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Friday, October 31, 2014

Editing Programs

I recently got the computer program Photoshop and just downloaded it onto my computer. I haven't gotten around do using it yet. I haven't decided if I should take some old photos that I took this summer, or go out and do a photoshoot to get brand new photos for this whole project. I think I may try doing a bit of both. 
I thought I would blog about one editing program that I love, and is super easy to use. It is an app called VSCOcam. It gives you a variety of different options. It isn't one of those apps that gives you bunch of ugly filters, and it actually enhances your pictures and makes them look professional. You can also adjust your contrast, exposure, temperature, clarity and make certain colors pop. 

Another basic editing program I use is iPhoto. If you have a mac, it probably comes with this program. iPhoto just deals with all of the basic stuff, and is the program I worked with last year. iPhoto helps you with straightening and cropping, contrast, exposure, saturation, definition, sharpness, and also gives you a few flitters. (That aren't very nice). It helps with the easy stuff, but doesn't really make your photos look professional, like the VSCOcam does.

I want to learn why and how the VSCOcam makes your pictures look so much better. I might add this to my project and try researching what the different filters VSCOcam does to your photos. I would really suggest to those people with smart phones to get the VSCOcam app, it is free and works great!