What is the drop control on Instagram?

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There's a control that looks like a drop of water. What does it do?

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Commented Dec 28, 2012 at 9:28 — Flow, Commented Dec 28, 2012 at 9:28

Francisco Alvarado · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-29 12:02:06Z

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It is the blur tool. You can apply linear or radial blur with this tool.

Instagram blur/tear drop/tilt-shift tool

(More details in the Instagram Help Center)

This tool is mostly used to simulate tilt-shift effect (used by photographers to highlight a plane or exaggerate a minimal depth-of-field).

answered Dec 28, 2012 at 8:21

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