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Introducing Photos of You

Photos are memories of the people, places and moments that mean the most to us. We have always sought to give you simple and expressive ways to bring the stories behind your photos to life. Your captions and hashtags capture the “what?” and your Photo Map answers the “where?” but until today we’ve never quite been able to answer the “who?”.

Today, we’re excited to introduce Photos of You and bring you a new way to share and discover stories on Instagram. When you upload a photo to Instagram, you’re now able to add people as easily as you add hashtags. Only you can add people to your photos, so you have control over the images you share. And it doesn’t stop at people—you can add any account on Instagram, whether it’s your best friend, favorite coffee shop or even that adorable dog you follow.

There will now be a Photos of You section on your profile. When someone adds you to a photo, you’ll receive a notification and the photo will appear in your Photos of You. Want to make sure you like the photo first? No problem: you can easily adjust your settings so nothing appears on your profile until you approve it. Before your Photos of You section is visible to other people, you’ll have until May 16th to play around and get used to the feature. You can find more information about how Photos of You works and how to control your visibility at help.instagram.com.

Instagram for iOS version 3.5 is currently available for download in Apple’s App Store, and Instagram for Android version 3.5 is now available on Google Play.

pbsarts:

Is a Tagged Instagram More Than Just a Photo?

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Learning More About Your Favorite Instagrammers with ‘Like Knows Like’

Learn more about Marije and Bas at likeknowslike.com, and follow them on Instagram at @marijekuiper and @bas_berkhout.

Struck by a bout of wanderlust—partly spurred by the global community of creative people they follow on Instagram—Dutch duo Marije Kuiper, a documentary photographer, and Bas Berkhout, a documentary filmmaker, set out on a journey to meet and learn about the folks who inspire them on a daily basis.

The result is Like Knows Like, a website full of documentaries, profiles and interviews with talented people from across the artistic spectrum.

Among those interviewed by Bas and Marije were several artists documenting their work through Instagram. “Every day we wake up and go to bed with images that illustrate their lives and work,” says Bas. “Through Instagram, we’ve become acquainted with unique artists and people we admire, and we wanted to know more about their work and personal lives.”

Kelsey Brookes

Kelsey Brookes (@kelseybrookes), a San Diego, California-based painter, shares through Instagram the process of creating his highly detailed, psychedelic paintings.

Marije and Bas found Kelsey through the Suggested Users list and Instagram blog. “Kelsey’s story was a recognition of what we felt spiritually growing up as adults,” says Bas. “[Through our early adult life], we try to define our identity and then, naturally, we let go of that image again.”

See Kelsey’s video here.

Ike Edeani

Nigerian-born Ike Edeani (@ikedeani) moved to Ohio in 1999 to study architecture. Eventually he discovered his love of art and design and moved to San Francisco where he is a photographer and art director. His Instagram account documents the people, architecture and scenery of San Francisco.

“I found Ike early on through Ryan Schude (@ryanschude), who posts great photos of old cars parked on the street,” Marije says.

“Ike is a former architect. And he’s from Nigeria. Now he makes a living as an documentary photographer in San Francisco. A person with such a bio must have a story to tell,” says Bas. “His story and experiences taught us to have faith in the future and trust ourselves.”

See Ike’s video here.

Lisa Congdon

Lisa Congdon (@lisacongdon) is a painter and illustrator living in San Francisco, California. Her followers get an intimate glimpse into her day-to-day work crafting drawings and paintings for some of America’s biggest companies. She also posts the occassional photo of her dog, Wilfredo.

Bas and Marije found Lisa through her blog. “Lisa is a successful self-taught artist, a point that resonated since Marije and myself are self-taught too,” Bas says. As an artist, Lisa found the importance of “downtime to experience and learn about life, meet others and get inspired.”

See Lisa’s video here.

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Hashtag Highlight: #followmeto with @muradosmann and @yourleo

Russian photographer Murad Osmann (@muradosmann) and his girlfriend Nataly Zakharova (@yourleo) travel constantly for work and they’ve come up with a unique and romantic perspective for sharing their experiences around the globe on Instagram that has caught the attention of publications like the Daily Mail and the Huffington Post. The entire project actually started as an accident: “I was taking pictures of everything and Nataly got annoyed, so she dragged me forward to move on. That’s how the first #followmeto was taken, and I quite liked the result so we have continued the series ever since.” Murad started using the hashtag #followmeto to catalog photos of Nataly leading him to landmarks and exotic places.

Be sure to follow Murad (@muradosmann) and Nataly (@yourleo) on Instagram for more of their around-the-world photos and a behind-the-scenes look at how to take them yourself!

There has been quite a few short films that have been great sources of inspiration for me. All of them highlight the beauty and power that iphoneography and the mobile photography movement has to offer. I think there’s something special about the immediacy and rawness of capturing a moment, as it happens during our daily lifes, then being about to edit that image and share it to the world, all through one hand held device.

I have compiled my top 5 list of must see inspirational films about iphoneography and even thrown in one more for good measure as it is so good I just had to include it even though it doesn’t fall into the iphoneography bracket.

Watch here

(via Mobiography)

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Today, I’m very excited to announce the launch of a product we’ve been wanting to build for quite some time now. Since our launch in October of 2010, we’ve focused on building a simple app that has inspired creativity while capturing everyday moments through the lens of your mobile phone. In…

photojojo:

Did you know you can turn a phone into a projector?

Yep, and it only costs a dollar. It almost sounds too good to be true, but this DIY will show you how to set up a photo viewer in your home.

DIY: Turn Your Phone into a Projector for $1

Traveling Photographer Captures The Great American Landscape Using Only His iPhone

see photos here

(via FSM)

Life In Lofi compiled the Best of the Best iPhoneography photos of 2012! Check em here!

photojojo:

7 Photo Projects to Start on January 1st!

1. Project 365 - One great photo a day
2. Project Life - A scrapbook w/ 1 page per week
3. Project 52 - One great photo per week
4. Pick an Object - Shoot the same thing over time
5. *Long* Exposures - Like 6 months long!
6. Each Hour - A photo for each hour of the day
7. Use Apps - Like the Photojojo Time Capsule, Collect or Everyday

See the full guide!

Photo by Melina Souza

Happy New Year to all mophogs! Here are some great tips from Photojojo to start your cool photo projects today! http://bit.ly/YH14oX