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i do not like instagram 3 50.00%
garbage 4 66.67%
i like it 1 16.67%
i recommend it 0 0%
it emulsifies good photography from iPhone hipster wannabe's 0 0%
i prefer using photoshop 2 33.33%
who cares 3 50.00%
i am color blind, so it doesn't make a difference to me 2 33.33%
picassa 0 0%
i think that the only "good" photographs are tghose which are not processed or "filtered" 2 33.33%
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Old 11-18-2012, 03:41 PM   #1
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What are your thoughts on Instagram or other "one push effect" apps?

i have mixed thoughts on instagram.

first of all, i have never tried instagram. but i must say that it can turn an otherwise dull photograph into an acceptable one. does it put less shitty photos into our daily news feed, or is it just over saturated garbage?
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Old 11-18-2012, 05:37 PM   #2
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Re: What are your thoughts on Instagram or other "one push effect" apps?

I agree with that. It can be useful sometimes but generally I find digitally "enhanced" photos cheesy or ugly looking. To be sure, it's not an all-or-nothing thing and you can take a lovely photo with instagram. But usually it looks lame as fuck.
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Re: What are your thoughts on Instagram or other "one push effect" apps?

i think that one of the major noticeable differences is the loss of pixels in the entire picture as a whole. it blends together the colors into a psychedelic pallet, then spits out graduating blurry edges with darkened round corners.
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Re: What are your thoughts on Instagram or other "one push effect" apps?

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i think that one of the major noticeable differences is the loss of pixels in the entire picture as a whole. it blends together the colors into a psychedelic pallet, then spits out graduating blurry edges with darkened round corners.
Very true, yeah. That's also one of my problems with most digital photography in general, compared to film. But I won't open up that can 'o worms.
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Old 11-19-2012, 01:25 AM   #5
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Re: What are your thoughts on Instagram or other "one push effect" apps?

i think it sheds light on lots of hacks that would otherwise be known as "photographers"

i also think that the profession known as 'photographers' is a bit overrated...

therefore i like the app but i don't use it lol
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Re: What are your thoughts on Instagram or other "one push effect" apps?

I think it allows people to be more creative than they are, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I like photography and take pride in the photos I take. It irks me when people don't learn even some of the basics of photography to make the images better instantly without even using instagram. If someone takes the time to make decent photos before they instagram it, then more power to them, but if you're going to post 100 pictures of your cats using different filters without doing it creatively, then I don't care to see them.
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I think it allows people to be more creative than they are, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I like photography and take pride in the photos I take. It irks me when people don't learn even some of the basics of photography to make the images better instantly without even using instagram. If someone takes the time to make decent photos before they instagram it, then more power to them, but if you're going to post 100 pictures of your cats using different filters without doing it creatively, then I don't care to see them.
great point and good post!

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