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| Instagram leaves artists and photographers in favor of videos |
Instagram has always been the go-to destination for designers and photographers. As the largest photo-sharing platform, photographer Sam Binidng conducted an interesting experiment last July. He posted unique snapshots on Twitter and Instagram, and the results were weird.
Although the photographer has 11,000 fans, the photos on the “photo sharing platform” got a total of 5,595 views. Despite only 333 followers, 5,611 people viewed the photo on Twitter.
While this experience is simple, it shows that Instagram is becoming less interested in pictures, especially those. Especially after Instagram Director Adam Mosseri said in a video that he posted "Instagram is no longer a photo-sharing platform".
Negative effects of funny videos
When you open Instagram you will find dozens of photos in front of you, which is normal, but besides these photos you will find that the application will show you short horizontal videos, these videos are called Reels and they are basically simulating Tik Tok. .
There are a lot of commercials in these short videos. In fact, Instagram manager Adam Mosseri said in the video above that they currently see YouTube and Tik Tok as major competitors. Aiming to provide a comfortable experience for users.
Because of the great interest in videos. As the type of images and content offered on the platform has changed dramatically, many artists, illustrators, graphic designers, and photographers have begun to leave the platform in search of alternatives.
Instagram leaves photographers and artists
On the other hand, some of these artists cannot use video effectively. In addition, a large percentage of these viewers do not want to dance in front of the camera in the video to distribute or sell their work, as some of them say.
Then back to Sam to bind. He takes creative photos of the sun and sunset and posts them on Instagram. He has therefore received an offer on his website to purchase these images or use them for commercial purposes.
Binding said his behavior was in grave danger. Since Instagram is currently showing 50% fewer posts than before, it can access information through the analytics that Instagram provides to creators.
He said, “I can understand why content creators are worried. When artists and illustrators see their photos drop with 500 likes to just 100 likes.”
On the other hand, artist and photographer Nick Waplington (Nick Waplington) said he was also influenced by Instagram, despite using the platform for 10 years. The 56-year-old artist has sold private copies of his work. And according to the new platform method, access is very poor. "I won't dance with my photos," he said, "but I will be able to reuse my account for personal and non-commercial purposes."
Wablenton said he has 100 to 200 new fans each month. But this is no longer the case in recent times. Speaking about the experiments, the artist uploaded a photo of model Kendall Jenner in a swimsuit. It's a picture he got from the internet, not his.
Here Waplington was surprised to find that the color had spread to everyone, resulting in the strongest reaction he had ever seen. Here we begin to understand that the platform still cares about images, but other types of images are not artistic.
Ironically, Instagram manager Adam Mosseri released his own video about the network's interest in monetizing content creators. But this has never happened in Waplington or Binding, and there are plenty of artists like them.