How to resize a photo for Instagram

You are a photography lover and, since you always take a lot of shots, you would like to post them on Instagram. In fact, you have already tried, but the results are not satisfying, as the photos do not have an ideal aspect ratio for the famous social network and you do not know how to resize them adequately. That’s the way it is, am I right? If so, don’t worry – I’m here to help.

If you wonder how to resize a photo for Instagram, you will be happy to know that you have just come across the right tutorial and at the right time. In the next chapters of this guide, in fact, I will explain in detail how to resize a photo, using the tools made available by Instagram itself (yes, there are!) Or with third-party apps.

So, if you can’t wait to find out more now, sit down comfortably and just take a few minutes of free time to read calmly the procedures I am about to provide you. You will see that, by carefully following what I am about to illustrate, you will easily and quickly succeed in the intent you have proposed. At this point, all I have to do is wish you a good read and, above all, good fun!

Index

• How do I resize a photo for Instagram
  • Resize photos for Instagram without borders
  • Resize photos for Instagram stories
• App to resize Instagram photos
  • Google Photos (Android / iOS)
  • Photos (iOS)
  • Other apps to resize photos for Instagram
• How to resize an Instagram profile photo

How do I resize a photo for Instagram

I start this tutorial by explaining how to resize a photo on Instagram through the use of the official app of the photographic social network for Android (downloadable from the Play Store or from alternative stores ) and for iPhone (downloadable from the App Store ) in order to be able to publish the image in question in the section dedicated to posts or in the one dedicated to stories. Find everything below.

Resize photos for Instagram without borders

Your intent is to resize a photo for Instagram in order to publish it in a post, but would you like the image to be borderless? If so, you’ll be happy to know that the social network’s official app has a built-in image resizing tool.

Therefore, start the Instagram app and log in to your account (if necessary), then press the (+) button located at the bottom and then, through the device Gallery, select the photo of your interest.

Once this is done, to resize it, press on the icon of the two arrows located in the lower-left corner or use the pinch to zoom and then, move your fingers away or close on the image, to enlarge or reduce it.

At the end of the changes, tap the Next button twice in a row, then, after writing the accompanying caption of the photo, proceed with its publication by pressing the Share button. If you have any doubts or problems, refer to my tutorial where I tell you in more detail about how to post on Instagram.

Resize photos for Instagram stories

Even during the creation of a story on Instagram, it is possible to resize the shared elements in a simple and fast way, through the use of the same app of the photographic social network.

To start, then, start the Instagram app by pressing on its icon located on the home screen and/or in the app menu of your device, in order to log in to your account (if necessary).

Now, click on the camera icon located in the upper left corner, then, to share an image in the story, click on the Gallery icon located in the lower-left corner and tap on the image of yours. interest, to select it. Once that’s done, use pinch to zoom (then pinch or pinch the image) to resize the image.

The exact same operation can also be performed if you want to attach an image to the story at a later time, using the sticker with the multimedia gallery symbol located in the sticker menu (the square emoticon icon ). Once you have done this, once you have made any changes to the story, press the Your Story button to publish it.

In case of doubts or problems, refer to my guide in which I explain in more detail how Instagram stories work.

App to resize Instagram photos

If the functions included in the Instagram app are a bit “tight” for you, you can contact third-party apps and resize the photos to post on the social network through them. Here are some of the most interesting.

Google Photos (Android / iOS)

One of the simplest solutions you can use to resize photos for Instagram is Google Photos. It is, in fact, a free app developed by Google that is used to back up all the elements on your device in the cloud and organize them very efficiently.

The app in question is pre-installed on most recent Android devices, but can also be downloaded from the Play Store. On the iPhone, however, it is available for free on the App Store. Among its most prominent features, there is also that relating to the possibility of using some photo editing tools.

Having said that, after downloading and starting the application on your device, tap on the image to be edited and then press the gear icon located at the bottom. Now, if you use Android, tap the Crop button, while if you use iOS press the ruler icon.

Then, crop the image using the appropriate cursors that appeared on the screen, or press the square icon to select one of the predefined formats: the one dedicated to Instagram stories is 16: 9, while the one aimed at publishing posts is 4: 3.

At the end of the changes, click on the Finish button or on the one called Save, in order to save the changes made and then publish the photo in posts or Instagram stories, as explained in the previous chapters.

Photos (iOS)

If you have an iPhone you can resize a photo for Instagram using the iOS Photos app which, in addition to allowing you to view and manage photos on your device, also integrates some very interesting editing tools.

Therefore, to start, start the app, by pressing on its icon located on the home screen and/or in the app library of your device, then tap on the photo to be edited and press the Edit button located at the top right.

Once this is done, click on the ruler icon located in the lower right corner and use the appropriate sliders to crop the image manually. Alternatively, tap on ‘ the square icon located in the upper-right corner and choose its size to post to Instagram ( 4: 3 ) or that relating to stories ( 9:16 ).

To conclude, click on the Done button located in the lower right corner, in order to save the photo with the changes made, and thus be able to publish it on Instagram.

Other apps to resize photos for Instagram

If not even the apps that I have proposed so far have satisfied you, you can take a look at my tutorial on the apps to resize photos, to discover other valid ones.

Furthermore, always with regard to the possibility of using third-party tools, in case you were wondering how to resize photos for Instagram with Photoshop, you will be reassuring to know that the well-known Adobe software offers several advanced possibilities for photo editing, including the resizing of the shots.

In case you want to learn more, I suggest you read my guide on how to resize photos with Photoshop.

How to resize an Instagram profile photo

Would you like to resize a photo in order to post it as a profile picture on Instagram? If so, you’ll be happy to know that you can use the same tools I talked about in previous chapters.

At the end of the changes, to set the profile picture all you have to do is go to the section dedicated to your Instagram profile, press the Edit button and select the Change profile picture item. Then press on the Choose item of the library in order to select the previously modified photo, and press the Finish button to save the changes.

In case of doubts or problems, refer to my guide in which I explained to you in more detail how to change your profile on Instagram.