Instagram Crimes – Which have you committed recently?

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The popularity of social media has been unstoppable these past few years. Spearheaded by the bygone Friendster, social networking has gone miles in its quest to simplify and improve lines of communication. I, myself, am a self-confessed social media whore because of the countless social networking sites I have signed up to i.e. Facebook, Plurk, Multiply, Twitter et cetera. But my most favorite, as of press time, would be the well-renowned photo-sharing app Instagram. Pegged as one of the best mobile app ever created, IG had had more than 30 million users and over 150 million photos uploaded since its initial release in October 2010. Even A-list celebrities like Madonna, Beyoncé, and Mariah have joined the bandwagon.

Instagram attracted so much users because of its simplistic interface and its easy-does-it photo editing. So you neither need to get the best camera in town nor be a photoshop geek just to make your photos look editorial and edgy. Moreover, I especially like IG because of the “sosyal” feel (upscale feel) about it. But due to its virtually limitless accessibility and permissibility, IG users coined the term “Instagram-worthy” to describe photos that are considered ‘legit’ uploads to IG. However, this unwritten but spoken rule always has been violated to the hilt.

In my attempt to add insult to injury, I have enumerated the best (I meant worst) Instagram crimes I have seen committed in the Insta-universe.

Food crimes

Seriously, stop posting pictures of your jollibee value meals nor that hot pandesal you bought from the bakery sa ‘kanto’ with matching 3-in-1 coffee from the Sari-Sari store, not even the instant pancit canton you just cooked (and label it “food trip”?) Horrors! The point of posting a food pic is for people to drool over what you are about to eat (FACT). Unless it’s gourmet or you’re just being sarcastic about it (like my Starbucks coffee jelly pic with balut on the side), stay away from IG before you eat.

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Fashion Faux Pas

Unflattering colors, mismatched styling, lousy pose: these are the least of things people want to see once they check in on IG. I hate it when people try so hard to work it. Style should come out naturally. Know the structure of your face and body. In that way, you can save some of your photos from being subject of mockery. Oh and by the way, stop doing that Italian Vogue pose if you don’t have powerful collar bones and you aren’t skinny. So uncouth!

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Unstrategic Places

Dahlings, rule of the thumb: find at least some decent backdrop with ample lighting. Because no matter how powerful IG filter is, it cannot turn Payatas levels background high fashion.

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WTF (What The Face?)

Filters and lightings can only do so much. Do not abuse them. Do not even put all the burden upon them. A leeetle powder or bb cream would do the trick but please, refrain from doing a ‘just got out of bed’ pic unless you are Beyoncé (@baddiebey).

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