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How to make a seamless Instagram panorama
It's already been a few years since Instagram allowed you to post multiple photos simultaneously in a single post. This small change enabled a lot of creative options. One of my favorites is creating seamless panoramas by simply slicing your photo in two - like this one.
If you want to take advantage of this neat little hack, here's a quick, simple tutorial on how you can pull it off.
Before you start, you'll need two things: Adobe Photoshop (or another pixel-based photo editor that lets you work with layers) and an elementary understanding of Instagram's requirements for sizing photos.
First, about the sizing: no matter which photo you upload, Instagram will automatically resize and compress your images. For example, square photos will always end up being 1080 x 1080 and vertical ones will always be 1080 (w) x 1350 (h). So if you want to create a panorama made out of two vertical photos, you'll need to duplicate the pixels lengthwise, while the height stays the same: 1080 x 1350 becomes 2160 x 1350. Or if you want to create a panorama made out of three images, you'll use 3240 x 1350. The same applies if you're starting off with square images, which will fit into a panoramic space with twice the width (2160 x 1080).
Okay, let's boot up Photoshop and open up two documents.
The first one should be 2160 x 1350; it's where you'll "slice" your photos into two parts. Let's name the first document "Full Image."
The second document should be 1080 x 1350; this one is where you'll drop in your single images and get them ready for export. We can name this one "Slices."
Open or drag your image into the first document ("Full Image").
Go to "View" in your menu bar and select "New Guide Layout."
Set two c
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