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Of all the things that have been helpful to me in personal growth and goal achievement, using my journal daily is at the foundation.

Writing in my journal every single day is the glue that holds everything else together.

My journal is the context for my dreams. It's my favorite place to be.

It's where the mental creation happens. And because my mental creation recurs on a daily basis within my journal, the physical creation is organic. It's simple.

Achieving highly specific goals becomes very, very predictable. Confidence becomes a continually growing loop where ideas quickly become realities.

I've written extensively about:

In this particular article, I'm going to detail the nuts and bolts of specifically how I use my journal, on a daily basis, to achieve any goal I set.

To be clear: although journaling is something I believe should be done on a daily basis, there are particular times and places in which it is most effective.

1. When you're out of your regular routine (whether away for a weekend, having a "disconnected" day, or on vacation)

2. During your morning routine immediately upon waking up

Your journal is not only where you record your insights and inspiration, but it's where those insights become solidified and real. Your journal is where you begin thinking deeply about your insights and ideas, and where you strategize and plan the execution of those insights and ideas.

Your journal is the context for making your ideas into something much, much more tangible. You use your journal for:

1. Crystallizing and clarifying your ideas and insights

2. Affirming to yourself that you can make your ideas and goals real

3. Making strategic plans for making your ideas and goals real

4. Gratefully acknowledging the outside factors playing a role

The rest of this article will break down specifically how I use my journal:

when I'm away from my daily routine

during my morning routine

... in order to:

crystallize and clarify my thinking

affirm to myself my ideas and idealizations will become a reality

make strategic plans to make my ideas a reality

to express gratitude for the brilliant things happening in my life

You Need Some Space to Reset and Recover

In fitness, you push yourself to your limits during a workout and then allow adequate time for rest and recovery.

It is during the rest and recovery that you actually experience the benefits of your exercise.

If you don't allow for adequate rest and recovery, then your workout efforts are wasted. Not only are they wasted, but your future workouts won't be as good, because you won't be rested or getting stronger. You'll plateau.

Herein lies the difference between calculated and systematic productivity and being busy. Most people are always plugged-in, always going, and thus are busy. Hilariously, they think being busy is being productive. It's not.

Similarly, your body needs rest and reset cycles from digesting food. This occurs in the form of fasting. When you fast for 18+ hours from digesting food, your body is given the space for recovery. If you never give your body space to recover and reset, then you miss out on countless benefits.

The same is true of your mind. The best ideas and insights occur away from your work. They happen while you're relaxing, or often while you're thinking about something completely unrelated.

When it comes to having clarity about your life and goals, you need to give yourself a reset, regularly. The most successful people in the world purposefully carve out time in their regular schedules for unplugging, recharging, and resetting.

Take the famous example of Bill Gates, who took "Think Weeks" where he would completely remove himself from work and all forms of communication. All he would do is think, learn, and rest. And he admits that his best ideas for Microsoft came during those rest and recovery weeks.

You may not have a full week to rest and recover. Instead, you could begin to schedule in "disconnected days," where you take a day off work and give yourself the full day to simply rest and recover. During that time, it would be helpful to leave your regular environment, and perhaps drive 30+ minutes away to get adequate space.

During these disconnected days, you could spend a good amount of time thinking, relaxing, learning, and then writing in your journal.

The reason you want to get out of your day-to-day routine and environment is so you can step out of the trees and see the forest. You need some fresh air. You need to breath and reset - just like fasting for your body - from the constant stress of going.

During these disconnected moments, it's best to remain fully present and unplugged from your work and life. This is very hard for most people, as most people are addicted to their technology and work. Hence, psychological research is finding the importance for psychologically detaching from work on a daily basis. Only those who truly detach - mentally, emotionally, and physically - can re-attach when they start working again. In order to get absorbed and engaged in what you're doing, you need to rest.

Rest is where you grow and recover, so that you're empowered to get better and better at your work (or fitness) when you're there.

So you want to get away. Completely outside of your busy life and allow some time to reset. A crucial component of this resetting is pulling out your journal and writing a lot.

But before even writing in your journal, you want to get your mind in the right place. That's why taking 30+ minutes to get out of your regular environment and preparing yourself mentally is key. While preparing yourself, you may read or listen to some inspiring content. You may do a workout. Or talk to a close friend or family member who always seems to put you in an amazing mood.

You want to put yourself into a peak-state before you start writing. Naturally, being out of your regular environment will trigger positive emotions, especially if you know you're going to spend the next few hours diving deep into learning, recovery, planning, and visualization.

Other specific strategies to enhance your journaling experience are meditation and prayer. There is a great deal of confusion regarding what meditation is and what it's for. The mainstream belief, which stops so many people from developing meditative habits, is that meditation is about stopping your mind from thinking.

This isn't what meditation is for. Meditation is for getting clear on what you want, and ultimately, about living a better life. Meditation can take on many forms. As can prayer. To me, both go hand-in-hand. And giving yourself some time to pray and meditate just before you write in your journal puts you in an elevated mental state to write from.

You want to write from a position of confidence, resolve, hope and expectation. This mental context will determine the quality and depth of the ideas and emotions you experience while you write.

Without this mental preparation, your efforts will yield minimal results at best. To quote Charles Haanel, considered to be the father of modern self-improvement: "Remember that no matter what the difficulty is, no matter where it is, no matter who is affected, you have no patient but yourself; you have nothing to do but convince yourself of the truth which you desire to see manifest."

Of course, your elevated state can and does occur after you've start writing, especially while writing what you're grateful for. This whole process, the pre-journaling routine and the journaling process itself, is intended to take you deeper and higher into yourself, your dreams, and your ambitions.

Once you actually start writing, here are a few things that are helpful to focus your writing on:

Start with gratitude and appreciation for everything happening in your life. Take plenty of time to reflect on and write about all the details of your life and relationships. Write about all the people who matter to you. Write about how far you've come. Write specifics about what is happening, and what has happened, since the last time you had a recovery session. Recording your history is a crucial component of journal writing. It provides context to your ideas, goals, and plans.

Be radically honest with yourself about what's going on in your world in your journal. After you've just expressed gratitude and appreciation for the brilliance (and struggles) in your life, you need to be honest with yourself about where you're not showing up. While in a peak state, you need to commit to making specific changes. Write down the key changes you need to make to achieve your dreams and ideals. Write down everything that comes to mind. Journaling is a powerful therapeutic and healing tool.While writing about the things you need to change, openly write about the frustrations and difficulties that have led you to where you are. Write about why you've struggled to make these changes in the past. Be very honest and vulnerable with yourself. No one else is going to read what you're writing. The purpose of this writing is for you to get clarity, and to re-establish your priorities and focus. If you can't be honest in your own journal, how can you expect to be honest in the rest of your life?

Write about your big picture dreams. These could be framed as your life vision, your 3-5 year goals, or your goals for the next 3-12 months. It's good to take some time and think about what you're trying to do from the big picture before you zero-in on the specifics right in front of you. A key component of writing big-picture is that it reconnects you with your "why."It's very easy to lose sight of your why during your daily routine and busyness. Additionally, there is a huge difference between "means" goals and "ends" goals. And your ends goals are the things that truly matter to you. They are the things you want in and of themselves, not because they will enable you to do what you really want. For example, getting a college degree so you can get a great job is a means goal. But what is the end? The end is what really matters, and you can save a lot of trouble by beginning and continuing with the end in mind. You can avoid pursuing goals that are societal expectations.

Below are images from my own journals related specifically to my goals. Some are from more recently, and I threw an oldie in from early 2016. The purpose of showing you these images is not to focus on the content of my journaling or goals, but to focus on the continual processof using your journal to frame and achieve your goals.

It's effective to have a condensed or similar version of this recovery journaling session during a weekly planning session. Every week, it's important to reflect on your previous week, and to make better plans for the following week.

Weekly planning sessions are essentially an expanded version of your morning journaling ritual, which will be detailed below.

Specifically, in your weekly planning session - which should happen in your journal, you can write about the following things:

How your previous week went (the good, the bad, etc.)

What you did well (your "wins")

What didn't go well (what you didn't do, who you didn't reach out to, where you fell short)

Record any significant events (like great moments with a friend, family, or a breakthrough in your work)

What your plans are for the following week

How you intend to take what you learned from your previous week and do better next week

Write down your bigger picture goals (in a short bullet-point list as areminder of your "why" and "end" goals)

Write your proximal goals (things you're immediately working toward over the next 1-6 months)

Write specific to-do's you must do the following week (including plans regarding your morning routine, learning, relationships, work, fitness, etc.)

Your Morning Journaling Ritual to Get Yourself Into a Peak State, Daily

Every big decision you make should be done while in a peak state. Decisions are things you're truly committed to. One of the most effective ways to get into a peak state is by leaving your routine and environment. You need some time to disconnect and reset.

During this recovery session, it's key to not browse the internet, social media or email. It's good to have your phone with you, but only to act upon insights you get while writing in your journal, while listening/reading a book, or while pondering/reflecting.

Often, you'll get insights about key people in your life. You should immediately make communication of some sort with the people who come to mind - whether that means sending them an email or text, or giving them a phone call. Recently while writing in my journal, I got the insight to send flowers to some people who have recently helped me. I immediately pulled out my phone and ordered flowers to their address. Then I continued my journaling.

The remainder of this article focuses on your daily morning journal session. Most people start their day in a reactive way. The first thing they do is look at their smartphone and immediately get sucked into a digital world of other people's information and agendas. They've set themselves up to live the remainder of their day in a distracted and reactive manner.

Having a morning routine is important for a few key reasons:

To reconnect deeply with yourself and your why

To put yourself into a peak state, such that you can achieve the dreams and vision you're seeking in your life

To frame yourself for what you really want to do that day

To live proactively, not reactively, so that you avoid self-sabotage

A morning routine can entail many different things, such as fitness, meditation, prayer, working on a creative project, etc.

All of those things are incredible. However, there is one thing I believe to be the most essential in the morning: writing in your journal. Writing in your journal is more powerful than simple meditation for the same reason that writing your goals down is more powerful than leaving them in your head.

Meditation and prayer are powerful ways to make your journaling session more effective. However, meditation, prayer, and visualization in and of themselves are not enough. You need to write down the insights, plans, and goals you have. And you need to write them down daily.

Meditation, visualization, prayer, and journaling are all powerful activities that go very well together. But the journaling portion is where you solidify, clarify, affirm, and strategize your insights, goals, and plans.

Journaling makes the other keystone activities 10X or 100X more powerful. If you're not using your journal daily, then your meditation, visualization, and prayer will be far, far less effective.

The key purpose of a morning routine is to put first things first. To focus on the important stuff in your life, rather than the urgent. The goal is to put yourself into a peak state so you can then operate from that state in all you do, every single day. This is how you get out of survival mode and get massive momentum in you life. Momentum leads to confidence, which then leads to bigger and bigger dreams, better service and value you can provide, and a more congruent life.

Thus, fitness and creative projects are great morning activities. However, nothing should come before priming yourself into the state of being you plan to operate from for that day. Here's where meditation and journaling come in.

Your conscious and subconscious mind, as well as your creative brain and energy levels, are in the optimal condition immediately following sleep.

Writing in your journal first thing in the morning is essential for training your subconscious mind to achieve your goals. As Napoleon Hill wrote in Think and Grow Rich, "The subconscious mind will translate into its physical equivalent, by the most direct and practical method available."

This morning journaling session only needs to be 5-15 minutes.

When you write your goals and dreams down first thing every morning, you deepen your own sense of belief and desire in your goals. If you don't believe you can achieve your goals, you won't. If you don't really want to achieve a certain goal, it probably won't happen.

So, every morning, you need to put yourself into a place where you're reminded of it, you believe it, and you want it badly. As a result, you'll work hard that day, and every day, to not be distracted nor derailed from what really matters to you.

It's also powerful to write your goals in an affirmative and definitive way. For example, if you want to make $100,000 or run a marathon, write:

I'll be making $100,000 by [date]

I'll run a marathon by [date]

Write your goals down down daily. Then, in your morning mental state, you should write down everything you need to do to achieve your goal. This includes people you'll reach out to. It includes things you'll do this week, and even this day related to that thing. Here are some examples from my own journal:

The image above on the left actually shows the planning session I had the night prior. Consequently, during my morning routine, I usually briefly review and revise my plans made the evening before.

Another thing you can do in your morning journal session is write about the ideas you have. For example, it's during this 15 minute journal session, usually right before I go into the gym, that I write down ideas for articles I want to write. Your brain is very creative first thing the morning. Your energy levels are also very high, especially if you don't immediately plug into your email or social media.

If you're trying to do creative work, or really any work in general, it's very effective to write ideas or plans down first thing in the morning. You'll get amazing insights that will make the actual work you need to do so much easier.

As it relates to my own writing, I can spend a few minutes sketching articles ideas in my journal, which then makes writing an actual article 100X faster and easier. Once I sit down to write, the main thinking and framework are done. All I need to do is open my journal, remind myself, and then write.

Here's some examples of my journal ramblings as they relate to ideas and things I'm working on or thinking about.

Conclusion

Your journal is your most powerful resource for manifesting your dreams. Writing in your journal compounds and deepens the essential activities of meditation, visualization, and prayer.

If you're serious about achieving specific and big things in your life, you need to put yourself into a peak state and make a firm decision from that state.Usually, that will require getting out of your normal, day-to-day routine, where you can get clarity.

However, making that "decision" isn't enough. You then need a routinized and daily way of triggering yourself back into a peak state. You need to daily operate at the level of your decision if your decision will become a reality.

Every morning, you can use your journal to prime yourself into the person you need to be - that day, and every day - in order to make your dreams a reality.

You do this by writing your goals and dreams down in the affirmative every single day. You then write down all the ideas, thoughts, plans, and strategies that come to your mind about what you need to do in order to achieve those goals. You write down the distractions you need to remove from your life that are stopping you from getting where you need to go.

You also use your morning journal for ideation and creation. Your brain is very creative and your subconscious mind is very susceptible first thing in the morning. While writing about your ideas, you'll get a ton of creative breakthroughs that will enable you to do amazing work.

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The first photography genre I fell in love with was self-portraiture. It entered my life at the perfect time. I was yearning to express myself, get better at something new, and feel inspired.

Self-portrait photography provided me with plenty of inspiration. It also taught me how to find photo-worthy moments almost anywhere. That's why I encourage every photographer to give it a try.

If you don't know where to start, you've come to the right place. The tips and tricks in this article will teach you how to find inspiration and invest in the right equipment.
You might think it becomes repetitive, and you will lose motivation. If your subject is the same, how can you get creative?

Don't worry, we have the solution!

We also provide you with 21 creative self-portrait ideas so that you don't end up with the same composition.

Get Started With the Essential Equipment

Taking self-portraits isn't a walk in the park.

Starting with the right equipment will make self-portrait photography easier.
A tripod and a remote are the essential tools. They're both very affordable and enduring. Investing in them is something you definitely won't regret.

A sturdy tripod will keep your camera safe, while a remote will let you use your timer from a distance. This will save a lot of time and help you focus more on the quality of your work.

Find Self-Portraits That Inspire You and Learn from Them

In the beginning, you might feel lost. You don't know what poses, facial expression and decorations to use. Find portrait photographers you admire, recreate their work, and ask them for advice. By experimenting with different styles, you'll find your style.

Some of the most influential artists in my life are self-portrait photographers. Check out

Rosie Hardy, Laura Kok, and Sophie Eggert for some ideas. Getting photography inspiration from others helps me when I lose creative motivation.

This is why I'd like to share 21 of my creative self-portrait ideas. They will spark your imagination, encourage you to look at things differently, or make you laugh.

Feel free to adopt any of these to better suit your style.

21. Create a Rainbow Effect (This One Is Super Easy!)

Vibrant colours and faces work very well together. If you don't want to spend money on a prism, you can still create a stunning rainbow effect. All you need is a CD and a torch. Make sure the shiny side of your CD gets as much light as possible. Move it around until you have colourful stripes on your face. To make this process easier, use a mirror, a tripod, and a remote.

20. Photograph Your Silhouette

Silhouettes are great for those who don't want to show their faces or those who want to look like someone else. These types of photos work very well with a shallow depth of field because of the resulting bokeh. It creates a soft, dreamy look.

To create a silhouette, stand in front of a background that is brighter than you. Make sure you stand so that the highlights the outline of your face. Then experiment with no fear!

19. Transform Your Silhouettes into Double Exposures

Silhouettes are ideal for creating double exposures. A dark outline against a bright background is all you need to make artistic self-portrait photography. I often create double exposures out of pure curiosity.

You don't need to have a groundbreaking idea in mind to create something fascinating. All you have to do is combine a photo of your outline with an image that complements your photo. If you'd like to learn this technique, check out this article.

18. Create DIY Backgrounds for Self Portrait Photography

The background in the photos below is a simple curtain that I taped to the wall. Though it's wrinkled, it gives my self-portraits an exciting texture.

DIY photography is cheap, easy, and accessible to anyone. Make backgrounds out of fabric, bed sheets, curtains, clothes, and anything else that catches your eye.

17. Do Something You Really Enjoy

Take a series of self-portraits in your happy place, wherever that is. It will make the shooting process enjoyable and allow you to make the most of several hobbies at once.

I enjoy playing the guitar (as you can see), reading, and exploring. These are all interests that I can combine to show my love for both photography and life. Think about what your interests are, and then figure out ways to connect them in one photo.

16. Transform Yourself Using Wigs and Costumes

Many people avoid self-portrait photography because they don't feel attractive enough. Instead of feeling bad about your appearance, transform yourself!

If you don't want to take photos of yourself, why don't you become another person? Wigs and costumes, regardless of their quality, look great in self-portraits.

A cheap brown wig will look stunning in a close-up self-portrait. Even if it looks unflattering in real life.

Using costumes and wigs is fun and helps you take impressive self-portrait photos.

15. Focus on Details

Self-portraits don't have to be photos of a face. They can be photos of hands holding something beloved, feet splashing in a puddle, or a figure admiring its surroundings in nature. Details like this are as valuable as a photo of your face.

Look around, find a detail that catches your eye, and interact with it while taking photos. Other details you could take photos of are parts of your body like hair, hands, or eyes.

14. Get an Interesting Headdress (Or Make Your Own!)

Hats, flowers crowns, and other fancy headwear look fantastic in photos. If you're feeling extra artistic, make your own headdress using flowers (like I did), branches, fabric, or anything else. The world is your oyster when it comes to DIY photography!

13. Be Silly with Self Portrait Photography

Many people feel awkward at the beginning of a self-portrait session. You get more comfortable if you practice different expressions in the mirror. You can also decide to accept your flaws and even become your own parody.

Since you're in charge of every part of your shoot, it's easy to fall into a pit of intense concentration. Refresh your creativity by taking silly self-portrait photographs.

Pull different facial expressions, move around, and make yourself laugh. Though I can't guarantee that the results will please you, I can promise that they will bring a big smile to your face.

12. Shoot Through Objects

Covering your lens partly (or entirely) will result in experimental and creative self-portraits. If you want to cover your lens partly, shoot through things like lights, hands, and branches.

You can use branches to create a frame around your face or add an interesting element to your photos. Steam can create eye-catching shadows.

If you want to have a fuller effect, shoot through windows (for brilliant reflections), or cellophane (for a dreamy effect). Use bokeh filters to transform your bokeh into hearts, stars, or other shapes.

You can use almost anything in a composition to make creative self-portraits. Use the entire objects or only parts of it.

11. Hide Parts of Your Face

Instead of taking photos of your entire face, focus on one area only. I like to cover parts of my face with curtains, hair, and blurred foregrounds.

This concealment highlights my eyes and challenges me to make the most of only one feature. The best thing about "hidden" self-portraits is that you don't have to go far to take them. It's possible to take simple yet cool self-portraits right now!

10. Pretend You're in a Movie (My Favourite One!)

If you are like me and you love cinematic portraits, you'll enjoy acting in front of the camera. Create a story in your mind, visualise the scenes, and recreate them through self-portrait photography.

Your idea doesn't need to have a complicated twist or a surprising ending. In the editing process, add two black lines above and below your photos. You can even crop them, so they look more like film stills.

Doing this is a great reason to rewatch films to get even more inspiration for future projects.

9. Convert Your Self Portraits to Black & White To Make them Even More Interesting

Black and white portraits are a special genre of their own. If there's an emotion you'd like to emphasise, experiment with B&W photography.

It will highlight your feelings and add texture to details you would ignore. It also gives you more experience in the genre.

8. Take Photos in a Limited Space

Having too many options at once can feel paralysing. Limiting yourself by shooting at only one location can improve your work.

Do a photoshoot in one room and try to make the pictures look as if you took them in different locations.

It will not only give you a fun project to work on but force you to look at your surroundings from a new perspective. This challenge will also make you focus on details that you usually overlook.

It will improve your general creativity and sharpen your ability to notice great things in simple places. What you learn during this process will come in handy in every future shoot.

7. Take Photos with Your Pet (Or a Person!)

Pets are photogenic, so why not include them in your photos? If you own a pet or live next to someone who means a lot to you, take a photo with them.

Getting support during a self-portrait photography session will give you comfort, warmth, and lots of ideas. It will also strengthen the bond you have with your loved one.

If your pet doesn't enjoy sitting still, don't force it. Experiment, be silly and don't be afraid of making mistakes. Experimental photos end up being the best ones, anyway.

6. Take Two Photos and Make a Diptych

A diptych is a "collage" made of two photos. These images often contain many subjects that tell a detailed story about the photographer. This is particularly handy in self-portraiture.

You can combine a simple photo of yourself with a gorgeous photo of nature. Diptychs come in handy when you have two photos you like a lot. Instead of having to choose one, you can use them both at once!

5. Stick to One Colour at a Time

Pick a single colour and create a self-portrait photo series inspired by it. Though the photos don't have to feature one colour only, they should all have a similar colour scheme.

This project will refresh you, challenge your imagination, and give you a chance to unleash your creativity. Plus, you can base the photoshoot on the clothes in your wardrobe.

4. Experiment with Shadows and Lighting

My favourite portrait photographers are excellent at shadow-play. You can do so much with the help of a single light source and a pattern.

Give yourself as much freedom as possible when you experiment with light. Use sun hats, curtains, hands, plants, to create incredible, creative self-portrait photography.

Light is a priceless tool that can make the simplest portraits look fantastic. When you become a master of light, you become a master of photography. Take photos both indoors and outdoors, and don't be afraid to break the rules as you do.

Don't be scared of working with artificial light. You don't need to invest in professional lighting equipment. You can use any indoor light you own to take creative self-portraits.

I often use a lamp to light my face because it lets me experiment with new angles and styles. I don't have to worry about time, which isn't the case when it comes to ever-changing natural light.

3. Stitch a Few Photos to Make a Panoramic Self Portrait

Panoramas are fun to make and pleasant to look at. This is how I make mine:

1. First, using a tripod, I take vertical self-portraits that don't crop any of my limbs and leave some space around me.

2. Then, I go back to my camera and take photos of the areas I'd like to stitch. I make sure that I don't make any quick movements or position myself to another location.

3. After that, I import my photos into Lightroom. I select the photos I'd like to stitch, and go to Photo > Edit In > Merge to Panorama in Photoshop.

4. Finally, I colour correct the results.

2. Document the Seasons

Each season has something worth photographing. Take self-portraits every season. This way, you can work on a year-long project. The results will give you pleasant memories, show you every side of nature's beauty, and impress others.

If a long-term project doesn't excite you, make the most of the current season. Think of what you like about it. It could be the blooming sunflowers of summer or the colourful fallen leaves of autumn.

Photograph that and include yourself in it.

1. Recreate Your Favourite Story

Do you have a favourite film, book, or painting that inspires you? Recreate it! My favourite forest and Little Red Riding Hood inspired the photo below. All I needed was a simple red cloak and a fitting location.

Recreating stories is an excellent opportunity to dive into a new world and find new ideas.

Conclusion

Taking photos of yourself will improve your self-confidence and develop your creative eye.

Like any photography genre, self-portraiture needs to be meaningful and touching. Every photographer has his or her own unique creative purpose. If you don't know what your purpose is, don't lose hope.

Don't be afraid of making mistakes, this is how we learn! The more you practice, the easier the challenges will get.
To give your portraits the finishing touch in editing, try our Preset Collection!
Hopefully, these ideas will encourage you to go out and explore the wonderful world of self-portrait photography. Remember: you and your camera are everything you need to take a great photo of yourself.

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Who Am I?: Self-Portraits in Art and Writing

Designed to help middle school students begin to answer the important question "Who Am I?," these lessons use self-portraits from the National Gallery of Art's collection to inspire students to create their own self-portraits, poems, speeches, and letters.

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The Art of SELF PORTRAITS in Photography

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Photo Assignment #13 deals with self-portraits in photography. Looking back on the history of photography this phenomenon isn't just limited to people with iPhones. Successful portraits of any kind use elements of aesthetic and conceptual thinking to create works.

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MY TOP 10 TIPS FOR CONCEPTUAL SELF-PORTRAITS

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With the advent of easel-painting and the widespread use of oils on canvas, portraiture of all kinds - including those of family, friends, groups and oneself - became more commonplace. As well as the Mannerist artist El Greco, later self-portraitists of the Baroque era included the Spanish masters Velazquez, and Zurbaran, the French academic painter Nicolas Poussin, the Flemish masters Rubens (who also painted his wife many times and his family) and Anthony Van Dyck, and the prolific Dutch genius Rembrandt - who executed over 40 self-portraits, many used for training pupils and as the basis for characters in his larger works. See also: Baroque Portraits (1600-1700).

A particularly interesting work is the Triple Self-Portrait (c.1646), by Johannes Gumpp, as is Self-Portrait (1641, National Gallery, London) by Salvator Rosa (1615-73), the Byronesque Italian. Eighteenth century self-portraiture includes Self-Portrait (1775, Hermitage, St Petersburg) by German court portraitist Mengs (1728-79); Self-Portrait Torn Between Music and Painting (1792, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow) by Swiss artist Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807); and Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat (1782, National Gallery, London) by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun (1755-1842). For more, please see: Rococo & Neoclassical Portraits (c.1760-1850).

Almost all later artists painted themselves either individually or in groups. Self portraits from the 19th century include those by Francisco Goya (1800), Eugene Delacroix (1837), James McNeill Whistler (1872), Edouard Manet (1879), Paul Cezanne (1881), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1883), and Edouard Vuillard (1889), among many others. One of the most creative self-portraits was The Artist's Studio (1855) by the French Realist Gustave Courbet. Full of allegorical narrative, this masterpiece - his personal manifesto of Realism - depicts the artist at work surrounded by his 'friends' (to the right) and his enemies (to the left). See also the pioneer female photographic portraitist Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-79). Another great self portraitist of the 19th century was Vincent Van Gogh, whose 37 portraits between 1886 and 1889 chart his emotional and physical decline. See also: 19th Century Portraits (1800-1900).

20th Century examples include stylistic self-portraits by Henri Matisse (1906), John Singer Sargent (1907), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1910), Marc Chagall (1910), Sir William Orpen (1910), Paul Klee (1922) and Max Beckmann, while the neurotic Viennese artist Egon Schiele - consumed by his animalistic view of man - executed numerous shocking self portraits (eg. Eros, 1911; or the grisly Nude, 1910). Edvard Munch painted himself regularly during his life in an attempt to depict the ill treatment he suffered at the hands of Fate (and women). The more restrained, less-neurotic German Impressionist painter Lovis Corinth (1858-1925) painted himself once a year on his bithday. His most famous self-portrait is probably Self-Portrait with Skeleton (1896, Stadtische Galerie, Lenbachhaus). Likewise, Frida Kahlo (1907-54), the famous Mexican artist crippled in a car accident, completed more than 50 self portraits depicting her personal torment. The Spanish artist Pablo Picasso painted a wide range of autiobiographical portraits depicting himself at various stages of his artistic career. See also: Portraits by Picasso (1900-44).

Contemporary self portraiture has developed across all media. It encompasses Pop Art portraits by Andy Warhol, surrealistic portraits in oils by Francis Bacon (1909-1992); large-scale neck-up self-portraits in the photorealism style by the paralyzed American artist Chuck Close (b.1940) - who builds up his paintings in small squares from photographs - as well as blurred works by the German artist Gerhard Richter (b.1932); and mixed-media self-portraits by the celebrated UK narcissistic couple Gilbert and George [Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore] (b.1943 and 1942). See also: 20th Century Portrait Artists.

The new genre of fine art photography - which has largely replaced portrait painting - has been used for self-portraiture by some of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. Perhaps the most prolific creator of photographic self-portraits is Cindy Sherman (b.1954), whose surrealistic shots span several series, including her "Untitled Film Stills" (1977-80), whose 69 black and white photos were purchased by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, for an estimated $1 million. For other portrait photographers, see: Cecil Beaton (1904-80), Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002), Diane Arbus (1923-71), David Bailey (b.1938) and Annie Leibovitz (b.1949).

Arguably the greatest museum dedicated exclusively to portraiture is the National Portrait Gallery in London, which contains some 200,000 portraits, of which several thousand are self-portraits. Two impressive assemblies of self portraits are located in Florence and in Ireland. The prestigious Florentine art museum, the Uffizi Gallery, houses an outstanding collection originally assembled by Cardinal Leopoldo de' Medici in the latter half of the seventeenth century. It includes more than 200 portraits, featuring works by Pietro da Cortona, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, and Marc Chagall. In Ireland, the National Self Portrait Collection, consisting of over 400 self-portraits by native or resident Irish artists, is on permanent display at the University of Limerick. The collection spans several centuries and includes fine art portraiture in many different media, from watercolour, gouache, ink, acrylics, tempera, ink-and-wash, and oils, to sculpted compositions in bronze, stone, steel and numerous combinations of mixed-media. Another fine collection is located in Washington's National Portrait Gallery.

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Writing good Instagram bios might seem straightforward, but it actually requires a lot of thought!

According to researchers, it takes less than two-tenths of a second for an online visitor to form an impression of your account.

And if you're using Instagram for business , it's REALLY important for that first impression to be a good one!

In the following guide, we'll walk you through how to write good Instagram bios that makes a great first impression, explain what your business does, and convince new visitors to click the "follow" button!

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Content Menu

1. Optimize the Name in Your Instagram Bio for Search Queries

2. Add Your Skills to Your Instagram Bio

3. Include Relevant Keywords in Your Instagram Bio

4. Optimize Your Website Link

5. Share Your Email in Your Instagram Bio

6. How to Get Creative With Your Instagram Bio

7. Use Emojis to Space Out Your Text

8. Include Your Branded Hashtag in Your Instagram Bio

9. Change the Font in Your Instagram Bio

10. Add Line Breaks to Your Instagram Bio

11. Include a Call-to-Action in Your Instagram Bio

12. Include Your Physical Location and Hours

13. Instagram Bio Checklist

Good Instagram Bios Tip #1: Your Name

The first step to creating good Instagram bios is making sure that your name is, in fact, your name! (By this, we mean the "name" field in your profile, not your Instagram username).

People searching for you on Instagram will likely use your name or your company's name, and consistency lets people know that the Instagram profile they're viewing actually belongs to you and not an impostor.

This might seem pretty obvious, but there's actually a bigger reason for it: your name and username are the only fields that Instagram considers in search queries.

So it's really important to make sure that the name you use in your Instagram bio is the one your followers and customers are searching for!

But that doesn't mean you can't spruce things up a bit! Do you have a specialty or industry niche? Do you offer a specific service? Are you known for something in particular? You can include those details in your name as well!

Check out how @twist_of_lemons incorporates a bit of humor into her Instagram bio name. Not only can adding something extra to your name help you stand out from the crowd, but it can help users search for you by your profession or passion.

Good Instagram Bios Tip #2: Your Skills

A good Instagram bio accurately explains what your business is and what you do. So if you want to stand out for a particular skill, profession, hobby, or interest, you should include these details in your Instagram bio as well!

Think about what sets you apart from your competitors. Do you have a unique set of skills or experiences that might be of interest to your followers?

Not only will including these in your Instagram bio serve as an introduction to new viewers, but it can also determine whether they'll follow.

Social media influencer and food and wellness blogger @alison__wu is a great example of someone who includes her interests and hobbies in her bio to show off her personal side as well as her professional side.

Good Instagram Bios Tip #3: Keywords

Using keywords won't improve your searchability on Instagram (except, as we mentioned above, your "name" in your Instagram bio) but it will give your account more focus and help you connect with followers who want to engage with your content!

When deciding what keywords to include in your Instagram bio, try to think about both your own core values and the core values of your target audience.

If you use Instagram for business, spend some time creating a "profile" of your ideal follower. What are their pain points or interests? And what keywords will help you resonate with them most?

Using keywords that target your audience and niche will help users better understand who you are, what you have to offer, and whether or not your account is relevant to them!

Check out luxury nail wraps and nail polish company @shopncla uses tailored keywords in their Instagram bio to personify their brand and connect with followers.

Unlike other social networks, Instagram is strict on where clickable links can be placed. Currently, Instagram only gives users one clickable link on their profile, and it's the link in your bio.

A lot of businesses use the link to send followers to their homepage or blog, which is great!

But for ecommerce businesses that want to send followers to specific product pages, campaigns, or webinars, the lack of hot links is a huge challenge.

To get around this restriction, some businesses will frequently update their website link to send followers to their latest products or promotions - and then refer to that link in their Instagram captions. The problem is that Instagram's photo feed is no longer chronological, so when a business' post says "link in bio," that link might not correspond to the actual link in their bio.

Since Instagram only gives you one clickable URL, created a shoppable Instagram feed called that makes it easy to drive targeted traffic to your online store.

With Linkin.bio, you can now add links to any of the Instagram posts you've published through Later, which helps direct your Instagram audience to the right content or products on your site. You can also link to multiple websites and pages, all without changing the link in your bio.

When one of your followers clicks on the link in your bio, they'll be taken to a web and mobile-optimized landing page that resembles your Instagram feed and displays your Instagram posts as clickable images!

Good Instagram Bios Tip #5: Your Email

While adding a link to your website in your Instagram bio is ALWAYS a good idea, it's also becoming more common for users to share their email in their Instagram bio.

The benefit to adding your email is that it makes it really simple for your followers to contact you. Plus, depending on how much engagement you get on your account, it can sometimes be easy to miss a DM or comment!

Good Instagram Bios Tip #6: How to Get Creative With Your Instagram Bio

While it's very important to convey who you are and what you do in your Instagram bio, you should also think of it as a space for you to show off your fun side. At the end of the day, Instagram is a fairly lighthearted medium, so try not to get too stuck on drafting a formal biography!

Here are some great ways to insert creativity into your Instagram bio:

Use Emojis to Space Out Your Text

One of the best ways to space out the text in your Instagram bio is by incorporating emojis! You can use them to break up any text-heavy sections in your bio, like they do at @tartecosmetics.

Or you can use emojis to highlight different features of your business... or even just to show off your personality!

Include Your Branded Hashtag

Whether you're promote an Instagram contest or UGC campaign, including your branded hashtag in your Instagram bio is a fantastic way to drive engagement on your posts!

Including your branded hashtag in your bio is also a great way to get your followers in the habit of posting with it.

Just keep in mind that the hashtags in your Instagram bio are clickable on the web, but not on the mobile app!

Change the Font in Your Instagram Bio

While not as popular as it was a few years ago, changing the font in your Instagram bio is a great way to stand out from the crowd. Check out how @wonderforest does this in her Instagram bio name.

If you're looking to do this in your own Instagram bio, check out Textizer. It's a font app that lets you access a ton of different fonts for Instagram and other apps!

Add Line Breaks to Your Instagram Bio

Adding line breaks to your Instagram bio is a great way to make the information in your Instagram bio more bite-sized and consumable!

To add line breaks to your Instagram bio, simply type "Return" in your bio on the web version of Instagram!

Just keep in mind that line breaks only appear on the mobile version of Instagram, so you won't be able to see them on your desktop!

Include a Call-to-Action in Your Instagram Bio

The simple act of including a call-to-action in your Instagram bio and inviting your audience to comment or engage can go a very long way it when it comes to driving more engagement on your posts. Check out how @cherrybombemag includes a CTA to drive event signups for their cookbook tour!

Include Your Physical Location and Hours

If you run a bricks and mortar store or you have a pop up event coming up, it makes a lot of sense to share those details in your Instagram bio.

You can also include your hours of operation like @morphebrushes!

Instagram Bio Checklist

A good Instagram bio is one that creates a great first impression and convinces users to click the "follow" button on your account! Here's a recap of what we covered:

Explain who you are and what you do

Target your niche audience with specific keywords

Link to your website or blog, or use to send followers to your shoppable Instagram feed

Share your personality

Provide a way for your followers to get in touch

These are just a few creative examples of how brands are using good Instagram bios to drive engagement and sales. Whether you decide to follow one of the styles above or do something completely different, just remember to keep the tips mentioned above in mind during the creation process!

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How to Write Good Instagram Bios w/ Tips, Ideas and Examples

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Writing good Instagram bios might seem straightforward, but it actually requires a lot of thought! According to researchers, it takes less than two-tenths of a second for an online visitor to form an impression of your account. And if you're using Instagram for business , it's REALLY important for that first impression to be a good one!

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According to researchers, it takes less than two-tenths of a second for an online visitor to form an impression of your Instagram. Knowing this, it's important to use your Instagram bio to pique interest in your account, and to add personality to your feed. However, we know how difficult it is to come up clever bios, so we compiled a list of our favorite quotes and amusing statements in order to help you up your social media game and take over the insta world.

When was the last time you updated your Instagram bio?

If it's been a while, remind yourself that your Instagram bio is the front and centre of your feed, and if you're trying to grow your account, reach a bigger audience, and engage with people who aren't just your friends - you have to ensure that it represents you in the best way possible. Anyone who stands out on Instagram for a specific skill, hobby, interest, or profession, has a bio that perfectly mirrors exactly what they do in the world, while still adding personality to their little corner of the internet.

When crafting the perfect bio, ask yourself - "Who am I trying to appeal to right now? What would my ideal follower look like, and what are they interested in? How do I sum myself and my goals and my personality up in 150 characters?" By keeping your Instagram bio direct, and to the point, with a little sprinkle of personality, anyone who visits your feed will know within moments how your feed will benefit them. With the added bit of personality, whether it is funny or simply just a fact about yourself, you personalize the account and make people smile, which is something you should never take for granted on the internet. People want to follow someone who is down to earth, and being quirky in your bio helps for you to get that across.

While we can't help you with the direct format of your bio, as its all about what your feed is themed around and what your business or personal ventures call you to write, we can help you with the little punch of personality you should add to your Instagram feed. We scoured the internet and found a various array of one liners that both intrigued us and made us laugh. Putting one of these in your bio is guaranteed to amp it up.

Instagram Bio Ideas

1. The best of me is yet to come.

2. I'm jealous of my parents, I'll never be able to have a kid as cool as theirs.

3. God bless this hot mess!

4. Where the heck am I? How did I get here?

5. Hi, my hobbies include breakfast, lunch and dinner.

6. A very caffeine dependant life form.

7. Always aiming to be a rainbow at the end of a thunderstorm.

8. Perfect has seven letter and so does meeeeee.

9. Kind of a good samaritan, terrible athlete, but extremely blessed in the napping skills department.

10. I have to be funny, because being hot just isn't an option for me at this point.

11. Just another paper-cut survivor.

12. Just keep swimming.

13. Living vicariously through myself.

14. Making history.

15. Here to serve... The cat overlord.

16. I always prefer my puns to be intended.

17. Hard work never killed anyone, but why take the chance?

18. I hope one day I love something the way women in commercials love yogurt.

19. Recovering donut addict.

20. Just over here having an allergic reaction to everyday life.

21. I still don't understand Instagram, but here I am anyways.

22. Life is too short to wear boring undies.

23. I'm not actually funny, I'm really mean and people think I'm joking. I'm not.

24. We are born naked, hungry and wet. Then things just get worse.

25. You is kind, you is smart, you is important.

26. Die having memories, don't die with just dreams.

27. Chocolate never asks me any questions, chocolate understands me.

28. Inserts pretentious crap about myself here.

29. Life is really short, try to smile while you still have all of your teeth.

30. Time is precious, waste it wisely.

31. The only person on Instagram who doesn't claim to be a social media guru.

31. "Be strong," I whispered to my wifi signal.

33. Take care of your body, it's the only place you have to live.

34. Stay humble. Be kind. Work hard.

35. Throwing kindness around like confetti.

36. Don't quit your day dream.

37. Silent people tend to have the loudest minds.

38. To truly live is the greatest adventure there is.

39. Be all in or get out. There is no in between.

40. My goal is to create a life that I don't want to take a vacation from.

41. Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

42. Trying to elevate small talk to medium talk.

43. Sometimes I just want to give it all up and become a handsome billionaire.

44. Currently starring in my own reality show titled, A Modern Cinderella; One Girl's Search for Love and Shoe.

45. Nice guys finish lunch.

46. I'm here to avoid friends on Facebook.

47. How we live our life is far more important than how we say we live our life.

48. Chocolate doesn't ask questions, chocolate understands.

49. My relationship status? Netflix, Oreos and sweatpants.

50. I only use Instagram to stalk...

51. I've always thought being popular on Instagram is as about as useless as being rich in monopoly.

52. A human. Being.

53. Be a fruit loop in a bowl of cheerios.

54. I can't remember who I stole my bio from or why.

55. I'm real and I hope some of my followers are too.

56. Hey, you are reading my bio again?!

57. This isn't rocket science, you take a photo of brunch and you hashtag #yolo #sundayfunday.

58. Stay classy.

59. Stay strong, the weekend is coming.

60. Don't be like the rest of them, darling.

61. I liked memes before they were on Instagram

62. We all start as strangers.

63. These are the days we live for.

64. So, you're on Instagram? You must be an amazing photographer.

65. Single and ready to get nervous around anyone I find attractive.

66. You know what I like about people? Their dogs.

67. First I drink the coffee. Then I do the things.

68. I already want to take a nap tomorrow.

69. I might look like I'm doing nothing, but in my head I'm quite busy.

70. Good times and tan lines

71. Never. Stop. Exploring.

72. Keep your heels, head & standards high.

73. Your best teacher is your last mistake.

74. Everyday is a second chance.

75. You can't buy happiness but you can buy a plane ticket, and that's kind of the same thing.

76. Be happy. Be bright. Be YOU.

77. Be a pineapple: Stand up straight, wear a crown and always be sweet on the inside.

78. Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people.

79. Always wear your invisible crown.

80. Travel far enough you meet yourself.

81. Kanye attitude with Drake feelings.

82. We're all just molecules.

83. Don't let Instagram define your self worth.

84. Depressed, stressed, but still well dressed.

85. We are born to be real, not perfect.

86. Sand in my toes and saltwater in my curls.

87. You keep me safe. I'll keep you wild.

88. Burn for what you love.

89. So many books, so little time.

90. To infinity and beyond.

91. The bags under my eyes are Gucci.

92. Always give 100% - unless you're donating blood.

93. Living one day at a time, with a fresh baked cookie. Okay. And with a coffee. And maybe some chocolate. But I promise to take my vitamins.

94. I'm very busy and important.

95. All you hipsters need to stop wearing Nirvana shirts if you don't even listen to them.

96. I can quote (Insert movie) better than you and all your friends.

97. In search of sleep, sanity, & The Shire.

98. Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.

99. This is my simple Chipotle dependent life.

100. Recommended by 4 out of 5 people that recommend things.

101. Knowledge is like underwear, important to have, but not necessary to show off.

102. The future is shaped by your dreams, so stop wasting time and go to sleep!

103. This seat is taken.

104. My only real long term goal is to never end up on Ellen.

105. World's most annoying couple.

106. Give me the chocolate and nobody gets hurt.

107. Maybe she's born with it.

108. It's not a phase mom, it's who I am.

109. Ugg life.

110. Strong women rule the world.

112. You can't make everybody happy, you aren't a jar of Nutella.

113. I like hashtags because they look like waffles.

114. Cupcakes are muffins that believed in miracles.

115. If you fall, I'll be there - Floor, 2018

116. Taking naps is so childish, I prefer to call them horizontal life pauses.

117. I followed my heart, it led me to the fridge.

118. Namast'ay in bed.

119. I don't look like this in real life.

120. It's never too late to be who you might have been.

121. All my life I thought air was free, until I bought a bag of chips.

122. Bad decisions make for the best stories.

123. (insert Drake lyrics here)

124. Professional Netflix Marathon Runner.

125. Everybody is so happy... I hate that.

126. Keep the dream alive: Hit the snooze button.

127. Don't follow me because I don't even know where I'm going.

128. A Nomad in search for the perfect burger.

129. I wanna be different just like everyone else.

130. Never forget, the world is yours. Terms and conditions may apply.

131. I smile because I have no idea what is going on anymore.

132. I can resist everything except temptation.

133. God gave me a lot of hair, but not a lot of height.

134. Acts like summer & walks like rain.

135. My blood is made of coffee.

136. Naturally and artificially flavored.

137. I dare you to believe in yourself, You deserve all things magic.

138. Do justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly.

139. My autobiography is this mess of pics.

140. Love yourself as much as you want to be loved.

141. Somewhere out there my soulmate is pushing a pull door. I just know it.

142. Pretty sure my hair is 85% dry shampoo.

143. Passion changes everything.

144. 5'2 is my height but my attitude is 6'1.

145. Catch flights not feelings.

146. Disappointed but not surprised.

147. Watch more sunsets than Netflix.

148. Always classy, never trashy, and a little bit sassy.

149. The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades.

150. Today I will be as useless as letter g in lasagna.

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150 Instagram Bio Ideas That Will Help You Up Your Social Media Game

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You've heard it before - making a good first impression is important... Well on Instagram this is truer than ever. Instagram bios are the first thing people will look at after stumbling across your account, that means your bio for Instagram is crucial! It's going to help decide whether or not other users are going to follow you or click on your website link. So it's extremely important to have a good Instagram bio, especially for Instagram users or business looking to grow their following.

Good bios for Instagram are usually those that are personalized to what type of account you have, it's import to match your Instagram bio with your accounts style. For example, a very professional small business account may look a little silly with the bio - "Just another paper cut survivor", whereas it could be rather funny posted on a teenager's personal account. This is why it's important to think about what type of impression you have or want to have on Instagram and to pick a good bio for Instagram that's similar to your chosen theme/style.

If you're lacking a little bit of creativity, don't worry, Gramlike has prepared an awesome collection of common Instagram bio ideas to help you find the perfect biography for your account. Our collection of the best bios for Instagram will spruce up your account and make it stand out in the ever-growing crowd. We have chosen the best bios from a combination of categories, including funny bios, cool bios, cute bio abd even bio quotes.

Cute Instagram Bios

A good place to start is with a cute Instagram bio because the internet can sometimes be a horrible place full of negativity. Why don't you take this opportunity to spread a little brightness where it is needed most? These cute bios for Instagram are also a perfect way to show your love for that special someone.

Funny Instagram Bios

People love to escape their boring everyday lives in search of something funny and if you can provide this with a funny Instagram bio, it shows that interesting posts can be found within. A good way to find such funny bios for Instagram is to search for ones that already exist. However, search no more! We've done all the searching for you and have an awesome list of funny Instagram bios.

Cool Instagram Bios

As Instagram grows older each year and more profiles are added, it becomes harder to find a cool bio for Instagram. However, we have managed to produce a list of cool Instagram bios that are guaranteed to raise some interest around your account. We have options that will make people laugh, nod in agreement and just generally, spike their interest in order to find out more about you.

Instagram Bio Quotes

One option that seems to be sweeping a certain population is to use Instagram bio quotes as they can be funny, they can inspire, and perhaps most importantly, they can tempt users to want to find out more about you. It can be hard to find good bio quotes for Instagram but luckily, we have compiled a list of the ones we think will be most effective. These quotes for Instagram bios are guaranteed to get people thinking, laughing, and more.

We hope you enjoyed our good Instagram bios and found the best Instagram bio idea for your account. If not, check out our extensive list Instagram Captions as they also make for awesome Instagram bios!

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500+ Good Instagram Bios & Quotes | The Best Instagram Bio Ideas

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You've heard it before - making a good first impression is important... Well on Instagram this is truer than ever. Instagram bios are the first thing people will look at after stumbling across your account, that means your bio for Instagram is crucial!