Category: Instagram

Instagram tips

10 tips to win more prizes on Instagram

Instagram is a mobile app that still isn’t widely used by a lot of compers – which means the prize draws and competitions don’t usually get many entries! I’ve won lots of prizes using...

How to enter Instagram competitions

Instagram is a free mobile app designed for people to share original, creative photos with friends and followers. Take a picture or video, transform it with filters, then share to your followers – you can also choose...

Selfie tips

It seems the trend for selfies hasn’t died out just yet! There are still plenty of challenges to take a selfie in a location, with a product or of your latest fabulous hairstyle…. but what are the tricks...

Creating a collage with PhotoGrid

The key to winning judged competitions is to make your entry stand out – do something that’s a little bit different to your competitors. In the case of a photo competition (in particular on Instagram), creating a...

How to Regram

How to enter a Regram competition

Earlier this month I posted my guide to entering an Instagram photo competition. As well as creative photo competitions (which can have judged, most popular or random winners) promoters also use Instagram to share Repost or Regram promotions, where the...

When is a selfie not a selfie?

Selfies. If you’d never heard of a selfie before last night, then I’m sure you have now – with Bradley Cooper’s Oscars selfie (tweeted by Ellen DeGeneres) breaking Twitter records for most retweets –...

Homemade Halloween: Toilet roll mummy!

Has Halloween crept up on you like a giant hairy spider? Well never fear, because it’s possible to fashion yourself a last minute outfit from toilet roll! To create this last minute mummy, you...

WINstagram!

If you’re lucky enough to own an iPhone, then you MUST download the Instagram App. It magically makes your photos look retro and gorgeous – you can read more about it at http://instagr.am/about/faq/.  Even...

Why TinEye is a comper’s best friend

TinEye is my new favourite website. This clever site conducts a ‘reverse image’ search, which is useful in all sorts of comping situations. The idea is that you show TinEye a photo and it...