Peoples opinions are often split on the use of Instagram for "real photography" while some people love it others hate it. Me personally I love it. For me the main draw to it, is the social aspect of the site. The ability to see other peoples photos so easily, talk to people who shoot similar subjects and search the via #tags.
I wanted an easier way to make these contacts and search through the site and after a bit of digging and review reading I have found "InstaReel" for Mac. Available from the App Store.
An easy and simple login screen, with Instagram authorisation popping up to reassure users of its authenticity.
Once you are in the app you can view your profile, your images (including likes and comments) and even download/save your images. This however also has a downside in the fact it allows you to save other peoples photos, which means your image can easily be saved by others.
As with the Instagram you can search for users and hashtags. This for me is one of the main draws for this application to be able to search, like and start conversations with people this will I hope, help to build a more interesting following list and in turn gain more followers.
An added bonus for me is the "favourites" tab which as its names suggests, shows you all the images you have liked.
For me so far, so good in terms of ease of use, it allows you to easily search and comment on others and your own photos. Making new friends along the way, its easy to click like, but there is nothing like having a conversation over Instagram making "internet friends" with shared intrerest and someone you may meet at the next InstaMeet.
Just to point out, before anyone buys this you are NOT able to upload images to Instagram from this app or at present from any other application as this is forbidden by Instagram.
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