They do what they have to do to your picture: enhance the natural tone, simulate a film feel, fade or pop the colors as needed, and they do all that without making your photos look overly processed. There are indeed many editing apps out there, but sometimes their filters can be quite harsh and drastic, while VSCO built in filters are more subtle.
It’s relatively easy to use, offers free filters, manual controls, and most importantly, it can magically transform meh photo into an interesting one with just a single tap.
The (not-so) secret is out: VSCO is my grammin’ weapon. As per January 2017 when I’m writing this journal, it is still the best photo editing apps available on your smartphone.
If you like, you can also save it to a central folder on your smartphone or you can share your work on Instagram, Facebook and the like as well as in the VSCO network at the touch of a finger.Many of you asked how I achieve the color tone on my Instagram photos, and today I’m going to break down my editing process with my preferred choice of apps, and tips and tricks on how to achieve the film look on your photos.įirst thing first: Forget #nofilter. If you are satisfied with the result, you have the option of saving the edited image directly in the app. Once you have decided on an image that you want to edit, the VSCO filters can be applied with a touch of a finger. On the other hand, there is the filter series G4 to G9, which was designed for portrait photography. For example, the U1 to U6 filter series has been specially developed for different lighting conditions to improve urban photography. VSCO filters are titled with letters and numbers and target different photographic situations. The price range here is between CHF 0.50 and CHF 8. If that’s not enough, you can buy additional filter collections directly through in-app purchases. In the free version, the app offers a lot of interesting filters you can spice up your photos with. The main feature of the app and the reason why it is so popular with many photography enthusiasts are the numerous filters. A variety of filters and tools are available for image editing. To edit pictures with the app, you can use your smartphone to take them directly with the app or upload images from memory. What’s particularly pleasant is that the free version of the app doesn’t come with any advertising.īelow, we explain what possibilities the app provides for image processing in detail, what secret functions there are, what the community function is all about and what advantages “VSCO X” has to offer.
Here you can download the free app for Apple and Android devices. But many users also use the community function to exchange ideas with other creative users and discover trends in image processing. These are especially popular with Instagram users and amateur photographers to give their own images a uniform and modern look. In addition to a number of tools, the app is also known for its many filters. This app is particularly well suited for fast, but high-quality and modern image processing.
This is not only due to the fact that apps and their functionalities are getting better and better.
Image editing using an app on a smartphone is becoming more and more popular.