Let's talk about Instagram
I was really late to the Instagram game – we’re talking 2015 – so am still a newbie and finding my way around. But I think I’m getting my head around it. And as so many people had warned me would happen, I’ve fallen in love. I love Instagram. One thing that sticks out was an ex-colleague, Sarah, who told me she loves it because ‘it’s really hard to be negative via an image’. Now of course there are exceptions to this, and I’m not going to go into the whole discussion of real vs fake here, but I agree. It’s hard to moan or slate anyone or anything with a picture. When I log onto Twitter there are rants and moans and sadness, and I’m of course guilty of these things too. But on Instagram, I’m greeted by beautiful images. Instagram has made everyone a photographer. With simple edits and filters, the most ordinary of photos take on a gleam of professionalism, and scrolling down my Instagram feed is lovely. I follow friends, I follow bloggers, an...