The INSTAGRAM PROBLEM for PHOTOGRAPHERS
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Published 2019-06-27
The way that photographers choose how to present their work is an important part of the artwork, it’s part of the story and the concept. A photograph is an artwork and its form is just as important as that of a sculpture or painting.
Instagram is a fantastic tool at your disposal. It empowers you to connect with potentially millions of people and instantly share your work with others. But remember it is just a tool — just like the lenses you shoot with or the software you process your shots with. In the same way you don’t only shoot at f/1.4 just because your lens can do that, or you don’t add lens flares into each of your shots simply because Photoshop has that function, you shouldn’t let Instagram be your last port of call in your image-making process just because it’s there.
Tools are there to help realise our creative vision, not to define it.
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All Comments (21)
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What are your thoughts on Instagram? Do you agree/disagree with my points? Let me know in the comments
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You did a brilliant job editing this. I love how smooth everything is.
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I used to be a Motion Designer. I know how many hours have been sucked in this montage to offer this beautiful video. Thanks a lot for such dedication, Jamie. Fantastic work!
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I think Jamie Windsor now has the best photography channel on YouTube.
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The only YouTube vlogger whose videos are works of art in themselves. Another great job
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Best vertical YouTube video I've seen, nice transitions! By the way, I had never printed a photo till this year, now I got a wall full of my photos. Thanks for your work, cheers from Brazil!
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The editing in this video is insanely good. It's finally helped me pinpoint the lingering issue I've had with instagram recently, I've always felt something wasn't quite right with presenting my work there, this finally helped me get my thoughts into a coherent idea. Brilliant video!
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Loved this Jamie - a work of art! The transitions were amazing and the message spot on..
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I found it terribly stressful trying to work out what to post and when to post. Especially since I take photos of all sorts of things that don't really relate, all I want to do it share them. I think I'll dedicate my insta to the sorts of photos that do well on there like photos of people. All I have to do know is stress out about what hashtags to use. I think I would much rather it didn't exist but I feel like I won't be successful without it.
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Great video Jamie. I place far too much importance on Instagram rather than appreciating my photos for what they are.
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I was teetering on the edge of signing up for an Instagram account despite having been an analog photographer for 59 years. I've exhibited work up to 16x20 which is the largest I could do in my own darkroom and ran a communal photo gallery in the 70's. Your commentary about "experiencing" large works resonated with me. I will not bother with Instagram, no matter how "relevant" it is to photography today.
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I felt so attacked at the 1.4 part, since I just got a new lens, I'm definitely in a 1.4 phase...
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I’ve never heard of you in my life but this popped up in my recommendations and I was curious because of the title. What came next was an incredible journey of creativity mixed with wisdom and personal experience to create an incredibly beautiful experience on my phone screen.
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Instagram is NOT, has never been, and hopefully will never be the app for photographers. Obviously, Facebook's marketing strategy and the photographers' demand for wider exposure overlap to a degree. But ultimately, the closest thing to experiencing photography on a screen right now would be via a personal website.
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I'm relatively young (in college) and have only been making pictures for a couple years now-- my entire idea of what makes a good photograph was originally influenced by Instagram. Now that I'm studying photojournalism and looking at much more work not on Instagram, the photographs I take are vastly different. Sometimes I still catch myself being very influenced by the platform (a tendency to arrange galleries in rows of three, for one). But photographs are indeed meant to be experienced in so many different ways, which are often impossible to achieve on Instagram's feed or grid. Fantastic video, Jaime, and another wonderfully perspective take on the medium.
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just found your channel and i've been binging for a minute. it's wild the amount of motion graphics and tweaks (removing stuff from / adding stuff) to example photographs that you do for every video. i can't begin to imagine how long it must take to put one of these videos together. thanks for all the hard work!
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Excellent Jamie, I also hate how Instagram crops everything to hell
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You do one of the best video edits on yt that I have seen, awesome job! Pleasure to watch. Thanks!
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Man, the edition on this video is just crazy, really well done.
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Jamie, I've been watching your channel for over a year now, and I would like to express how happy I am watching your videos. They have helped me to understand photography in a wider context. I appreciate how you show different photographers and their approach to photography. I think is more important than looking at a picture superficially. Also, I love the animations in your video, it must have been a lot of work!
