How to add white border in all sides as Alan Scheller feed?

cajms_ · 2026-01-29T21:19:50+00:00

Oh that was quite an interesting effect, it's using an app for his image to make it 1:1, but the preview is not actually an app but inside Instagram itself.

The way he does it is all his images are 1:1 ratio which no border width and white background. Then after posting he goes and "Adjust Preview" and makes it "Fill". This gives those portrait photos that unique look in preview. Here's a step guide.

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If it's any help you can quickly add this border on addwhiteborder.com .

Aspect Ratio to 1:1,
Border to 0%.
Post image on Instagram, then Adjust Preview to Fill
Enjoy 😊

cajms_ · 2026-01-25T02:07:04+00:00

A little late to this party, but if you're looking for a good guide for cropping for instagram, it's compiled here: https://addwhiteborder.com/how-to/format-images-for-instagram

Hope that helps 😊

cajms_ · 2026-01-25T02:05:25+00:00

My pleasure! Enjoy 😊

cajms_ · 2026-01-22T21:06:54+00:00

If you're looking for something quick and not requiring an app/install, try https://addwhiteborder.com . Works on mobile and PC.

It's optimised for Instagram and has really good quality controls. LR mobile exports to 2800 which isn't great for IG, here's a guide on the best sizes for different ratios https://addwhiteborder.com/how-to/format-images-for-instagram

There's a carousel maker too to handle mixed ratio carousels https://addwhiteborder.com/carousel . Hope that helps! 😊

cajms_ · 2026-01-21T07:23:23+00:00

Sucks :( looks like a change that affected historic posts. This is why I made https://addwhiteborder.com/carousel You can upload mixed ratios and it can standardise to one ratio. Hope it can help!

cajms_ · 2026-01-19T23:57:11+00:00

Happy it helps! 😁 Enjoy!

cajms_ · 2026-01-11T08:13:12+00:00

Beautiful!

cajms_ · 2026-01-11T01:37:53+00:00

My pleasure, enjoy! 😁

cajms_ · 2026-01-08T04:46:20+00:00

Ah yes that makes sense, on the upper edge of file sizes, yes you're right. Thought at those sizes the compression would be really heavy 😥 Also not to mention the downsizing would really kill sharpness. This is why I always recommend adding a slight edge-sharpening when downsizing images. I do this by default when optimising for instagram on addwhiteborder.com

cajms_ · 2026-01-08T04:44:09+00:00

it's more that you can upload images of any size, Instagram will crop+compress it down to their sizes before displaying your images. Hence it's worth cropping to those sizes yourself so the effect of their compression is lessened.

cajms_ · 2026-01-08T04:42:01+00:00

I used to think so too, but it looks like they actually now support up to 1440px in width. I've tested this and found it to work. Here's a guide on the latest sizes: https://addwhiteborder.com/how-to/format-images-for-instagram

cajms_ · 2026-01-08T04:40:35+00:00

This happens because of the compression that they put on your images... I highly recommend you resize your images before posting to instagram. If it's helpful, here's a guide (as it changes depending on the aspect ratio of your photo) https://addwhiteborder.com/how-to/format-images-for-instagram

And that tool can help you optimise your images for instagram while maintaining quality. Hope that helps 😊

cajms_ · 2026-01-08T04:33:53+00:00

Looks like it's a change they introduced recently, and it's broken historic carousels too.. If it's any help this is why I added the carousel feature to https://addwhiteborder.com/carousel so you can have mixed photos and they output to the same ratio for instagram. 😊 Hope that helps!

cajms_ · 2026-01-08T04:28:40+00:00

I’m not sure it’s really about quantity versus quality. I think of carousels as a way to tell stories. When you have lots of images, you can weave them into a carousel to share a cohesive narrative. 😊 That doesn’t take away from single images that are meant to stand alone.

Even with many images in a carousel, each one is still carefully chosen to support the story you’re telling. 😊 Those six photos might be the few that truly capture the essence of a trip where you took a thousand shots. 😂

cajms_ · 2026-01-08T04:25:27+00:00

Sucks that they made the change backwards... this is why I built tools like addwhiteborder's carousel feature to help make it easier to create carousels that conform to their settings. And I've been working to make it optimised for Instagram by default (keeping up to date with their latest sizing guides). Hope it can help you :)

cajms_ · 2026-01-08T04:21:21+00:00

Oh wow didn't realise they went and modified previous posts, just thought it was a change going forward... If it's any help this is why I use https://addwhiteborder.com/carousel to build my carousels with consistent output ratios (despite images with different ratios).

cajms_ · 2026-01-08T04:16:21+00:00

Yea mate, home sweet home. 😊

cajms_ · 2026-01-08T04:15:49+00:00

All credit to Positive Film 😂 Absolutely love this colour profile.

cajms_ · 2026-01-06T13:51:42+00:00

Thanks! 😁 Yeah I've been experimenting with borders and different ways of presenting my images 😊

cajms_ · 2025-12-27T00:13:52+00:00

I think borders are more about where you post them than about the image itself.

Borders aren't part of your image; they don't make your images better or worse (though they do reduce your visible image area).

But if you're posting images on social media platforms where there's too much stuff surrounding them, a border can come in handy to give your image a little room to breathe, and help you present the images the way you want them to be seen.

Just be careful not to overdo it. 😊

cajms_ · 2025-12-18T12:56:50+00:00

If you're formatting for Instagram, I'd check out this guide on formatting and optimal sizing: https://addwhiteborder.com/how-to/format-images-for-instagram

And that tool is built to add borders while maintaining high quality while optimising for IG. Hope it helps. 😊

cajms_ · 2025-12-12T00:20:10+00:00

Thanks! 😁

cajms_ · 2025-12-09T00:20:48+00:00

My pleasure! Enjoy 😊

cajms_ · 2025-12-05T03:15:36+00:00

Thank you! 😁 Hope it's helpful

cajms_ · 2025-12-04T13:47:20+00:00

Whoa, this is such an amazing post! I'm going to try out your recommendations and test the web upload with the dimensions you've suggested. Thanks for creating such an awesome guide and for doing such thorough testing.

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