When I first
got the Instagram app, I was disheartened by the fact now many of my peers did
not use it. Though as of lately, I’m constantly receiving notifications of
friends getting Instagram. Plus, every time I check Face Book or Twitter, I see
numerous posts/tweets relating to and/or using Instagram.
Even when it comes to my friends, they are constantly checking
Instagram more than Face Book. Instagram enables you to alter the photos you
take with your phone by adding filtered layers that imitate the look of low-end
film cameras.
Some say the
reason Instagram has become a hit is because one can edit the photos; however,
I think that is just a little bit of the answer. Let’s face it’s hard to communicate in words; sometimes,
photos make the task easier. Plus, there’s no more having to worry when you're
overstepping the Twitter character limitations or need to struggle with
self-consciousness as you attempt to express yourself fully on Facebook, where everyone
and your distant aunt are on your friends list. Another reason Instagram has
become a hit as Instagram images tend toward abstraction, and are more powerful
to viewers because they have to work harder to interpret the images. And, as
they do so, viewers escape to whatever feelings, memories, and experiences the
images evoke.