Insta-germ

JADE LIEU
Staff Writer

Instagram is an application that is currently creating a revolution for all smartphone users. It has quickly become the most popular photo-sharing and social media venue for all Android and iPhone users. After being acquired by Facebook and expanding its base to Android, this already-popular app has skyrocketed in its number of regular users. With the increase in use and buzz surrounding this photo application, many people question the positive and negative effects of Instagram.

The original creators of Instagram met its original goal: creating a fast, easy, and efficient photo-sharing app for its users. Not only does the photo goes to Instagram’s database, while posting the photo, it also gives you options of also posting it to different social sites like Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr. Some say that Instagram replaces the use of all those social networks combined, allowing users to post their current thoughts into one photo. Instead of carrying around a huge digital DSLR camera for world-class professional photos, you have a high quality camera in the palm of your hands with Instagram installed into your phone.

However, the biggest gripe coming from the photography world is that it devalues the art of photography. With one click of a button on your smartphone, nearly anybody can acquire the façade of being a “professional” photographer.