If you upload two or three photos, you'll notice that TikTok rotates through them quickly, often repeating the same photos over and over again. Unfortunately, you can't set a duration on each photo (making one 10 seconds, another 30 seconds, in the same video, for example). You can use a template or set the photos to cycle with the music. But those options aren't always effective. If you want total control over the duration of each photo, use the Green Screen photo filter. Upload the first photo, point the camera away from you so you don't appear in the image and record. Then, pause the recording and upload the next one. Hit the record icon and pause when you'd like to move to the next one.