used WordPress I plan to try and create a quality website over time but may use Square Space instead or pay to access the better themes on WordPress. I have learnt that to communicate both information and images successfully it is important to use a combination of Instagram posts to attract attention which is linked to a website to allow you to communicate more technical and background information.
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