How to take the best pictures for your Instagram feed

Here is how to level up your Instagram feed to aesthetically-pleasing for 2020!

Instagram has morphed into a popular marketing platform and has become a powerful tool for photo sharing our daily lives.

The nature of Instagram has drastically evolved since its days of poor quality selfies and basic filters on the app. Intricate effects for Instagram stories, clever use of hashtags and aesthetically-pleasing feeds are almost expected for anyone to grow their accounts.

Even if you don't want to become an Instagram 'influencer,' the right editing apps and right angles can make all the difference to the quality of a share. Here are some top, easy tricks to help lift your Instagram feed for 2020.

Natural light is everything

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When it comes to pictures, lighting plays an essential role. It can make or break the picture. Yes, there are equipment and apps that can make the picture look good, but nothing beats what natural light can do. The brightness that natural light adds to your photos, no artificial light can mimic that. Try to take the pictures in the day and let natural light be your best filter, like Hania Aamir.

Apply the rule of thirds

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This is the golden rule of photography. And if you don't know much about it, then here's what you need to do. Start with using the grid feature on your phone that will help align your photo. It divides the image evenly into thirds, both horizontally and vertically. Then make it a point to place the subject along one of the lines.

Use your body as a tripod 

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Having a steady hand while taking a picture is very helpful. It gives you crisp photos without any sort of motion blur. The best way to do this is to lean on something and take some kind of support to keep you and your camera steady. This is especially great for travel photography and you need to take snaps of yourself in front of a tourist destination.

Find the right angle

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Everyone has an angle and before clicking the photos, make sure to find which one works perfectly for you. If you don't think your pictures are coming nice from one side, then giving it a shot from other angles gives you better results and a more aesthetically pleasing picture. Sadaf Kanwal certainly knows which angles suit her best and her Instagram feed is better for it!

Use editing apps!

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Post-production is just as important, if not more, as taking the photos. The finishing touches to your IG images make all the difference. You should download well-known basic editing apps like Snapseed, VSCO, Lightroom and of course, Facetune.  Get familiarised with them. But make sure to watch some videos on photo editing, so that you don't end up over doing your pictures.

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