12 Easy Photo ideas for Instagram
( updated for 2019) I think we’ve all been stuck on what to post on Instagram. One of the best ways to grow your Instagram community is to post consistently. But what if you run out of photo ideas for Instagram? I am here for you! Today I’m going to share with you
12 PHOTO IDEAS FOR INSTAGRAM
1.The flat lay or styled image
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Instagram has made the flat lay image so popular, you are almost guaranteed likes by posting a good one. They are deceptively simple and stand out. Learning how to make the perfect flat lay image is easy and simple. Try it!
2. Quotes
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3. What you ate
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Everyone wants to share what they ate, and there is nothing better than a pretty photo of food on Instagram. Especially when done right!
4. What you wore
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A photo of your outfit of the day, or even just your shoes is a great idea. People love to see what you are wearing. Especially if it’s stylish!
5. Lifestyle
One of my favorite photo ideas for Instagram is posting a lifestyle photo. Showing what is going on in your life, whether you are at an event, out with your family, or just a photo of your everyday life is a great way to get engagement. It allows your community to learn more about the person behind the photos and get a peak into your life.
6. From Above
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Taking and sharing a photo from above makes almost anything look interesting and photo-worthy!
7. Animals
flashback to the triple nap #theoandbeau #dreamteam
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Have you ever seen the hashtag #dogsofinstagram? Pets rule on Instagram. Just think about the Theo and Beau series from @mommasgonecity
8. Behind the Scenes
People love to feel like they are seeing what goes on behind the scenes to make your business run, to do your photo shoot..your life! Show it to them!
9. The Selfie.
A good selfie will NEVER go out of style on Instagram. The trick, of course, is to do it right!
10. A collage.
Who said there’s never as many pictures of the second baby? ?? #notme #2015bestnine
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On Instagram, you want to post, but not overwhelm and flood your follower’s timelines! Sometimes, a good collage showing all of the events of the last few hours is better than 25 photos flooding your follower’s timelines!
11. Your signature photo. Or what you are known for
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What is your account known for? What do you post every week without fail? I know for me, that is a styled coffee photo. So at least once a week, I make it my business to post one.
12. Travel
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Travel photos always do well. They are the perfect way to share where you went and to find out if your followers have been there too.
So there you have it, 12 great photo ideas for Instagram. Hopefully, these ideas will help you out when you are stuck on what to post! Which one is your favorite? Share!
If you want to learn more about Instagram and get a plan to help you grow your community, check out these posts to get you started!
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These are all great ideas, especially the pictures of dogs for me. I am a sucker for liking them. Combine that with a baby and l melt :-). Good post.. Oh yeah..you can never go wrong with food :-).
Love these, I’m always trying to up my Instagram game. I need to master the flat lay, I freaking love them.
I need to find a way to get that brighter background first. I have been studying all weekend and I gave up lol but I will be back on it soon. I need to be consistent but it’s hard lol. My favorite would be the quotes and the lifestyle photos. I don’t know what I would put for the behind the scenes photo.
I’m glad i found this post…. right now I’m perfecting my flatlays
I have a pretty lofty end of year goal for IG followers and I need to get started about meeting that goal and part of that is posting regularly. Great ideas for creating content when you have nothing.
Thanks for including me!
Gorgeous!! I’ve been working on building my instagram following, and I believe your tips will help.
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
These are great ideas. I don’t post enough on Instagram because I usually don’t think things are worth sharing. I have to start posting more and these suggestions will help.
LiveLifeWell,
Allison
Yes it does! Great tips! Thanks for sharing! I swear, you need to write a book on photography.
I’m always looking for advice about social media. These are great IG tips.
I live for your posts! This was arrest tip sheet for Instagram. I definitely want to perfect the flat lay so I’ll be reading up more on that.
Gonna share this with my sister. She is the creative type that would love these trendy ideas. Lovely photos!!
Yes, love all of these. I know my audience really enjoy BTS photos and Quotes. Thanks for great tips LaShawn.
These are great tips, thanks for sharing! I definitely want to start incorporating some flat lay posts, they are so pretty! I loved all of the photos that you shared with each tip. Since I’m mainly blog about fashion, I share a lot of ootds, but I like to mix in different things every once in a while.
This is nice summary. I blog mostly about travel but sometimes food and some lifestyle in there too. Keep up the good work with helping folks build their instagram brand.
Great ideas. I am a huge fan of the flat lay (though I am yet to try one coz my styling needs work).
sooo omg, I was at an event on thursday with some foodie BIG Igers from my area and they were talking about how popular donuts are, and your post totally proves that lol! Thanks so much for featuring me in here, your flat lays are boss. Mine are usually pretty terrible. LOL I’m working on it though!
WOW! I would have loved that event!!! You are so welcome, i love your inspirations every day!
Great post! I need to up my instagram game this year and with these tips I’m off to a great start!
UGGGHHH. Teach me how to flat lay lol. So i can do it the one time. It seems like so much work!
Just have a vision before you start! LOL
Good afternoon,
I’m just writing this cause i subscribed to your FREE Instagram course and i didn’t receive anything.
So thanks a lot.
hello! when did you subscribe? It usually takes a day to generate. What email did you subscribe with? I can check?
Hi,
i subscribed about a month ago through the email [email protected]
Great round-up of ideas. My Instagram corner @luckythingsblog is known for it’s positive and motivating captions and quote coins. I keep my layout simple. I love doing flatlays but sometimes the London weather is too cloudy!! Hope to bump into you at MOM 2.0 this year. What a beautiful blog.
Sunita x