Instagram Influencer Spotlight On: priyanshu kumar @therawtextures

1) Tell us a little about yourself. What are you doing now and where do you come from?

I am from India and a graphics and UI designer by profession. I love clicking pictures, socializing and Instagram. I am also a passionate foodie and a microblogger into fashion, food, travel and lifestyle.

2) What are your topics of interest? What do you post on Instagram the most?

My interest zone lies in the field of fashion, food, travel and lifestyle. Right now I post majorly about food but will sooner will have a balanced post on fashion, travel and lifestyle too.

3) How did your Instagram name come about?

THERAWTEXTURES – its my own definition of defining things from my angle, the way I love to see it. Anything that is raw, new, bold, naked, unexplored by me. The texture is all about physical and mental touch in the same context.

4) What are some apps you use to edit your photos? Share with us your photo-editing routine!

I use the regular iphone pic editor which is inbuilt, then sometimes its pixlr, fotor, adobe lightroom to name a few. The routine goes on like this – I click, i first try to enhance within my iphone, then try enhancing and using the appropriate filters on these above mentioned apps. I try to maintain the harmony and balance in every picture of mine.

5) Any Instagrammers whom you really like? Which Instagrammer inspires you the most?

I really like dailyfoodfeed and foodandwine posts personally. The posts will make you drool over the dishes and drinks. Moniblanco with her self portraits, to name a few. I am inspired by Shivesh17 – the angle, photography, minute detailings I like them all.

6) If there’s one thing your fellow Instagrammers just gotta try now, what’s it gonna be?

Always have symmetry and balance in your pics.

7) What’s your favorite part about being an influencer?

I like interacting with people, be it one-to-one or via this fast growing digital media. Being an influencer gives me a wide field of expressing my things the best way possible.

8) What are some of your top tips to brands for running campaigns? How do you maintain authenticity?

The main and foremost tip would be maintaining a story-line/flow of the pics. Also a signature style of putting up the pictures in order to make your page look aesthetically appealing. To maintain authenticity, you just need to work on your signature style with right content. I guess one can’t copy these elements from within you. Watermark or logo can be inserted in the picture, but avoiding it keeping at the centre of the picture which fades out the beauty of your posts.

9) What would your advice be on the importance of quality and original content?

The quality of your pictures and the originality of your content will make you stand apart from the rest of the people within your same field, so that’s one of the key factor you need to focus from the very beginning.

10) What do you like best about partnering with brands?

Partnering with brands exposes out many a components in terms of their storyline, product pics which are new in every sense. You get the insights as well as the in-depth knowledge of the same with time which also enhances your influencing power and abilities.

Topics:

• Animals & Pets
• Art
• Cars & Motorcycles
• Celebrities
• Cooking
• Design
• DIY & Crafts
• Education
• Fashion
• Film, Music & Books
• Food & Drink
• Hair & Beauty
• Health & Fitness
• Nature & Outdoors
• Photography
• Technology
• Travel

Country:

India