Recently I've been taking photos to improve my IG, I learned a couple of things so here they go:
1. Photos where you can't see your face are pretty much useless, unless you're seen in an exotic or weird place where the environment is definitely much more important, even then, the face has to be seen
2. No one gives a fucking shit about you. Michael was right, no one gives a shit about what you do, so all chill, you're free to try different things. I've spent about 8€ on IG Ads, over 3K views of my photos, only 4 new followers and a couple of likes here and there. If the amount of likes bothers you so much, don't even do it, your ego will hurt (here the first sensitive man).
3. Point 2 Part 2: photos have to indicate only one thing, access to scarce resources, no one cares about the photo in the downtown museum. A flight costs you 70€ to a place outside your country if you live in Europe, we have a problem if you can't make it (Me the first). Start somewhere, I agree, but eventually start taking things away.
I see this a lot here in the forum especially, I have done it too, it seems a bit of a waste of time now. One thing is to take good pictures, another thing to be a photographer, let's not mix it up. Just compare yourself to MOA members, day and night difference
4. likes. Not all your followers will like you, approximately 20% will, look at large accounts and you will observe something similar.
5.You're a man, stop trying to look perfect and adjust 30 things on FaceApp. Women are judged by beauty and men by performance. The more you worry and try to improve your face, the more feminine you're perceived. When you begin using female strategies, you become unattractive to women.