wide pics on social are meh.

A radical opinion that I won’t budge on.

Hear me out, vertical content always performs better on social media.

Very Important Point 7:
If you don’t have “the eye,” your horizontal photos will have “fluff” distracting from the focal point. Too much stimulus for the one second you have to capture someone’s eye on social media.

Very Important Point 8:
If you’re scrolling on an app like Instagram or TikTok, horizontal content takes up a third of your screen as you scroll. But a vertical piece covers over 50%, offering you more of a chance to grab someone’s attention. See below.