3 Tips in 3 Mins For Better Instagram Posts

1. Crop To 4:5 Aspect Ratio To Maximize Screen Space

This lets you use the maximum space that your photo can take up on the viewer’s phone. When cropping to 4:5 ratio, my favorite app to use is VSCO. This trick also lets you have more freedom for leading lines in your images to guide your viewer’s eyes through the scene.

2. Add More Sharpness (3.0 = Perfect)

I’m sure you never make it to the last editing tool in the Instagram editing bar–the triangle of sharpening. Next time, turn your sharpness up to 3.0 (the sweet spot) to make your photos appear naturally clearer than the competition.

This is a great tool for accentuating tiny details in photographs.

Whether it’s enhancing raindrops, car reflections, or bird feathers, sharpening can really take your photos to the next level.3. Use the Perspective Correction Tool

Ever wonder how in some photo buildings just look like you’re facing them head-on vs. from below? What’s happened is the photo has been edited to correct for the perspective of the photographer. If taken from lower, the top of the image has been pulled up to elongate and correct. Next time you take a photo of a building, tap into the first ‘Adjust’ tool and click either the Horizontal or Vertical Perspective tool (to the right and left, respectively) and play around with it.

You can see the photo at left of Big Ben has not been corrected for vertical perspective. The two on the right have been. (Jack Cohen)Follow me on Instagram @JackCohenPhoto to learn tips, tricks, and see behind-the-scenes!