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Along with a few minor UI changes, the latest release of Instagram version 3.5 brings a new feature called “Photos of You”. Photos of You allows the original photo taker to tag images to other Instagram user accounts. If your account is tagged then the uploaded photo will show up under a new profile section called “Photos of You” that visitors of your profile can view. You can decide if you ...

If you spend much time online these days then you are probably aware of all the hullabaloo centered around Instagram’s announced updates to their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service agreement. To summarize the concern, there is wording in the updated Terms of Service that would give Facebook (the owner of Instagram) perpetual right to license all Instagram ...

Instagram has released it’s latest update to the popular photo sharing social app which brings the version could up to 3.2.0. This update includes the following new features:

• New filter “Willow”
• Improved all-new in-app camera
• Improved tilt-shift
• Infinite scroll in profile and grid views
• Foursquare button that opens Foursquare app
• Filtered images are automatically saved to a new folder in your camera roll called “Instagram”

There hasn’t been a new filter added to the mix in a ...

We are seeing the first effects of Google buying Nik Software the makers of the fine photo editing suite and my #1 most recommended mobile editing app Snapseed. Today the app goes FREE for what appears to be a permanent change. This is big for an app that use to sell for $4.99 and was worth every ...

Kickstart is one of my favorite ideas that have come out of the Internet. Someone has a great idea but doesn’t have the financial means to bring it to the market. Kickstart lets you pitch your idea to the world and if enough people back it, the project gets launched. Projecteo the tiny Instagram projector is one of the coolest ideas I’ve seen yet. Through the use of an add-on app, you can connect to your ...

One of the best selling apps of all time, Camera+ has been updated to version 3.6 with a slew of new features and improvements. Personally, I oscillate between Camera+ and Awesome Camera as my favorite camera replacement app. I think with this new update, Camera+ has taken the lead again.

They’ve added something called “Front Flash” which apparently flashes a bright screen the moment you click the shutter so that your ...

I bought an Olloclip for my iPhone 4 and have loved shooting with it. The wide angle and the macro are my favorite (the fisheye was fun but not particularly useful). I love the way the lenses slip on and off the phone. So simple and easy to use and it felt like I had more options in shooting with my iPhone. Today Olloclip is announcing the Olloclip for iPhone 5. Pricing is $69.99 (the same ...

Instagram is in the process of rolling out Instagram Profiles on the web. While there have been a number of services out there that allow you to view and share your Instagram profile online, this is the first official effort directly from Instagram. It isn’t clear what logic Instagram is using in timing their rollout to individuals. As of the time of this writing my Instagram profile on the web ...

The makers of the best post-processing app available on iPhone, Snapseed, have been bought by Google. You can read the official statement here. I’ve reproduced it in its entirety for your convenience:

Google Acquires Nik Software
We are pleased to announce that Google has acquired Nik Software. For nearly 17 years, we’ve been guided by our motto, “photography first”, as we worked to build world class digital image editing tools. We’ve ...

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I haven’t had a guest post in quite some time so I was very excited to come across Joshua Hromas’ site and blog. He has written a good number of Instagram centric articles which are all worth reading. Joshua and I got in contact with one another and I asked him if he’d be willing to let me reblog his masterpiece on improving your Instagram photography. He obliged and I’m happy to share ...