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HOME » Filter Tips #52Assignments No. 2

Filter Tips #52Assignments No. 2

21/01/2021 by Marjorie Dawson 14 Comments

This week’s chapter builds on assignment one by ‘getting to know’ Instagram better through the effectiveness of its built-in filters. It also reflects on the impact of film photographers and their techniques in the #52Assignments Filter Tips chapter.

The second assignment looks back to what photographers did in the era of film, before digital cameras arrived, and how they created a filtered image without the ease of a digital camera and editing programs. The chapter is a short read but I recommend it for some fascinating insights and historical background into working methods.

  • Check out the 52 Assignments Instagram book for the Filter Tips chapter.

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Instagram Filter Tips

Having used Assignment 1 to familiarise myself with some of of the editing options in IG, I was able to start using the filters immediately. You choose a photo, preview your chosen filter, adjust by tapping a second time to change the intensity, then post.

Instagram’s filters are more a set of adjustments already loaded into the app, almost like a photo editing ‘preset’ which saves a lot of time and makes your changes instant. The assignment in the book shows a series of landscapes treated with IG filters and these show how amazing, atmospheric or simply weird the filters can be.

Filter Tips for Instagram with a lovely white cat
‘Harvey’ Smartphone Photo © Dash Kitten

The first image I post here is, like the others, in Instagram under DashPhotos2021 and began life as a digital photo with no cropping or filters. As Instagram uses a square format I had to resize the image and then I added my choice of filters.

I used three filters before I posted the image. A touch of Warmth then boosted the Saturation and finished with the Vignette Effect.

‘Harvey’ Smartphone Photo with Filters © Dash Kitten

How Did I Do with the Filter Tips?

I decided to add a New Zealand themed image because it allowed me to use a filter I had not tried before. The building here is the New Zealand seat of Government, known as the ‘Beehive’ due to its shape. The exterior was designed by Basil Spence a Scottish architect who also worked on Coventry Cathedral.

‘The BeeHive’ Smartphone Photo © Dash Kitten

I had to straighten the crooked photograph, taken on my smartphone, before adding brightness and returning to the Filters option to add Lark for a really vivid blue sky.

The sky was definitely not this dreamlike blue in the original photograph.

Pushing the Filter ‘Envelope’

I was curious how the Instagram filters would cope with an image already filtered, so before I posted Silver’s photograph, I used the Photo Lab app to create a raindrop effect in black and white. It looks interesting so I added it to IG.

I used Edit – Brightness so that Silver’s face is strongly featured in the image, then I used the Vignette for a subtle dark edge.

With filters, I think it is a case of developing your own tastes that fit with the identity you want to display on Instagram, or fit with your brand. This means exploring and trying every filter to see which ones appeal most and then using them consistently.

Instagram snapsho of a cat with a filter
‘Silver’ Smartphone Photo © Dash Kitten
  • Join the journey in my special DashPhotos2021 account on Instagram and don’t forget! You can find ALL the Assignment posts HERE.

Have you tried any of the Instagram filters and found them amazing or awful? Let me know.

Other Posts you might like:

  • 52 Assignments – Instagram (Book Review)
  • Getting Our Instagram Back
  • Posting on Instagram #52Assignments No. 1
  • How to Apply a Filter to Your Own Cat Photos
  • Posterise Your Cat with a Filter
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Portrait by a window with teddy bears Taken with a smartphone.Marjorie is a cat lover, photographer and smartphone moviemaker who loves sharing her knowledge with learners.

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Comments

  1. Jana Rade says

    25/01/2021 at 2:01 pm

    Filters are fun. I love using and combining filters for my work and for my dog photos.

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  2. Beth says

    25/01/2021 at 1:42 pm

    I love the finished photo of Silver, the raindrops really add interest to the photo, but don’t detract from Silver.

    Since I mostly feature other people’s photos, I never edit them on Instagram. I might have to make another account and try my hand at this.

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  3. Kamira Gayle says

    25/01/2021 at 9:56 am

    I’m on Instagram however consider myself a beginner. I rarely use filters and if I do it’s usually always the same one Clarendon (I think) just to brighten.

    I never heard of 52 assignments but may need to explore. I always love your cat photos.

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  4. Ruth Epstein says

    25/01/2021 at 6:41 am

    Great info as always and I need to start using filters for my photos with my little camera, thanks for the blog hop as always

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  5. Rebecca Sanchez says

    25/01/2021 at 3:57 am

    I love this Marjorie- I really have to get better at using a pre-Instagram app to help build more depth, and then rely on the Instagram app for flare and storytelling. I really love you share your expertise with us – and in such an easy way to understand. Thank you!

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  6. meowmeowmans says

    24/01/2021 at 5:11 pm

    We do sometimes use the filters in IG, but usually just prefer to make a few adjustments on our own. That Lark filter really made the sky pop in your Beehive capture!

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  7. Meezer'sMews&TerrieristicalWoofs says

    22/01/2021 at 9:25 am

    I do have an IG account, but I don’t post there, I just look at all the others, LOL!! YOu have some great tips, though! I didn’t know you could add filters in IG.

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  8. Timmy Tomcat says

    22/01/2021 at 8:23 am

    We use light and contrast and have tried a few filters in PaintShop. Thanks for another great informative post. We learn every time we stop by.
    PS
    We continue to not be able to post right from your linky. We have to find the post, re-open and then comment. Not sure what this is

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    • Meezer'sMews&TerrieristicalWoofs says

      22/01/2021 at 9:24 am

      I have that same problem…at least we can get in! Eventually!

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  9. Ellen Pilch says

    22/01/2021 at 5:44 am

    Nice to see Angel Harvey. XO

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  10. Leah says

    22/01/2021 at 5:24 am

    The filters are all so interesting! The photos are fabulous and I especially like Silver’s pic. One day maybe I’ll try some of these . . . I’m not tech savvy and I’m using an ancient photo shop program, trying to learn it from the ground up, so to speak.

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  11. Sandee says

    22/01/2021 at 4:34 am

    I take the worst pictures. I quit a long time ago. I don’t think any editing would help my shots. I marvel at those that know how to do this type of editing.

    Have a fabulous Thankful Thursday. 🙂

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  12. Brian Frum says

    22/01/2021 at 2:29 am

    Filters are fun to play with and often help a picture tell a story!

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    • Brian Frum says

      22/01/2021 at 2:30 am

      Oops, I forgot to say thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

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