It is enough to take a few simple actions in Photoshop.
If you actively use Instagram*, you probably noticed that the quality of the photos after the publication is a little worsening. All due to the compression algorithm that the service uses to store millions of pictures on its servers.
For many, it is important that their images look as sharp and high -quality as possible. This is especially true for photographers and bloggers, the income of which is highly dependent on how aesthetically their content looks like.
Here are a few simple tips that will help post on Instagram* The pictures most pleasant to the eye. All you need is Photoshop and a little time.
Switch to the SRGB color profile
Open the image you want to edit. You need to find out which color profile is currently used. To do this, click on the arrow in the lower left corner of the screen, which is located next to the photo indicator of the photo, and select the “Document Profile”.
Most likely, you will see that the color space of Prophoto RGB is used. Because of it, the colors on the smartphone will differ from those that are displayed on the computer screen. So you need to switch to SRGB.
- On the top panel, click “Editing”.
- Select “Transfer to profile”.
- In the line “Profile” indicate SRGB.
- Click OK.
Make the image eight -bit
This will also help to make colors on a mobile device identical to those that you see on PC.
- On the top panel, select “Image”.
- Click “Mode”.
- Select “8 bit/channel”.
Make von white
To see on a computer how your photo will look on Instagram*, change the background in Photoshop from a standard gray to white. This can greatly affect the perception of the image in general.
Click with the right mouse button on the background and click “Selection of a different color”. Then select white on the palette and click OK.
Play saturation
By adjusting the colors of the image, you can take a picture more noticeable in the tape. In the lower right corner, click on the icon with the separated circle and create a layer “Selective color correction”.
Select the layer with the left mouse button, and you will see a little higher slider “blue”, “purple”, “yellow” and “black”. Experiment with them to change the saturation of individual colors.
Cut the picture
On Instagram*, you can publish photos only with a certain ratio of the parties – otherwise the service cuts them. It will be much better if you do it yourself.
On the panel on the left, select the “frame” tool and at the top just enter the desired ratio of the parties. For example, 4: 5 is suitable for portraits, and 1.9: 1 – for landscapes. Then just select the desired area of the picture.
Set the size of the picture
The maximum image value on Instagram* is 1,080 pixels width. If you load the picture larger, then the service compresses it, which can affect quality.
To independently configure the size, click on the upper panel “Image” and select “Image size”. In the “Width” field, enter 1 080 – the height will change automatically. The remaining parameters can not be touched.
Increase sharpness
Click Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to create a layer that combines all the previous ones. After that, you can make the picture sharply.
- Press the “filter” on the top panel and select “Transform for smart filters”.
- Click the “filter” again and select “Other” in the “Other” tab.
- Contact a miniature image to the size of the screen of your smartphone and indicate such a radius in which details begin to appear in the picture. Click OK.
- On the layer panel, find the “ordinary” button and select the “overlap” mode.
That’s all! Your photo is sharp and ready for publication. It remains to save it and send it to the ph1.
If you actively use Instagram*, you probably noticed that the quality of the photos after the publication is a little worsening. All due to the compression algorithm that the service uses to store millions of pictures on its servers.
For many, it is important that their images look as sharp and high -quality as possible. This is especially true for photographers and bloggers, the income of which is highly dependent on how aesthetically their content looks like.
Here are a few simple tips that will help post on Instagram* The pictures most pleasant to the eye. All you need is Photoshop and a little time.
Switch to the SRGB color profile
Open the image you want to edit. You need to find out which color profile is currently used. To do this, click on the arrow in the lower left corner of the screen, which is located next to the photo indicator of the photo, and select the “Document Profile”.
Most likely, you will see that the color space of Prophoto RGB is used. Because of it, the colors on the smartphone will differ from those that are displayed on the computer screen. So you need to switch to SRGB.
- On the top panel, click “Editing”.
- Select “Transfer to profile”.
- In the line “Profile” indicate SRGB.
- Click OK.
Make the image eight -bit
This will also help to make colors on a mobile device identical to those that you see on PC.
- On the top panel, select “Image”.
- Click “Mode”.
- Select “8 bit/channel”.
Make von white
To see on a computer how your photo will look on Instagram*, change the background in Photoshop from a standard gray to white. This can greatly affect the perception of the image in general.
Click with the right mouse button on the background and click “Selection of a different color”. Then select white on the palette and click OK.
Play saturation
By adjusting the colors of the image, you can take a picture more noticeable in the tape. In the lower right corner, click on the icon with the separated circle and create a layer “Selective color correction”.
Select the layer with the left mouse button, and you will see a little higher slider “blue”, “purple”, “yellow” and “black”. Experiment with them to change the saturation of individual colors.
Cut the picture
On Instagram*, you can publish photos only with a certain ratio of the parties – otherwise the service cuts them. It will be much better if you do it yourself.
On the panel on the left, select the “frame” tool and at the top just enter the desired ratio of the parties. For example, 4: 5 is suitable for portraits, and 1.9: 1 – for landscapes. Then just select the desired area of the picture.
Set the size of the picture
The maximum image value on Instagram* is 1,080 pixels width. If you load the picture larger, then the service compresses it, which can affect quality.
To independently configure the size, click on the upper panel “Image” and select “Image size”. In the “Width” field, enter 1 080 – the height will change automatically. The remaining parameters can not be touched.
Increase sharpness
Click Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to create a layer that combines all the previous ones. After that, you can make the picture sharply.
- Press the “filter” on the top panel and select “Transform for smart filters”.
- Click the “filter” again and select “Other” in the “Other” tab.
- Contact a miniature image to the size of the screen of your smartphone and indicate such a radius in which details begin to appear in the picture. Click OK.
- On the layer panel, find the “ordinary” button and select the “overlap” mode.
That’s all! Your photo is sharp and ready for publication. It remains to save it and send it to the ph1.