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1. How did you author (the photo) you recorded for upload to Instagram?

I took the photo of this blue door using the camera tool within the Instagram app, using the rear-facing camera on my iPhone 6s plus. With this upload, the square format in the Instagram app affected the way I framed the image, as I had to consider the most important element within the frame. In order to do this I moved closer to the door to capture both the door and the stickers on the pole beside it. I used the natural daylight to light the photograph, and altered the image using Instagram’s image adjustments tools. I wanted to make the blue of the door brighter, so to achieve this I applied the Clarendon filter. I also sharpened the image to make the details of the photo stand out. The authoring process was different to how I would usually author my own photography, as the framing constraints challenged me to approach my shooting in a different way.

2. How did you publish (the photo) you recorded for upload to Instagram?

To publish the image to my Instagram account, I finished editing the photo within the Instagram editor and continued to add a caption, a quote from Rebecca Ross that reflected the hidden nature of doors. I wanted to include a description that was unique but still relevant to the nature of the post. I also added a block of hashtags similar to my previous posts, both to describe the image and distribute it further. While publishing I added the location the photograph was taken in the Location section of the post.

3. How did you distribute (the photo) you published on Instagram to other social media services?

I distributed my photo to my other social media accounts, Twitter and Tumblr, to increase the viewership of my Instagram account. The hashtags I included in my Instagram caption have also drawn in new followers to my account. I shared the post to Twitter using the Share toggle and manually uploaded a linked post as usual to my Tumblr blog. I have also gained a few followers on my Tumblr blog as a result of using the tags within the service (the same as those on the original Instagram post).