Trouble with Instagram quality

Hi everyone,

I need your help. I've been using Darktable to edit my photos, but when I try to upload them to Instagram, I get a huge downgrade with quality, specially when looking in PC. (I know Instagram has a lot of limitation when you try to upload something).

I tried everything I could think of.

- Landscape 1080x566 (in pixels for file)

- Portraits 4:5 1080x1350 (in pixels for file)

- Turning on max quality upload inside Instagram app

- Quality of the image when exporting 90

- Profile is sRGB

- High quality resampling Yes.

What you should know:

- It's not a problem with downloading the image. I use Dropbox to save my images from Darktable to my mobile phone and when I open them in my gallery, they are perfectly fine and also when previewing the image when making a post.

- They look decent when you're viewing with your phone (smaller screen) but really bad when viewing with your browser on PC.

- I looked up on YouTube for tutorials, saw Mariens video but I'm still having trouble. The images I'm trying to upload are ideally on a landscape format (I used the golden cut crop)

If you have any experience with this, PLEASE share your wisdom and tips😭 I'm desperate. Thank you.

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u/joaomiguelvic — 2 days ago

Looking for honest feedback on these portraits - composition, lighting, editing, portfolio worthy?

Hi everyone!

I'm a beginner portrait photographer and I'm starting to build my portfolio. These were taken during golden hour with a Canon EOS R8 and a 70-200mm f/4.

I'd really appreciate your feedback!

I'm especially interested in feedback on:

  1. Composition

  2. Lighting

  3. Posing

  4. Editing/color grading

  5. Whether these are portfolio-worthy

I want to improve, so feel free to point out anything that stands out, whether it's technical or creative.

Thanks in advance!

u/joaomiguelvic — 2 months ago

Looking for honest feedback on these portraits - composition, lighting, editing, portfolio worthy?

Hi everyone!

I'm a beginner portrait photographer and I'm starting to build my portfolio. These were taken during golden hour with a Canon EOS R8 and a 70-200mm f/4.

I'd really appreciate your feedback!

I'm especially interested in feedback on:

  1. Composition

  2. Lighting

  3. Posing

  4. Editing/color grading

  5. Whether these are portfolio-worthy

I want to improve, so feel free to point out anything that stands out, whether it's technical or creative.

Thanks in advance!

u/joaomiguelvic — 2 months ago