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

I captured the picture using the 12 megapixell rear camera of my Galaxy Note 8:

• The camera’s aperture was F2.4
• The focal length was 6.00mm
• The white balance was automatic
• The ISO was 160
• The exposure time for the photo to be taken 1/20s.

The picture’s resolution is 4032×3024. Yet, the picture turned out to be unintentionally blurry; I liked the way the door was out of focus, but the light’s reflection on it was strikingly clear! So, I didn’t make any more attempts. Moreover, no flashlight was used, completely reliant upon the sun’s light. I stood perpendicularly to the door, and didn’t angle my body in any way.  Finally, the image was completely spontaneous and its production process was done in seconds (including editing) as opposed to the lengthy production of legacy photography.

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

Upon publishing, I used the Ludwig filter on instagram and haven’t made any further adjustments. Due to the square format, I had to zoom the image in a little bit with no major change to its appearance.This picture was my first and final attempt as I liked its ‘blurred’ aesthetic. Since it was uploaded on Instagram, I made use of its multiple affordances such as filters, location feature, and putting a caption on the image. Yet, the resolution of the image was somewhat decreased once posted. I’m guessing this is due to limited bandwidth on Instagram’s part.

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

After making a new Instagram account for this exercise, I made sure to link to my Facebook and Twitter accounts. This is time-saving, and facilitated the distribution process by enabling the image to be published on multiple outlets at the same time.