Optimize your Film Photos for Instagram || Best Settings, Borders and Aspect Ratios.

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Today I go over how I optimize my 35mm film photographs for instagram with the best settings, adding borders as well as aspect ratios. Instagram actually has preferred aspect ratios that will make your photos look best on the app ultimately helping you share and grow your instagram through your amazing work. I share my process in this video and spill all the secrets when it comes to how I optimize my film photography for instagram.
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[@dessieedwards]

Love how you've highlighted the importance of keeping film photography authentic while adapting to Instagram's format. I've been experimenting with InShot for the technical tweaks but found boost app social invaluable for elevating my overall profile vibe. It's like having 8 apps in one, from AI bio crafting to niche hashtag generation.

[@dubliostower]

Little tip about snapseed borders: if you use the “expand” tool it will put a black or white border outside the image so it doesn’t crop into the actual image.

[@TungstenOvergaard]

Great tip!

[@Therealsamuelself]

Thanks for the tips! I'm about to start shooting film so this is very need as I do want to share my work.

[@GabrielGGabGattringer]

Very interesting, Especially the hint about sharpening. I usually hate oversharpened jpegs (like samsung smartphones tend to produce). But on the other hand everytime anything I upload looks softened cause IG reduces resolution so much that I honestly question why cameras these days use sensors with such high megapixel counts...

[@ViSLaPH]

Thank you sir

[@Vintageshutters]

Thanks bro

[@gangh7812]

What’s the name of the body and lens that you used for these photos?

[@kswag]

This tip is mostly for stories but adding music through Instagram will always downgrade the quality for some reason. If you want to add music to a story, always do it externally.

[@andyb_98]

Thanks for the handy information! Perhaps a silly question but I am trying to post my 35 mm shots in a consistent 'hanging gallery' style on instagram. I am using the ratio 4:5 for all of my portrait and landscape shots and zooming out by 7 for consistent spacing between all but they are still uploading as different sizes. Why is this happening and how can I fix it?!

[@DeepSpeed_7]

Best aspect ratio for horizontal posts ? For Instagram for minimal compression

[@Tahlik]

you can add borders in lightroom mobile

[@kentnguyen4888]

Do you resize your film scans? (1350 long edge for portraits, 1080 for landscape?)

[@nicholasferrante4333]

does anyone know how you can post landscape and portrait images in the same post on insta?

[@theodoreonstret]

guys, i have a question, i need help
i have a 16mp camera that can shoot only 2:3, so when posting on ig should i crop it to 4:5 or post the 2:3 with a 4:5 border, which one you guys think is better

[@enzomauro90]

Maybe dumb question but what’s the best way to get your analog images back into digital world to post them on instagram?

[@ryanturner9848]

First ❓️‼️

[@KingJvpes]

You got it

[@Hammer1]

Lol

[@andrew_aden]

whats the point if isntagram is dead

[@Happy35More]

Or…. Check this out… how about you just scan at higher DPi, and do whatever the fuck you want….