With mobile cameras getting better almost by the minute, it’s easy to see why the Instagram format has now been favored over the "load 100 photos at a time" sequence which occurred when people used their standalone digital cameras to take snaps before pushing every last one through to Facebook.
With Facebook being the multi-billion dollar enterprise that it is, some Instagram devotees obviously held reservations about it taking Instagram under its wing – particularly since it makes a habit of enforcing change on users at regular intervals. Having said that, Mark Zuckerberg promised Facebook would still be Facebook, and Instagram would maintain its own identity, and so far, that has proven to be the case.
The ability to filter a photo, or, as I like to put it, the ability to make a shot of anything look half-presentable, is one of the main reasons why Instagram has been so successful. Not only does it add an extra dimension to an image, thus leaving the snapper more inclined to share it with the world, but it also allows amateur photographers to feel like professionals. It’s amazing what a little bit of focus and a border can do, isn’t it?
The official announcement, translated via Google of course, will supposedly add sepia and black and white effects to photos, with more filters – we presume – to arrive in subsequent updates.
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