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How I Edit a Photo for Instagram

How I Edit a Photo For Instagram

I always get questions on how I edit a photo for Instagram. So in this post, I take you step by step of editing a photo for Instagram with VSCOcam. head over to the blog to check out my steps!

I always get the question: HOW do you edit a photo for Instagram?

I don’t do much, and I do just about the exact same thing every time I do.  I always use  the VSCOCam app to edit my iPhone photos for Instagram. I’m a creature of habit and it just fits my aesthetic. So today, I am going to take you step by step while I edit a photo for Instagram that I posted a few weeks ago.

Here is the original photo, straight out of my iPhone:

How do you edit your photos for Instagram? Here is step by step how I edit a photo for Instagram using VSCOcam.

It was raining outside and I was moody. I wanted this photo to be moody, but still be me, and that directed me when I edited the photo.

The first thing I did was bring the photo into the VSCOCam app and apply my favorite go-to filter F2:

 

How do you edit your photos for Instagram? Here is step by step how I edit a photo for Instagram using VSCOcam.

Moodiness achieved!

Now for a few tweaks: I almost always tweak the exact same way each time I edit a photo

+1 exposure

+1 contrast

+1 sharpen

I almost always edit all of my photos for Instagram the exact same way using VscoCam

This time, I messed with the highlights just a bit, to take the glare off of my face and to tone down the white of my shirt and the blinds so that the highlights are not blown.

How I edit a photo for Instagram using VscoCam.

 

And with that I was done!

How do you edit your photos for Instagram? Here is step by step how I edit a photo for Instagram using VSCOcam.

The key to building a cohesive or uniform looking Instagram feed is to always edit all of your photos the same way. That’s not to say you have to do the exact same thing every time, because due to the nature of photos, you can’t always do that. But the key is to do similar things like:

  • use the same 2 or 3 filters
  • follow the same steps every time
  • in other words: develop a editing routine

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Susi

Monday 18th of September 2017

I was just thinking about downloading the VSCO cam app again. I feel like this post is a sign that I definitely should. :)

Stacie

Tuesday 1st of December 2015

I have a few apps I like to use but I don't think I have Vsco cam yet. I should check it out because your pics are bomb!

Winter White

Tuesday 1st of December 2015

I love Instagram but it has been a BEAR for me! These are great tips and i'm signing up for your class.!

LaShawn

Tuesday 1st of December 2015

yay!!

Deshawn Keiner

Sunday 29th of November 2015

Thanks for giving us a quick lesson on photo editing. I love how you made it so your picture told a deeper story. I felt the moodiness in the after photo. I think all photos should be able to tell a story through some form of editing. Many people edit or use filters to change their appearance but I think it should be used as an expression piece. Thank you for sharing awesome knowledge I will use it in the future.

Susan Quackenbush

Thursday 26th of November 2015

I use several different photo editors between my phone, tablet, and laptop, but I do love the built in features of Instagram - they offer some nice filters :) Thank you for some of these awesome tips on editing, we greatly appreciate it! :)