Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Use Photo Editing to Get Likes! A Romantic Gift for Example.....




I love receiving romantic gifts, especially from someone you care about! It is so thoughtful of that person to think about "what" to give me, "remember" what I like, and "execute" the presentation.




I can't let this super adorable token of appreciation go unnoticed- I need to put it on social media. Not to just get likes, but to dress up my page and give it that chic, classy feel. It can be a challenge because the roses are so pretty, that you want to capture the true integrity of their beauty. That involves a lot of editing and filtering. Not allot, but just enough to bring out the features you are tying to express.

What I typically I do, is use my VSCO app on my phone. It is a photo editing tool that can turn your ordinary photo into a "Pinterest- worthy"' masterpiece! So, I just upload the pics I need to edit from my gallery onto the app. Then, I mess with the basic settings like, Brightness, Temperature, and Tint. After, I go to the provided filters and choose one that makes it pop. Now, sometimes, I do the opposite and choose a filter first, it really doesn't matter.

HERE'S A BEFORE AND AFTER OF THE SAME PICTURE:

               

So, the before looks pretty too, but I wanted to create a whimsical, airy feel by negating the dark shadows, and using the red to be the brightest color you see. Also, I did some research, and it seems that most people respond to a bluish, cooler tint in pictures. On Instagram, more followers liked pictures that displayed these characteristics. 

HERE'S ANOTHER BEFORE AND AFTER:


       


Now, the before is really cute too, but as you can see, my bedpost was in the way, plus there was no center focus, which makes it look too busy. Haha I couldn't crop my dog out, but I did manage to crop out the majority of the bed. Now, I can use my flowers as my main focus of the picture. Again, I used VSCO to edit the photo with the same cooler look to make the centerpiece stand out.

I have so many more I can show, but I will make sure to post more like this later!

Thanks for reading!

Emily XOXO