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Guides & ideasEverything about photo dumps.
How to pick the photos, post them, size them and keep them sharp, plus routines for weekly, travel and year-in-review dumps, and captions you can copy. Written by Gül Eda Aydemir, the indie developer who built DUMP. Every guide is dated and lists its sources.
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Start here: picking and posting
PickingHow to pick photos for a photo dump
Six rules for the cover, order, mix and length, a 10-slot template and a checklist.
9 min read · Updated
InstagramHow to post a photo dump on Instagram
Ordering, protecting quality and the exact posting steps, with 2026's carousel limits.
8 min read · Updated
BasicsWhat is a photo dump, and why does everyone post them?
Where the format came from, what makes a good one, and how many photos to include.
7 min read · Updated
InstagramWhat is a carousel post?
What it is, how to create one on Instagram, five types, and how to make people swipe.
4 min read ·
MeaningDump meaning, in slang, tech and on Instagram
Dumped, down in the dumps, data dump and photo dump, explained with examples.
5 min read ·Habits, trips and seasons
HabitThe Sunday Dump: post every week without burning out
A weekly series in a ten-minute time box, with caption formulas and a draft that builds itself.
7 min read · Updated
TravelHow to make a travel photo dump
The 10-slide travel formula, one dump or one per city, and automatic trip detection.
6 min read · Updated
SeasonalYear in review photo dump: your 2026 in one post
The 12 + 5 formula, carousel vs Reel, and a first draft without scrolling 12 months.
5 min read · UpdatedSizes, quality and layouts
SizesInstagram carousel size guide
4:5, 3:4, 1:1 and 1.91:1 in pixels, the grid crop, and why slide one decides the rest.
8 min read · Updated
QualityWhy Instagram ruins your photo quality
What happens to your photo on upload, and the changes that make a visible difference.
7 min read · Updated
AdvancedHow to make a seamless panoramic carousel
The post that swipes across slides as one image: slicing, sizes and alignment.
8 min read · Updated
iPhoneHow to make a photo collage on iPhone
Every method, from Shortcuts to apps, with the trade-offs nobody mentions.
7 min read · Updated
SizesInstagram post size in 2026: every format, in pixels
Portrait, tall, square, landscape, Stories, Reels, and how the profile grid crops.
4 min read ·Collages and grids
CollageFree collage maker: 7 options, and the catch with each
Google Photos, Freeform, DUMP, PicCollage, PhotoGrid, Canva and Adobe Express compared.
5 min read ·
How-toHow to make a collage of pictures, on any device
Six steps that work anywhere, then iPhone, Android, computer and paper.
4 min read ·
CollageWhat is a photo collage?
What collage means, where it came from, the six main types and what makes one good.
4 min read ·
Ideas30 photo collage ideas you can make this week
Family, friends, couples, travel, birthdays and the wall, with a layout for each.
5 min read ·
LayoutsPhoto grid maker guide: layouts, sizes and spacing
Which layout for how many photos, exact cell sizes, and grid makers explained.
4 min read ·Ideas to copy
Captions100 photo dump captions
Short, funny, travel, monthly, birthday and Turkish-English lines, each with a Copy button.
5 min read ·
Ideas40 photo dump ideas for Instagram
What to put in a weekly, monthly, travel, summer and year-recap dump, plus slide order tips.
5 min read ·
CarouselSeamless Instagram carousel ideas
15 panorama, collage and hybrid layouts, each with a diagram of where the slides cut.
5 min read ·
Birthday30 birthday photo dump ideas
What to shoot before, during and after the party, plus ideas for a quiet birthday.
4 min read ·
Captions150 Instagram captions
Good, cool, short, funny, aesthetic, selfie, friends and travel lines, each with a Copy button.
6 min read ·Halloween
HalloweenGhost photoshoot: how to do it with one bedsheet
The sheet, the sunglasses, 12 poses, shooting on a phone and the film-style edit.
6 min read ·
HalloweenDIY ghost costume: a sheet, scissors and 15 minutes
Sheet sizes, eye holes, adults and kids, the Charlie Brown version and safety checks.
6 min read ·
Halloween25 Halloween picture ideas you can take on your phone
Ghosts, couples, kids, pets and pumpkins, plus shooting at night and a Halloween dump order.
5 min read ·
Halloween100 Halloween captions
Ghost, funny, short, spooky, couples, friends and costume lines, each with a Copy button.
4 min read ·
Choosing an app
ComparisonPhoto dump apps, compared honestly
Auto-pickers vs design studios: where picking happens, privacy labels, prices and free limits, with sources.
8 min read · Updated
ToolsPhoto dump maker: which kind do you need?
Auto-pickers, design studios and web tools, what to check first, and a 5-minute method.
5 min read ·Or just let the app do it.
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