• Menu
  • Menu

Tag - instagram

MATADOR NETWORK: The Truth Behind my 9 Most-Liked Instagram Shots

via Matador Network by Alyssa Ramos GETTING THESE SHOTS AND FOLLOWERS sometimes ain’t that glamorous! Some shots take forever to get, some are accidents, some are planned, and most are heavily edited. And most of these shots also got me a lot of weird stares while I was taking them. Here’s a bit of backstory: 1. Paddleboarding on Lake Powell Don’t let that smile fool...

8 Tips for Posting Better Instagram Travel Pics

I don’t mean to brag…but I saw a DRASTIC increase in attention from my Instagram pics after I learned how to actually take good pictures. Instagram is an art, and I don’t care how weird I sound saying that. Unless you want to get scrolled right over, you need to create compelling content, just like you would for your blog posts, business proposals...

How to Use Tinder During Travel

How to Use Tinder During Travel

by Alyssa Ramos I thought I was just so clever when I blurted out to my roommate that I was going to enable my Tinder profile on a recent trip to New York City, and frankly, she did too. What better way to meet cute, sophisticated guys in suits in a city where I had no idea where they hid, right? Well. It didn’t exactly turn out with the fairytale Sex and the...

5 Tips for Taking Travel Photos with your iPhone

5 Tips for Taking Travel Photos with your iPhone

by Alyssa Ramos After a full week of shooting models backstage at New York Fashion Week, photographer Kevin Lu (Instagram: @sweatengine) lent me some time to interview him on tips for taking travel photos with your iPhone. I met Kevin on my flight from New York to LA when he noticed me blogging and I noticed him editing photos. It turns out that Kevin used to be a...

How To Carve A Perfect Pumpkin in 5 Easy Steps

How To Carve A Perfect Pumpkin in 5 Easy Steps

by Alyssa Ramos Want to carve the perfect pumpkin but worried it’ll turn up on the list of biggest Pinterest fails?  Don’t worry, unless you are completely artistically inept, you should be able to follow this and carve a pumpkin like a pro. Yes, I think I’m a professional pumpkin carver. 1. Get The Right Tools First of all, DO NOT USE KNIVES. That...