The Aesthetics Series is one of the most popular presets in VSCO. I’m not going to explain about each of the filter here (because I only use a handful of them) but rather I’m going to share you 10 of my favorite filters (5 free ones and 5 purchased), let’s get started: The Analog/Aesthetics Collection (A4-A6) Ten come with the app, eight more are available for free download, and the other 68 are available for purchase. VSCO has over 86 presets/filters available and the number is still growing. The first step to editing in VSCO is choosing your preset. Oh and by the way, I haven’t mentioned it in the beginning because I thought most of you would know this already: PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM INSTAGRAM BUILT IN FILTERS FOR YOUR OWN SAKE. 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. 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.

Vsco image quality