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**boriscleto** · 11-12-2012, 12:46 PM

Originally posted by Sagitta

You can also pick up Camerabag 2 off of Steam for about $10, maybe a shade more. It offers a bunch of filters as well if you want a cheap alternative..

Snapseed by Nik, just bought by Google, is $19.99 for the desktop.

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therevslady · 11-30-2012, 01:51 PM - **1 Like**

I don't use Instagram to take amazing photos. I use it for social networking and photodocumentation. I am a mother of 4 kids. I honestly don't care if all of the photos that I have of them are professional worthy. I keep my pentax locked away so that they won't break it, but my iPhone is always by my side. Thanks to my iPhone I was able to capture their impromptu picnic in the front yard yesterday and share it with their grandparents and friends. It's those small moments that I want to remember as a mother, but don't need fancy photos to keep those memories alive.

That being said, I have some friends who really do take some amazing photos using Instagram. I love looking at their photos. Instagram certainly opens me up to different perspectives.

You might just be an old soul. I'm sure if I had a bunch of 18 yr olds in my Instagram feed, I wouldn't like it very much either. Luckily, I don't.

Into The Lens · 12-05-2012, 10:57 PM

HAHAHA!! Check this out... it says it all.

Look at this Instagram (Nickelback Parody) on CollegeHumor

ASheffield · 12-06-2012, 01:20 PM

Originally posted by Into The Lens

HAHAHA!! Check this out... it says it all.

Look at this Instagram (Nickelback Parody) on CollegeHumor

I feel I should make a Nickelback joke but no. I like Nickelback too much.

p38arover · 12-06-2012, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by Into The Lens

HAHAHA!! Check this out... it says it all.

Look at this Instagram (Nickelback Parody) on CollegeHumor

I don't get it - or should there be a video attached to the image?

**boriscleto** · 12-06-2012, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by p38arover

I don't get it - or should there be a video attached to the image?

It's a Flash video. So if you don't have Flash, it won't work.

p38arover · 12-06-2012, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by boriscleto

It's a Flash video. So if you don't have Flash, it won't work.

Ah! I'm laying in bed having my morning cup of tea whilst browsing with the iPad.

ASheffield · 12-07-2012, 02:47 AM

Originally posted by p38arover

Ah! I'm laying in bed having my morning cup of tea whilst browsing with the iPad.

I looked up the video on the YouTube app, I'm using my iPad too.

Into The Lens · 12-07-2012, 08:38 AM

It's also on Youtube now...

You Tube

p38arover · 12-07-2012, 06:23 PM

Removed. Found the original using my PC. The bird's not a bad looker!

bdery · 12-11-2012, 06:01 AM

Originally posted by glennbp

...simply because it's fun!

Is it? I must be missing something.

To me, it's a waste of everybody's time. Like many similar apps. Like people playing games on Facebook and not understanding that they,re giving away their privacy by doing so.

I believe it's popular because it's new, and because it's a fast way to share pictures that all look the same. If you assume that others are "good" and your pictures look just like theirs, then you must be good too...

ASheffield · 12-11-2012, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by bdery

Is If you assume that others are "good" and your pictures look just like theirs, then you must be good too...

I don't think I'm that great of a photographer, I'm still starting out. I rate my own photography (public opinion) based on other's opinions. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

ASheffield · 12-11-2012, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by p38arover

The bird's not a bad looker!

That was the best part!

**monochrome** · 12-11-2012, 02:25 PM

It's the whole 15 minutes of fame thing - See?!! I am here!! (jn Dublin). Right NOW!!! Having a pint!!! of Guinness!!!! With a brooding off-duty Garda.!!!!!!!! (like like like Comment: Comment:. LIKE!! Like Like. Comment No, Mom, I didn't.

or since no one from America really has a pint with a brooding off-duty Garda, Here's my fat boyfriend passed out wtih my cat on his face.

LeDave · 12-11-2012, 02:29 PM

I love Instagram, it allows me to share photos taken with my phone with my friends and family and comment on them and vice versa. It allows you to do that quick and simple and you can access it anytime anywhere with just a click on your phone. I only do it when I have time to waste or I'm bored sitting around. I just access Instagram then and read up on my friends/familys photos and click like if they are meaningful to me.

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11-12-2012, 12:46 PM	#31
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	Originally posted by Sagitta You can also pick up Camerabag 2 off of Steam for about $10, maybe a shade more. It offers a bunch of filters as well if you want a cheap alternative.. Snapseed by Nik, just bought by Google, is $19.99 for the desktop. Features \| Snapseed

11-30-2012, 01:51 PM - 1 Like	#32
therevslady Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 28	I don't use Instagram to take amazing photos. I use it for social networking and photodocumentation. I am a mother of 4 kids. I honestly don't care if all of the photos that I have of them are professional worthy. I keep my pentax locked away so that they won't break it, but my iPhone is always by my side. Thanks to my iPhone I was able to capture their impromptu picnic in the front yard yesterday and share it with their grandparents and friends. It's those small moments that I want to remember as a mother, but don't need fancy photos to keep those memories alive. That being said, I have some friends who really do take some amazing photos using Instagram. I love looking at their photos. Instagram certainly opens me up to different perspectives. You might just be an old soul. I'm sure if I had a bunch of 18 yr olds in my Instagram feed, I wouldn't like it very much either. Luckily, I don't.

12-05-2012, 10:57 PM	#33
Into The Lens Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Between clever and stupid Photos: Albums Posts: 216	HAHAHA!! Check this out... it says it all. Look at this Instagram (Nickelback Parody) on CollegeHumor

12-06-2012, 01:20 PM	#34
ASheffield Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 329 Original Poster	Originally posted by Into The Lens HAHAHA!! Check this out... it says it all. Look at this Instagram (Nickelback Parody) on CollegeHumor I feel I should make a Nickelback joke but no. I like Nickelback too much.

12-06-2012, 02:22 PM	#35
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	Originally posted by Into The Lens HAHAHA!! Check this out... it says it all. Look at this Instagram (Nickelback Parody) on CollegeHumor I don't get it - or should there be a video attached to the image?

12-06-2012, 02:25 PM	#36
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	Originally posted by p38arover I don't get it - or should there be a video attached to the image? It's a Flash video. So if you don't have Flash, it won't work.

12-06-2012, 02:35 PM	#37
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	Originally posted by boriscleto It's a Flash video. So if you don't have Flash, it won't work. Ah! I'm laying in bed having my morning cup of tea whilst browsing with the iPad.

12-07-2012, 02:47 AM	#38
ASheffield Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 329 Original Poster	Originally posted by p38arover Ah! I'm laying in bed having my morning cup of tea whilst browsing with the iPad. I looked up the video on the YouTube app, I'm using my iPad too.

12-07-2012, 06:23 PM	#40
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	Removed. Found the original using my PC. The bird's not a bad looker!

12-11-2012, 06:01 AM	#41
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,363	Originally posted by glennbp ...simply because it's fun! Is it? I must be missing something. To me, it's a waste of everybody's time. Like many similar apps. Like people playing games on Facebook and not understanding that they,re giving away their privacy by doing so. I believe it's popular because it's new, and because it's a fast way to share pictures that all look the same. If you assume that others are "good" and your pictures look just like theirs, then you must be good too...

12-11-2012, 01:19 PM	#42
ASheffield Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 329 Original Poster	Originally posted by bdery Is If you assume that others are "good" and your pictures look just like theirs, then you must be good too... I don't think I'm that great of a photographer, I'm still starting out. I rate my own photography (public opinion) based on other's opinions. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

12-11-2012, 01:25 PM	#43
ASheffield Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 329 Original Poster	Originally posted by p38arover The bird's not a bad looker! That was the best part!

12-11-2012, 02:25 PM	#44
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	It's the whole 15 minutes of fame thing - See?!! I am here!! (jn Dublin). Right NOW!!! Having a pint!!! of Guinness!!!! With a brooding off-duty Garda.!!!!!!!! (like like like Comment: Comment:. LIKE!! Like Like. Comment No, Mom, I didn't. or since no one from America really has a pint with a brooding off-duty Garda, Here's my fat boyfriend passed out wtih my cat on his face.

12-11-2012, 02:29 PM	#45
LeDave Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis - St. Paul Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,067	I love Instagram, it allows me to share photos taken with my phone with my friends and family and comment on them and vice versa. It allows you to do that quick and simple and you can access it anytime anywhere with just a click on your phone. I only do it when I have time to waste or I'm bored sitting around. I just access Instagram then and read up on my friends/familys photos and click like if they are meaningful to me.

Why is Instagram so popular?

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