What is Instagram and how does it work?
At the moment, almost everyone uses social media for their needs. And there are plenty of options to choose from. But Instagram, which is one of the most popular today, deserves special attention.
It’s more of a social network, with over 100 million active users. That said, the special thing about the software is that it’s also an extremely simple and intuitive photo editor for mobile devices.
Today, many people like to take photos and process them. It’s a creative activity that’s almost always at your fingertips, since you only need to have your smartphone with you. And it’s no longer enough to just take a photo and share it with your friends.
But the upside of Instagram is that you don’t need to use any additional software, everything is available on one handy platform. There are loads of different filters and features that make a photo almost perfect and flawless, all without professional equipment.
How to use Instagram?
In fact, almost anyone who has dealt with social media before can quickly get to grips with the software’s functionality and features. As far as photos are concerned, it’s pretty straightforward. You need to open the application and take a picture, apply a filter in the editor and name the photo somehow. And then you can safely send it to the publication feed. There, other users can see the photos and comment on them, like them. Everything is very simple, but also very ingenious. And the interface of the programme is very simple and straightforward, so that everything can be sorted out very quickly. And an additional plus is that everything is available in Russian.
How it all began
The first version appeared in 2010, which was only available for smartphones from the manufacturer Apple. After its success, it was clear that it could expand, and over time, the software was made available for Android. It was a kind of social network with a bias towards photo content. But over time, things changed.
How do I sign up to Instagram?
The registration process from a smartphone is extremely quick and easy. Of course, you must initially download the software from the official shop.
After the automatic installation, you need to open the software and start registering. Of course, if you already have an account, you can simply sign in, but in another case it’s worth going further. It is important to immediately come up with an original username that is not already occupied by someone else, an email address and a mobile phone number.
Once logged in, the social network will prompt you to find your friends and subscribe to those who are currently the most popular on Instagram. After that, you’ll start getting some notifications about recent events. And the next step is to publish, you need to allow the app to access the gallery. That’s the end of the registration, so you can get started.
More details on usage and photos
In the main feed the photos of those to whom the user is subscribed are displayed. You can like or comment on something. Like any other social network, there’s a people or photo search, so you can use that as well. If the author publishes content that you like in all respects, you can subscribe to it.
As far as photo processing is concerned, Instagram offers:
- effects.
- rotate tools.
- Blurring around the edges of the image.
- Increasing Brightness and Contrast.
- Adding a frame.
After editing, all you need to do is sign the photo and you can publish it.
Registering from a PC
In fact, the process of creating an account is similar, but here you only need to say a special software on your computer – BlueStacks. But in fact, few people today use this social network via PC, because the smartphone has everything you need for full use and communication.
