INSTAGRAM FEED IDEAS TO INSPIRE YOU
Instagram has no shortage of inspiration and ideas when it comes
to creating a killer feed. Here are some amazing Instagram feed ideas to help
you plan and execute an Instagram feed that makes people want to follow you!
Looking for some inspiration so you can have a stand-out Instagram
feed theme?
Having a cohesive Instagram feed is something many bloggers and
small business owners want to have.
However, finding Instagram feed ideas for
business or personal can be overwhelming! With over 1 billion users, you could
scroll for years trying to sort through all the different feeds and themes.
I’ve put together some of the best Instagram feed designs that you
can start using today.
In this blog post, you are going to see various Instagram theme
ideas, and you are also going to learn how you can begin to develop an
Instagram feed that will grow both your account and your business.
I’m also going to provide you with different Lightroom mobile presets that
can help you achieve all the theme ideas listed. (Lightroom is a free mobile
app that is great for editing photos)!
Using Lightroom mobile presets will help your Instagram posts look beautiful without
having to spend hours editing.
Table of
Contents
INSTAGRAM
FEED IDEAS
Let’s start by getting some
inspiration for our Instagram feeds! Here are 20+ different Instagram feed
ideas.
1. MINIMAL
A minimal Instagram feed theme is gorgeous and very aesthetically
pleasing! In order to maintain a feed like this, you will need to capture
objects on a plain white background and only have one of two items per image.
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
Minimal feeds aren’t busy and don’t contain many objects. There is
also lots of natural light and the photos are not too heavily edited. Color is
usually desaturated and the contrast is bumped down.
2. ONE COLOR
Stick to shooting one dominant color. This one can be very
challenging and limiting, but when done right, it’s incredibly pretty and aesthetically
pleasing. Desiree, above, makes sure all her photos have a pop of red
throughout them to achieve her red Instagram theme!
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
If you want to have an Instagram
feed that showcases one dominant color, you will need to make sure that in most
photos, the most visible item in your photos is your dominant color.
The Lightroom preset I’d recommend you to
use will vary depending on what color you’d like to have as your main color.
3. BRIGHT AND AIRY
I just love bright and airy feeds! They work incredibly well for
soft and feminine brands. While they take a lot of effort to achieve and can be
difficult to maintain, they are so incredibly gorgeous and worth the added
effort!
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
A bright and airy Instagram feed theme can be achieved through
photos that have a light-colored background, muted colors and lots of natural
light!
My Amour Lightroom mobile preset doesn’t
desaturate the photo too much, but still gives it a bright and airy look and
gives skin a nice and creamy look.
4. FLATLAY INSTAGRAM
A flatlay is a photo that is taken above in which you organize
products in an aesthetically pleasing way! As Instagram user @walid puts
it, it’s “organized chaos” and I love it!
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
Being successful with this Instagram feed idea will require lots
of planning and lots of extra Instagram props and
objects to play around with and use to stylize your flatlays.
5. PASTEL INSTAGRAM
If you have a feminine brand, a pastel Instagram theme can be the
perfect Instagram feed idea for you.
When going for a pastel feed, you
just need to make sure that the colors in your photos aren’t overly bright or
saturated. In the example below, the feed has beautiful soft blues, pinks and
oranges throughout.
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
Pastel feeds have low contrast, lots of brightness and are
slightly desaturated. They are similar to a light and airy feed, but with more
colors.
My Amour Lightroom mobile preset was
designed to make photos dreamy and soft. The example above from Lauren Conrad
also has a very low-level of contrast. If you want your photos to look similar,
simply apply my Sunset preset and lower the contrast until you are happy with
the result!
6. PUZZLE INSTAGRAM
This one can be a bit tricky to execute properly, but I sure do
love the look of a puzzle feed when done right! A puzzle feed is when
your Instagram grid all connects. Elements from each individual posts spill out
into their neighbors, creating something truly unique!
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
You definitely will need some kind of Instagram
planner to organize your feed. I’d also recommend investing in Photoshop for $9.99/month because you
will need to crop and split up each photo so it fits like a puzzle.
The easiest way to do that (in my opinion) would be through
Photoshop!
7. ALTERNATE
Adding quotes every second image can be another great idea for
your Instagram feed. Particularly if you want to inspire your followers, you
can use quotes to do just that.
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
You can use a tool such as Canva to create your
quotes!
This is an easy theme for those who don’t have strong photo
editing skills but still want something that pops.
8. FEATURED PRODUCT
An elegant way to showcase your products if you are a business is
to focus on one product per image against a plain background. Doing so
makes the products the star of your feed.
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
To recreate this theme, you will just need a wall and a surface to
place your product! It doesn’t get much simpler than that!
9. BLACK AND WHITE
A black and white Instagram theme can be a creative way to
showcase your photos if you aren’t one for bright colors.
While there is definitely skill required to take black and white
photos, if you aren’t confident in your editing skills, black and white can be
one way you can attain a cohesive look without having to play around too much
either any editing.
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
You can use just about any photo
editing app to change your photo to black and white. You can even add Instagram
filters right in the Instagram app to change them to black and white.
10. BLACK AND PASTEL
I absolutely love this unique
Instagram feed idea! Alternate your black and white photos with a pastel photo
in between each one. You’ll have a cohesive look that isn’t completely black
and white but is still very monochromatic.
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
You will have to do a bit of planning to see what types of photos
you can capture to get those pastel hues. With the Instagram feed above, it
seems as if every pastel photo has been taken at sunset to give off the same
colors.
Try to figure out what will work best for you and your brand, and
what you can take photos of that will give off consistent results.
11. SURREAL
If you are creative, you can design and create your own photos to
showcase your creative ability! Let your imagination run wild with this
Instagram theme idea!
Below is an example of a surreal, composite photo:
You’ll have a unique and interesting feed if you choose to create
all your images like this.
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
You will need Photoshop to achieve this look, but
it’s very easy to learn Photoshop online (especially through YouTube
tutorials)!
I am self-taught in Photoshop so I can tell you firsthand that
it’s possible!
12. WHITE BORDERS
One way to keep your photos looking cohesive is to add a white
border around all of them. You’ll also get some extra white space which can add
to a minimal-feel if you choose to combine this Instagram feed idea with the
minimal one above!
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
Lots of photo editing apps let you add borders in a couple clicks!
Try out Instasize to
easily add white borders to all your images.
13. ABOVE
Just like colors, you can also theme your feed around the angle
that you shoot at! Take most of your photos from above to have a gorgeous
Instagram theme that features an ariel view of your world.
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
Similar to the flatlay, if you want
to shoot from above it’s important to have a set of Instagram props you can
cycle through to style your photos!
14. MOODY
Cozy, moody, warm…whatever you want to call this Instagram theme I
personally LOVE it!
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
This type of feed does best with lots of warm colors such as
browns and oranges.
This Lightroom mobile preset works
incredibly well for moody Instagram themes, giving your photos a warm and cozy
vibe!
15. ABSTRACT
Abstract Instagram themes involve lots of different patterns and
angles. If you have access to some cool places where you could obtain
photography like this, you can easily create an Instagram feed them like this
one.
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
Always be on the lookout for different patterns and textures
because you never know when you’ll come across something!
Try taking photos of your subject from different angles and use
different framing techniques to see which method captures your abstract object
best.
16. LINE
Another way to keep a theme going with quotes is to keep them all
in one line! To do this, every third photo of yours needs to be a quote. I love
how easy and simple this Instagram feed idea is, yet it looks so put together!
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
Again, use Canva to create your quotes and post
your quote every third photo!
17. COLORFUL
If you don’t want to focus on just one color, you can create a
colorful feed by using imagery with bright and saturated photos!
This Instagram feed idea works particularly well with upbeat
brands.
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
My Delicate Lightroom mobile preset is
perfect to use when you want your images to retain their bright and vibrant
colors!
Related readings: (clicking
these links will open a new tab, so feel free to click on what you want to read
next without losing your reading spot on this post!):
·
How
to Get Your Instagram Photos Seen By Thousands: Use my tiny hack to
help get incredible exposure to your Instagram account!
·
How
to Get Paid to Post on Instagram: 5 easy steps that will help you
begin to make money from your Instagram account.
·
8
Props Every Blogger Needs For Great Instagram Photos: The best props
to capture gorgeous images for your Instagram
·
How
to Start a Blog on Instagram: You can start a blog without having a
website by using your Instagram – learn how here!
18. SOFT AND AIRY
In order to achieve a soft and airy Instagram feed, you need to
make sure your images aren’t overly bright or colorful.
Sticking to a simple color palette that is consistent across all
images is best. You will also want to lower the contrast and eliminate harsh
shadows or lighting in your imagery.
This theme differs from a “bright and airy” Instagram feed theme
in that it’s not as bright, and has more of a softer feel.
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
Keep your images and the colors within each image simple and
consistent.
19. CONSISTENT
Choosing something that remains consistent in all your photos can
differentiate you from the crowd.
Sara Shakeel edits sparkle into all of
her photos for a cohesive Instagram feed theme.
Or take Murad Osman, for example,
who created the picture, from the perspective of a man, who is holding onto the
hand of a woman as she leads him into an adventure:
HOW TO RECREATE THIS INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
Pick something relevant to your brand and stick to it for as many
photos/videos as possible. This one is quite rigid and doesn’t allow for as
much room to change things up, but when done right, it looks visually
fantastic!
19. GREYSCALE
You don’t need a colorful feed to pack a punch. Having a greyscale
Instagram feed is very pleasing to the eye!
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
To achieve a greyscale Instagram feed theme, you will need to take
your photos against backgrounds that have minimal color to them. Desaturate
other objects in your photos so that the colors the photo contains aren’t too
overpowering.
20. MONOCHROME
A monochrome feed can be achieved by picking one color and
sticking to various shades of it for several rows of photos.
You could easily alternate between different colors as well!
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
With this style of feed, it will help to use a photo editing
software, such as Lightroom, to ensure that you can edit each color within the
photo to get it the shade you’d like it to be. Your images should also contain
the color you are going for.
21. DOODLES
Doodle-type Instagram feeds are highly popular right now! If
photography isn’t your thing, create doodles instead!
HOW TO RECREATE THIS
INSTAGRAM FEED THEME
Use a software such as Illustrator to create digital
hand-drawn doodles.
22. ALTERNATE-COLORS
Alternating different colors can
create a beautiful aesthetic without being overly powerful with one color. It
also gives you a bit more flexibility with shooting content, as you don’t need
to stick to one particular color since you will be alternating between two
different ones.
Juniper Cakery (pictured above)
alternates between pink and white photos. The end result makes you want to jump
right into the photos and dig into their confectionery creations!
Comments
Post a Comment