Facebook-Instagram Deal: Feds are Done Here. How to Choose the Best Instagram Filter for Your Photo. Until recently, I only vaguely understood what each Instagram filter accomplished. I knew, for instance, that Rise would virtually erase the massive pimple on my face without washing out my skin tone. I assumed that every Twilight fan preferred Sutro, with its dark and enchanting exposure. And as for Kelvin — why even venture a guess? If you're like me, you stick with one to three tried-and-tested filters and forget the rest. Every so often, you make a halfhearted attempt to shuffle through the rest, only to become overwhelmed by the choices. SEE ALSO: The Beginner’s Guide to Instagram The best way to understand Instagram filters is to break each one down to its parts. Soon, you'll have mastered Nashville, high-fived Hefe and kicked Kelvin's butt.
Please share your own filter suggestions in the comments below. The Beginner's Guide to Instagram. Update: This post was updated November 2013 to reflect current statistics and tools.
Even if you don't use Instagram, we're guessing you've encountered an Instagram image somewhere on the web — even if you didn't realize it. Instagram's calling card is the photo filter, a digital layer that, when added to a standard photo, gives it the appearance of professional editing. Some filters enhance the colors in a photo, while other dull the light to a soft glow for an aged, vintage appearance. But while Instagram's filters revolutionized mobile photo editing, they're only a portion of the appeal. The mobile app boasts over 50 million users, despite only living in iOS and Android devices. Its success caught the eye of the most valuable social network in the world. Instagram has surely come a long way, business-wise, since co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger introduced the app in 2010.
We'd love to learn about your Instagram experiences. 1. 2. 3. Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom: The $400 Million Man? Just how wealthy are Instagram's nine employees after Facebook acquired the two-year-old startup for $1 billion? Ridiculously wealthy, according to one report. A source "close to the company" — likely an investor — shared some of Instagram's 2011 financial data with Wired. According to the data, Instagram cofounder and CEO Kevin Systrom owns 40% of the company, meaning he stands to take home $400 million from the sale pre-tax.
Instagram's other cofounder, Mike Krieger, will net around $100 million from the sale with his roughly 10% take. Instagram's investors also, of course, made out well. According to the source, the remaining 10%, or $100 million, will be divided among Instagram's nine employees. The amount each individual will receive will be based on the amount of time he or she has spent with the company.
A billion dollars is an impressive sum for a company that never developed a clear revenue model.