Daniel Hruska Editing photos directly on the iPhone is very popular. Admittedly, I don't currently edit my photos elsewhere, although I could use a great one on the Mac, for example Pixelmator. But the Mac (in my case the mini) lies firmly on the table and, moreover, I don't have a high-quality monitor, such as the IPS LCD of the iPhone. If I decide to edit photos on my iPhone, I must have one or more favorite apps for that. She is one of them VSCO Cam, which belongs to the very top among photo editors for iOS.
Visual Supply Co (VSCO) is a small company that creates tools for graphic designers and photographers, and has done work for companies like Apple, Audi, Adidas, MTV, Sony and more in the past. Some of you may be using her filters for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom or Apple Aperture. Unlike most of the filters used in other apps, VSCO's are really professional and can actually enhance a photo, not detract from it. The company also packaged its experience into the VSCO Cam mobile application.
There are two ways to get photos into the application. Unsurprisingly, this is either by importing from any album on the iPhone or by taking a photo directly in VSCO Cam. Personally, I always choose the first option, but I have to admit that taking pictures directly in the application offers some interesting functions such as choosing the focus point, the point for exposure, locking the white balance or permanently on flash. When importing, you need to be careful about the size of the photo. If you want to edit a higher resolution photo (typically from the camera) or a panorama, it will be scaled down. I wrote a question to the support of the app and was told that as part of stability, the higher resolution is not supported due to the editing process itself. This is the first minus for VSCO Cam.
The app is free and you get a few basic filters to start with, which some will certainly be fine with. Filters are identified by a combination of letters and numbers, where the letter indicates a common filter package. This means that in the menu you will see filters named A1, S5, K3, H6, X2, M4, B7, LV1, P8, etc. Each pack contains two to eight filters, and the packs can be purchased individually via in-app purchases for 99 cents . A few are also free. I took advantage of the offer to buy all paid packages (38 filters in total) for $5,99. Of course, I don't use all of them, but it's not a staggering amount.
After opening the photo, you have the option to apply one of the filters. What I like is the ability to reduce the filter using a scale from 1 to 12, where 12 means the maximum use of the filter. Each photo is unique and sometimes it is simply not possible to apply the filter to its full extent. Since VSCO Cam has dozens of filters (I counted 65 of them) and you will definitely like some more than others, you can change their order in the settings.
avu photo is not enough. VSCO Cam allows you to adjust other attributes such as exposure, contrast, temperature, crop, rotate, fade, sharpness, saturation, shadow and highlight level and hue, grain, color cast, vignetting, or skin tone. All of these attributes can be changed using the same twelve-point scale as the filters. There is also the possibility of changing the order of individual items.
After saving all your edits, share to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Weibo, send via email or iMessage. Then there's the option to share the photo on the VSCO Grid, which is a sort of virtual bulletin board where others can view your creations, start following you, and maybe see what filter you've used. However, it is not a social network as such, as you cannot add comments or add "likes". vscogrid you can also visit in your browser.
The last part of VSCO Cam is the Journal, which is useful guides and tips for using VSCO Cam, reports, interviews, weekly selections of photos from the Grid and other articles. If you want to spice up your ride on public transport or just enjoy your Sunday coffee, Journal can be a good choice. Like Grid, you can also VSCO Journal view in browser.
What to write in conclusion? Who is just a little interested in iPhone photography and has not yet tried VSCO Cam This is a great tool that will make editing photos even more fun. I myself was not at all enthusiastic about it after trying it for the first time and may have even uninstalled it. But then I gave him a second chance and now I won't let him go. It's just a pity that VSCO Cam is not also available for the iPad, where the application would take on an even bigger dimension. According to VSCO, an iPad version is not currently planned. That's the second minus for me.
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I have to defend the application...on the 5S it saves my edited photos in full resolution.
Yes, 8 Mpx is fine. It was meant for camera photos. I don't know where the exact limit is, but someone around 16 Mpx already reduces the resolution of VSCO Cam.
Then I realized that the author probably meant photos from "external" cameras. Sorry. :-) But I agree, there is nothing much better.
I've been using VSCOcam for the past six months and I haven't found anything better yet :)
I use it on the 4S and it is definitely the best app, I wanted to ask how it works on the iPad? I am strongly thinking of getting it for editing photos from the camera, so-called on my knee, on the road... and I would really hate to lose my most popular application.
This app is only available in iPhone resolution. You can also download this application to the ipad, it will have a better resolution due to the screen being stretched.
hi, I can't import photos to fb… sharing to facebook is unavailable…. how do i get it working… thanks for the advice
I have to say that it is a tip in the app store. The only app that even comes close to VSCO is Faded.