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How To Create The ‘VSCO Girl’ Look And Other Fun Edits With Filter-based Apps

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By now, you’ve probably heard of the “VSCO Girl” phenomenon — a trend that sprung up seemingly out of nowhere over the spring and summer of 2019. If not, here’s the 411: A “VSCO Girl” is a Gen Z woman who favors a very particular way of dressing and speaking alongside some specific products and accoutrements that project a unique style. We’re going to pass on telling you exactly how to achieve this singular style, since real live VSCO Girls have been doing those honors for a while. Here, we focus on another VSCO Girl fave: The photo app VSCO that pulls it all together — for The Gram, of course. With simple filter-based editing tools, apps like VSCO offer a multitude of unique styles to throw on your pictures, and allow you to do so in a few quick taps. Whether you’re an aspiring VSCO Girl, or just getting your feet wet with photo editing, here’s all you need to know about mastering VSCO, and some alternative apps you might want to consider. What is VSCO? VSCO (short for ...

The Quick and Dirty Way to Do Long Exposures Without a Neutral Density Filter

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First off, obviously owning and using a neutral density filter rather than relying on these software tricks will always be the best option. Secondly, Harmsen's method is going to probably give you a cleaner final result, and his way is a lot more flexible in terms of shooting conditions at the cost of needing up to hundreds of photos taken and lengthy processing time in post. My way is going to be really simple, obvious, and relies on pre-planning your image. I relied on it back when I got started writing gear reviews before I accumulated an arsenal of step up and step down rings for my filters. What's important is that you don't let gear limitations get the best of you, and instead you do the best you can with your circumstance. No filters were used in the making of this photo. 1. The Faster the Movement the Better First, the scene needs to be appropriate for the method. Think streams, rivers, and waterfalls with flowing water rather than choppy lakes. T...