Memes with screenshots on stock photo backgrounds?
from friend_of_satan@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 18 Aug 05:58
https://lemmy.world/post/34622158

Why are there so many memes where there’s a screenshot on top of some random stock photo background? This must be coming from some feature in some app, but I’ve never seen an app that has this feature.

lemmy.world/c/2meirl4meirl has many examples

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Ch3rry314@piefed.social on 18 Aug 06:44 next collapse

I've noticed this too on clips of social media posts. I would imagine the purpose is to standardize the size of pictures into a square, but I don't know what tool is doing it.

Nimrod@lemmy.world on 18 Aug 07:41 next collapse

Do you have an example of one of these you can link? I can’t picture seeing this, but maybe I just haven’t noticed.

orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 18 Aug 07:49 collapse

piefed.blahaj.zone/post/229429

Nimrod@lemmy.world on 18 Aug 20:10 collapse

Thanks! Now that you jogged my memory, I am familiar with that format… not that I have anything to add to the discussion. My curiosity is satiated, though.

orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 18 Aug 07:48 next collapse

I literally just asked this, too. Wtaf is pushing this new trend?

neo2478@sh.itjust.works on 18 Aug 11:54 next collapse

I’m glad I’m not the only one finding this weird

bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de on 18 Aug 12:08 collapse

I think that’s just @LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone making those memes a little more pleasing to the eye.

LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone on 18 Aug 12:58 collapse

Sadly I can't take credit, it's how I'm finding them.

friend_of_satan@lemmy.world on 18 Aug 13:43 collapse

Where are you finding them? Any idea why they all have that format?

LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone on 18 Aug 15:10 collapse

They're what my algorithm is giving me on Instagram. Don't know if it's a current trend or just my algorithm knows I like it

friend_of_satan@lemmy.world on 19 Aug 00:46 collapse

I see. So it’s probably an instagram thing. That would also explain the square format.