Take note of the following to effectively Develop photos in Lightroom Classic to share to Instagram.

The Instagram post formats are:

  • Square
  • Landscape
  • Portrait

When in an Instagram profile, all photos are cropped to a square.

The aspect ratio and ideal sizes for each of these formats are as follows:

  • Square - 1:1 and 1080 x 1080
  • Landscape - 1.91:1 and 1080 x 566
  • Portrait - 4:5 and 1080 x 1350

References

Adobe. (2022). Your Guide to Instagram Image Sizes for 2021 | Adobe Express. Adobe. https://www.adobe.com/express/discover/sizes/instagram