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GuidesEverything about photo dumps.
How to make them, how to post them, what size to use and how to stop Instagram flattening them on the way out. Written by the people who built a whole app for it.
How to post a photo dump on Instagram
The whole process: picking, ordering, protecting quality and publishing — plus the 2026 carousel limits most guides get wrong.
7 min read BasicsWhat is a photo dump, and why does everyone post them?
Where the format came from, what separates a good dump from a camera roll, and how many photos to include.
5 min read SizesInstagram carousel size guide
Every dimension that matters in 2026 — 4:5, 1:1, 1.91:1, the 3:4 profile grid crop, and why slide one decides the rest.
6 min read QualityWhy Instagram ruins your photo quality
What actually happens to your photo on upload, and the six changes that make the difference visible.
6 min read AdvancedHow to make a seamless panoramic carousel
The post that swipes across slides as one continuous image. Slicing, sizes and the alignment mistake that breaks it.
6 min read Ideas40 photo dump ideas and captions
Themes, sequences and caption formulas for when you have the photos but no concept.
8 min read iPhoneHow to make a photo collage on iPhone
Every method — Shortcuts, Photos, third-party apps — with the trade-offs nobody mentions.
6 min read ComparisonThe best photo dump apps for iPhone
What to look for, which trade-offs matter, and an honest note about where our own app fits.
7 min readOr just let the app do it.
DUMP picks, orders and previews your dump, then exports it to a Photos album in sequence at full original quality.
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