On Instagram, Somerville resident Jeanine Farley’s bio describes her account (@jeanine554) simply as “photos of things that catch my eye.’’ And if the diversity, detail, and depth present across Farley’s accompanying feed is any indication, it seems clear that she’s going through life with eyes wide open (and camera at the ready, of course).

Q. Is there any specific philosophy to your photography?

A. I’m a writer by profession, so I like to tell a story with my photography if I can. Conflict or drama, something like that — a photo of a flower is nice, but there’s nothing really happening.

Q. Can you point to any recent story you were able to tell through Instagram?

A. I remember I posted a video of pansies in the snow, and that got almost 4,000 likes. I was astounded by how many people came across it, but it was very interesting to see how that happened and what clicked. It was the conflict of the pansies trying to grow in the snow — it was April, but we had a snowstorm, so the flowers were buried, and there was a sort of conflict there.

Q. You mentioned that you’re a writer by trade. How do you balance that and photography?

A. I hardly have time for it at all, so I have to fit it in where I can. I like to shoot in Boston, but I live in Somerville, so I don’t get there all that often. I’ll sometimes have half an hour, so I’ll just run to a park by my house. My work entails working from home, given that I write for educational publishers, so it’s sometimes hard to get out. When I can, Instagram is a really nice break from writing, because it’s so visual and you’re telling a story without thinking in words. I’ve always been very visual, so I love to be able to do that when I can.

Q. Why is Boston your preferred location to shoot?

A. The city is big, and the buildings there are very impressive. I love going downtown, or to the fountains, or to the river, when I’m not shooting around Somerville. I also like [precipitation], be it snowy or rainy weather — those lend themselves to good portraits. There’s conflict and drama there.

Q. Do you have any advice for budding photographers?

A. Try to post something every single day. It doesn’t matter what it is, but you’ll get better by the sheer act of taking photographs and putting them online. You can analyze them afterward and see what other people are doing, but you’ll get better just by posting.

Isaac Feldberg can be reached at isaac.feldberg@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter at @i_feldberg.