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Instagram Gone Basic

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at WVU chapter.

We are all guilty of scrolling through Instagram at least 10 times on a slow day. If you havent scrolled through Instagram and at least made one comment about someones picture in your head you are obviously lying to yourself. Lets be honest ladies some of these pictures we have seen time and time again. Im sure we are all guilty of posting a few ourselves.

Food

The “wife me up” pic because they just actually cooked for real for the first time in a while and…They’re SINGLE!!!

The clean eating picSecretly we both know you wish that was a burger

Theyre at a restaurant and their food looks good so they obviously need a picif food is in front of me, there is no way Im waiting long enough to take a picture of it

And finally the basic for any girl, their Starbucks coffee

The Duck Lips 

Enough said. Even Kim K just looks dumb. Make it stop.

Scenic 

This is where panoramas shineThe common being their view on vacation, most likely they are just dying for people to be jealous of where they are. 

Sunset/sunrise pictures are always a must in this category as well

The Mirror Pic 

One of the most awkward pictures that can be takenWARNING: TAKE THE FLASH OFF BEFORE TAKING. Also make sure its always taken in a good location because the viewers will be able to see everythinglike your toilet and your mess of a bathroom 

The Throw What You Know 

Every sorority girl is guilty of asking someone to take a picture of you throwing up your sororities gang sign in any locationIf not, we all know its at least on your camera roll already filtered

Beach Photo Shoots

Those awkward pictures where its just their head cut out of the picture leaving just their bikinibodyhow does your arm feel after trying to take that picture?

Strolling beach pictures with no eye contact to the camera person

Random shells placed on their bodywhy though? 

Quote/Inspiration post

You can scroll through your feed and see at least 2 of these posts a day, positivity is great keep them coming! 

 

Side note: Less is more 

The Peace Sign

When in doubt do the peace signits the easiest pose when trying not to take a normal picture with your friends

Alcohol

Over 21cool you CAN drink 

MCM/WCW

 

If its a Monday or Wednesday and you havent seen one of these lucky you! They can range from your significant other which we only hope they are your crushes or even hot celebrities that they only wish were. Please NO REPEAT OFFENDERS, every monday or wednesdaywe get it!

TBT 

Oh but we cant finish the week and forget thursday, where we live in the past from photos of their childhood, to pics that help reminisce

And the most often pics that were from not even a week ago, but they still felt the need to post another!

The whatever random month it is that you have been dating your significant other but it really is irrelevant pic.

Congrats you made it to month three, we hopewe see another post for your one year. 

Pic stitch

Birthdays, which normally consist of the most heinous pictures someone could find of that person…always a good laugh

Locations, for when they went to a really cool place and couldn’t decide on just one picture so they decide to make a pic stitch of them all. Thanks

The let’s all fake laugh 

If you and a group of friends havent done this yet I dont believe youevery girl loves the candids

The Selfie

This can range from a close up, which is awkward when you think of someone doing this alone because I doubt they nailed it on the first shot

A farther shot that someone has taken of you most likely where you are looking off into the distance ignoring the fact you know someone is taking your picture 

Or its a picture of yourself for a solo picSay Cheese! 

All in all Im sure we can at least admit to having taken about half of these pictures, whether it made it on Instagram or are still kept hidden away on our camera roll. So ladies change it up, keep posting, and bring on the likes.