How Long Does It Take You To Take Your Instagram Photos?

If it takes you more than three minutes to take a photo that you like then you are doing something wrong. And it’s not your insta boyfriend/husband/mother/sibling/friend’s fault.

I used to ~~spend~~ waste a lot of time trying to get the perfect shot. After a few years of experience, both as an influencer and a photographer, I realized that it’s not worth spending hours in something as futile as an IG post. Well, unless you get abundantly paid for it. And you can dramatically reduce that the time to get that enviable Instagram photo if you follow these steps:

love yourself and accept your body – if you don’t like how you look you won’t like yourself in the pictures either. The person behind the camera is not a miracle maker, they just capture the reality.
dress appropriately – if you think that you are fat and your arms look big, wearing a bodycon, strapless dress will not help. I had this issue a few years ago. I didn’t like how skinny my shoulders looked. Nevertheless it took me a while to understand that the solution was very simple. Just cover what you don’t like. I often do this with my face too and then I am always happy with the result.
Here I needed my face in the photo so it took me around 25 shots to get something that I like. If my face was covered with a hat I would have probably neeed just 1.
wear what makes you feel good – if you don’t feel beautiful and comfortable in what you wear it shows in the photo. And you will never like it. No matter how many hundreds of shots you take.
This picture never made to IG. I didn’t feel like this outfit belonged to me, I didn’t feel confident, I didn’t plan this and I don’t think the look matches the surrounding at all
know yourself – everyone has good angles and everyone has a mirror. Use it to experiment and learn in which poses you look good.
decide your poses beforehands – once you know which are the poses that flatter your body the most you can match them to your outfit and surroundigs.
I knew that this was going to look good. It was a selfie with a timer and I had to take 4 shots before getting the ball in the right position.
do your location research – if you go somewhere for the first time you can get a very precise idea of the place by having a look at the pictures other people have taken there. Try to search it with Google Images or Instagram geo tag. Maybe you will find something that you really like and that will work with your mood. Or when you arrive in a hotel, for instance, have a walk in the premises and choose your favorite spots. Taking pictures with your phone really helps with the planning.
It took us exactly 30 seconds to get this picture. I had already scouted the room for the best view, decided my pose and the props that I was going to use.
explain clearly to your shutter presser what should be and should not be in the frame. Set the upper, lower, left and right limits. Show where in the frame you want to be. Take a trial shot and explain all these points clearly. Don’t take for granted that images speak more than words. They don’t.