After being a loser social media hermit, I wanna make a flex instagram. You know, /fit/ pics, /fa/shion pics, /trv/el pics all of that. I don't really have a nice smartphone camera and I do not intend to get an iPhone either, but I do own a Nikon D5300 with a manual 50mm f/2, a kit 18-50mm and a 50-200mm. I also have a friend who's willing to take pictures for me in return for getting him into a new hobby that I know a fair bit about. Here's what I want to know
Tell me all about editing. Never done it before since I never intended anyone else to see my pictures. I downloaded GIMP and was thinking about pirating Lightroom but I want my pictures to use as less fakery as possible. Besides, that's the culture from what I can see
Is taking shirtless mirror pics with a DSLR too much? Like I said, I don't own a good phone
Should I be taking RAW pics? Always did jpeg but if I'm gonna edit may as well do RAW
When my friend is unavailable, how do I take pictures. I own a tripod but I don't think it's convenient to take pictures setting a timer and moving back and forth

>>4437652 (OP)
bamp

Buy a remote
Use lightroom for now just to get better noise reduction/rendering than shitty camera processors, and fix slight exposure/white balance issues
Wait for a discounted capture one perpetual license

>>4437652 (OP)
if all you want to do is be a vapid whore just buy an iphone on credit like the rest of the artless whores and be done with it

>>4442122
I've always used GIMP cause it was free. But then again I only used to photograph for fun
Remote is good advice
Capture one huh? I could just pirate both
>>4442145
I have a Samsung Note with a stylus, taking a pic with it feels vomit inducing though
I also have a Canon AE 1 program but what has that got to do with anything

>>4442154
>I have a Samsung Note with a stylus
yeah I told you to buy an iphone. If you want to be a photographer then buy a real camera and start the process. There's really nothing to mention

if anything this is an anti flex
imagine you're talking to someone and show them this instagram
they will think you are either insanely gay or insecure
now instead imagine you have no instagram and instead you give them your gf's instagram
they will be jealous of you and seethe