One of the questions I get asked the most is how I edit my photos (@stephsterjovski)! I take promotional photos for my shop, editorials for blogposts, and with all of the fancy software out there to edit, I get the most compliments on my Instagram feed edits! There are so many great apps out there now and it really has made things so much easier at the touch of your fingertips. Here are my favourite apps & how I like to use them…
PICTAPGO: I love using this app to brighten and filter, and you can adjust to your preference. Sometimes I’ll just do a quick edit in here and then take it to a few other apps to achieve a certain aesthetic…
SNAPSEED: I love using the brush tool in this app to de-saturate areas in the background I want to be more muted (see the before and after below)…
…So now I can allow the subject in focus to really pop! This is especially helpful when you are trying to keep your feed cohesive and you can mute out any other tones in the image that are distracting. In this case, I wanted my outfit to stand out and the rest of the pieces in my closet to fade in the background.
Now on to the right screen I take this photo into my next app…
FACETUNE: I love the “details” feature in FaceTune! You can really sharpen specific elements and make them pop in a photo by lightly brushing over the area with your finger tips.
Now onto selfies…
VSCO: I love using VSCO for that matte film filter on all of my photos. They even have a free bundle of presets called “hypebeast” that you can download, I love using HB1.
More examples following my steps above…
INTERIORS
SELFIES
OUTDOORS
Did you know you can also “shop” my Instagram feed? I enable all of my photos with a ready-to-shop link using liketoknow.it! Three easy steps: you sign up HERE, then like my photo & you will get an e-mail in minutes with direct links to shop. Super simple & helpful, so you don’t have to search for the exact piece yourself. You can also scroll down to the bottom of my website and click on the squares which have everything linked as well (in case you didn’t know about this feature on my site already).
If you have anymore questions regarding Instagram/editing, I’d be happy to answer them in the comments below! Hope you found this tutorial and my apps helpful! Happy instagramming! XOXO
This post is so helpful! Thanks for this!!
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Love it!!
Thank you for your tips. So helpful…Off to edit some photos. Xo
Oooooooohhh thanks Steph!!!
They always look so lovely! Do you use your iPhone camera for pictures or do you have a special camera?
Great post! Thanks dear 🙂
I loved this! I use all of these apps too 🙂 I love your feed so I thought this post was great!
Great post! I’m gonna try some of these apps. I love using Facetune! Thanks for the recommendations.
How did you get hooked up with Liketoknow.it ?
Loved the brush trick, thanks for teaching me something new!
Great tips! Thanks for sharing these!
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Such a great post! Thanks for sharing.
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This is great info. I’m looking them up now!
Your editing is so pretty, I love it!
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Do you pay for any of those apps or do you use the free versions? Also with Snapseed what level do you use the brush to un-saturate your photos?
Have you ever used Lightroom/would recommend it?