tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post704786651294306824..comments2024-03-22T04:01:14.613-04:00Comments on Life According to Steph: Why I like your Instagram feedSMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-23835046001790996902016-01-19T18:35:50.921-05:002016-01-19T18:35:50.921-05:00I agree with all of this. My favorite Instagram p...I agree with all of this. My favorite Instagram pictures are the real life random pictures (though I honestly don't mind if someone posts something later), vacation pictures, and pet pictures. I also really like food and book pictures, which are sometimes staged ... But that's okay. <br /><br />I think my biggest issue with Instagram is when someone's feed is always completely perfect and weirdly random. (Like pictures of a desk with a bunch of random shit that doesn't really go together but somehow is placed in such a way that it kind of looks like it goes together, but I'm still looking at it in confusion and thinking, "What the fuck IS this?") I can appreciate beautiful images, but that just seems strange to me. I may stage my books so they're neatly stacked or crop something out that doesn't belong (like Alyssa mentioned above) or use a filter sometimes ... But they're still pictures of my life. I'm going to read that stack of books. I'm going to eat that cupcake. I don't just gather a bunch of random objects together and think, "Hmmm ... This will obviously make a great Instagram photo!" Haha.<br /><br />I do use hashtags, but I try to avoid using them excessively. I like that they serve a purpose and that my photos will probably show up when someone searches for something specific ... But I'm also way too lazy to label my shit with 90 hashtags. And honestly? I wouldn't really want to. It just seems like too much.<br /><br />I've only posted on Instagram once so far (I think) in 2016. I actually really like Instagram, but I don't always do things that allow for an interesting or pretty picture. I'm boring, I guess. Haha.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757174923718324262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-85677959534749819192016-01-14T13:57:16.358-05:002016-01-14T13:57:16.358-05:00I've unfollowed so many people on Instagram in...I've unfollowed so many people on Instagram in the last year because I can't get over the fakeness of some of it. I mean, of course, I edit or adjust my photos, crop out things that don't need to be there, etc. But that's because I like to take a good photo and sometimes a stray crumpled up napkin or something makes its way into the frame. But the bleached-white photos of rooms that cannot possibly be that bright from natural light, or the random roundups always with a hand sitting uselessly on a desk, or photos of a thing where only like a third of that thing is actually in the frame...I could do without all that. Save that for your blog or photo portfolio, I guess. This is a social media site. Be a human.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-26090409073818258702016-01-14T03:23:45.502-05:002016-01-14T03:23:45.502-05:00Preach.
I like a mix - vacay, pets, kids, scener...Preach. <br /><br />I like a mix - vacay, pets, kids, scenery, food, books, hobbies, a random quote - just mix it up, and I'm happy. <br /><br />I don't like try-hards or anything disingenuous. <br /><br />It's Thursday, and my tbt posts have been lacking lately. Going to post something with big hair now.....Erin of TexErin-in-SydneyLandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744003004126232764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-23821457942073653332016-01-14T02:28:00.751-05:002016-01-14T02:28:00.751-05:00I think you know what I like to see on Instagram. ...I think you know what I like to see on Instagram. I'm pretty obvious about it. sara [at] journey of doinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328180529729262449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-81904928609659706402016-01-13T20:57:54.412-05:002016-01-13T20:57:54.412-05:00I love your take on it. I don't mind staged ph...I love your take on it. I don't mind staged photos if they are pretty to look at. Instagram is by far my favorite social media. I love seeing life, places, people and things and skipping the captions if I want to :)Steph Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995001313606121231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-92195126482675067282016-01-13T20:34:00.447-05:002016-01-13T20:34:00.447-05:00Haha!Haha!The Flynniganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877002799914008086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-71341001110202006992016-01-13T20:26:11.622-05:002016-01-13T20:26:11.622-05:00Yes yes yea! This post is golden. I agree with Ap...Yes yes yea! This post is golden. I agree with April; I'm such a sucker for a sunrise or sunset. The colors... There's so much beauty in this chaotic world.The Flynniganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877002799914008086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-90761268347163095122016-01-13T16:42:50.772-05:002016-01-13T16:42:50.772-05:00I love REAL photos so much more than the fake, sti...I love REAL photos so much more than the fake, stiff, staged ones. You can always tell the difference. Also, that picture of your dog yesterday with the toy was so cute! My MIL used to have a pug and I don't know what it is about them tilting their head but it's so cute when they do it!Cara (Kindly Unspoken)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05646839632185816703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-54061643447287756122016-01-13T16:37:08.638-05:002016-01-13T16:37:08.638-05:00I'm definitely guilty of over-gramming on vaca...I'm definitely guilty of over-gramming on vacation and I love love love insta-stalking others while they're on vacay. Like you I want to see if it's a destination I'd like to add to my list for a future trip. So please oh please overgram the sh*t out of your South Africa trip pretty please :-DKate at Green Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104665064880942943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-77714100546646527532016-01-13T15:50:46.764-05:002016-01-13T15:50:46.764-05:00Repeat ads. Same pictures over and over because th...Repeat ads. Same pictures over and over because they are ads ! I like to follow my life on Instagram ! Love the travel pics and animal pics. Things I would never see of not for Instagram. Love. Your. Momma. Linda Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719274719027029150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-38400847849820613472016-01-13T15:44:53.693-05:002016-01-13T15:44:53.693-05:00I confess, I #latergram, because I like to edit ph...I confess, I #latergram, because I like to edit photos (brightening, cropping, basic stuff like that) and I don't necessary do it when I'm spending with others, like kids, friends, family, etc. That said, I don't mind the latergrams but like you, I don't need the same photo over and over and over again and I don't like over-hashtagging. lisacnghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404184287815243972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-29945251002781453162016-01-13T15:01:13.460-05:002016-01-13T15:01:13.460-05:00I love seeing everybody's pictures from vacati...I love seeing everybody's pictures from vacations on Instagram! It gives me some major jealousy and wanderlust, but it's just beautiful I just can't help but look! I have to admit, I'm totally one of those Hashtag Whores, but I try to comment with the additional hashtags so it doesn't look too intense...Ashley Lillishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780724561089709501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-75219363395996496252016-01-13T14:26:32.677-05:002016-01-13T14:26:32.677-05:00Agreed with ALL of these. I love looking at prett...Agreed with ALL of these. I love looking at pretty, colorful things. I hate when people clearly do NOT have a 'good eye' and post either nonsensical pics or ones that are insanely poor quality. The whole "look at how fabulous my life is" ones irritate me too; so does a barrage of inspirational quotes. I CANT WITH THE QUOTES. Ali Arnonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481407457549302387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-70634997450271958812016-01-13T14:25:50.262-05:002016-01-13T14:25:50.262-05:00Yes, yes to all of these! Food pics and ones of pe...Yes, yes to all of these! Food pics and ones of people reaching their goals or earning achievements also get liked. IG is my favorite social media platform, but I like it for entertainment purposes, so I don't like emo-type posts or too many "inspirational" quotes. I'm definitely guilty of the later-gram though, because I don't like posting more than one pic a day, and I get annoyed when others post like, 6 in a row. lil desiquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702603642296991017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-61926883199367509282016-01-13T13:52:03.920-05:002016-01-13T13:52:03.920-05:00Hahaha love this, but I'm also guilty of some ...Hahaha love this, but I'm also guilty of some of the bad stuff. Still the main reason I'm ever on instagram is to look at dog pictures. Thank you for helping fulfill that purpose for me!Life with Lolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433497977144658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-9726048332537518792016-01-13T13:34:46.677-05:002016-01-13T13:34:46.677-05:00I'm definitely guilty of over-gramming on vaca...I'm definitely guilty of over-gramming on vacations and then I go silent for like a month! lol I like the real life posts too and not all these staged photos that are flooding the feeds. Emily @ Martinis | Bikinishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771245700613396017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-1787216678608885032016-01-13T13:14:48.495-05:002016-01-13T13:14:48.495-05:00 I want to see what people are doing and love the ... I want to see what people are doing and love the vaca overload because it makes me want to go there...or not, lol. I do like the white backgrounds to show off an item, but not every picture!!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948863014355166268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-57268553824271754362016-01-13T13:14:21.875-05:002016-01-13T13:14:21.875-05:00LOVE this post and agree with it all. I wish I had...LOVE this post and agree with it all. I wish I had some landscapes to post more pictures of, but I definitely over-gram when I'm on holiday. Sometimes I read those how to posts about instagram and I'm like that's all good and fine for YOU but I don't want instagram or internet fame. I just want to post pretty pictures. I don't need no white background or similar objects that weren't actually together 5 seconds ago. i don't post things for like a week at a time because I don't really do anything worth sharing, I'd rather that than forced pictures every day. But that's just me.<br />ps. i kind of hate hashtags. i used a few for a little bit, but now i use like one or two because lazy.Kristen @ See You In A Porridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592108031437491276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-79055866164474010622016-01-13T12:57:58.604-05:002016-01-13T12:57:58.604-05:00I could honestly deal with less pets, but I love p...I could honestly deal with less pets, but I love pretty, well-composed photos, and photos of people with other people. And obvi, food porn. ALL the food porn.BHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452646552597239826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-67393487376863940872016-01-13T12:23:48.546-05:002016-01-13T12:23:48.546-05:00Perfection! Bright colors, real-life, vacations, n...Perfection! Bright colors, real-life, vacations, nature- AMEN.Erin LFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07769034488164372047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-72557928073690064702016-01-13T11:59:47.396-05:002016-01-13T11:59:47.396-05:00I want to start using the phrase "a riot of c...I want to start using the phrase "a riot of color"! That's awesome. And yes to #4. I read a lot of things about people getting upset when people post too much on vacaton. Um, I LOVE vacation posters. Makes me excited to travel in the future, planned trip or not. And I agree with real life pics, they are the best. Though I do follow this Paris Fashion IG and it's so curated and fabricated and I just can't get enough! ha.PS I love all your dog pics.Caitlin @ Candyfloss & Persiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643817536737845811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-2237850699285876972016-01-13T11:11:48.056-05:002016-01-13T11:11:48.056-05:00Yes girl! Preach it! Instagram is so boring to scr...Yes girl! Preach it! Instagram is so boring to scroll through most days because it is the same damn picture with the marble tile background, a vase with flowers, a gold sea urchin, a coffee cup and some sunglasses. Who has all those things around at the same time???? And why bother "staging it" to look like every other basic bitches photo?? I understand that if you are reviewing a product you might stage it....but other than that...give me life!!!!!!!Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920454010509077779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-80707519400564636612016-01-13T11:02:58.043-05:002016-01-13T11:02:58.043-05:00I completely and totally agree with you on every o...I completely and totally agree with you on every one of these! although i'm guilty of latergraming. if i'm at an event i have a tendency to feel like a turd (and honestly my fiance makes fun of me) if i'm spending a lot of time uploading a pic to Instagram instead of enjoying what's actually going on. if I have a break in action and can upload a pic i'll do it, but if it would take away from my experience then I save it for later. also, #tbt pics from a week ago are brutal. like no, that's not a TBT, go away. Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04035385172218811225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-37484255722187465782016-01-13T10:48:03.535-05:002016-01-13T10:48:03.535-05:00I'm guilty of later gram. Because I'm too ...I'm guilty of later gram. Because I'm too drunk to properly load a photo at 11 pm. Yeah I said it, it's true.<br />But I know you like my instagram, it's almost all Hawkeye all the time! And my TBT are of college or earlier. And college was JESUS CHRIST 10 years ago. Time flies.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422365462021152556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-82691066369950285712016-01-13T10:45:51.364-05:002016-01-13T10:45:51.364-05:00I'm the same way - give me what's real. I ...I'm the same way - give me what's real. I dont get how people prep for some of the pictures they do - thats gotta be exhausting. I love real life. & of course, fur babies ALWAYS draws me in :)Rebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.com