I do it so that you can see the full frame of my photo. I take very good care to compose photos that have purpose edge to edge, I don't want to have Instagram crop that and give the impression that I just don't care about a full composition.
Also, if someone is viewing my page as a whole, they can get an uncompromised look at my work.
Try to find posters who just let their photos get cropped in IG/ do the whole "6 slides for 1 photo zoomed in on random places for detail" and compare it to someone who white borders their work (on IG)
Being attentive enough to make a FF composition that flows well vs just throwing shit together because the center of the frame is good enough are two different worlds and two different skill sets.
As someone who does this,
I do it so that you can see the full frame of my photo. I take very good care to compose photos that have purpose edge to edge, I don't want to have Instagram crop that and give the impression that I just don't care about a full composition.
Also, if someone is viewing my page as a whole, they can get an uncompromised look at my work.
Try to find posters who just let their photos get cropped in IG/ do the whole "6 slides for 1 photo zoomed in on random places for detail" and compare it to someone who white borders their work (on IG)
Being attentive enough to make a FF composition that flows well vs just throwing shit together because the center of the frame is good enough are two different worlds and two different skill sets.