How I Edit My Blog & Instagram Photos

I get a lot of questions on my Instagram and blog asking me how I edit my photos and I have done this post before but it was a long, long time ago and I feel an updated version is needed! I have been doing the same editing routine for a while now because I feel it works so well and gives me really nice outcomes. The app I like to use and have been using for a good 2 years is Aviary which is a free editing app and I love it. I have shown a collage above of how I edited it but I will go through the steps below:


Top Left | Brightness
The first thing I do when I edit my photos is adjust the brightness and I turn it up until I think it is right and suits the picture. Just make sure not to go over board with the brightness otherwise the quality of your picture will go down.


Top Right | Shadows
Next I turn down the shadows so the dark bits of the photo come through more and give the picture a clearer look.


Bottom Left | Highlights
After the shadows I turn up the highlights so whereas before I made the dark shadows more obvious this time the lighter sections in the photo show up more. I think this definitely makes a big difference by doing this.


Bottom Right | Saturation
And last but not least I turn up the saturation, this makes any colour in the photo stand out more so the picture ends up looking more vibrant. But again be careful not to overdo this step otherwise your picture may come out looking orange and over edited.


I use this same routine for every photo on my blog and Instagram and I love how they turn out, although I have been experimenting with editing with other apps one being vsco cam so my Instagram editing may change soon! If you would like to have a look at my Instagram my username is @sprinkesofella and it is also linked on the right of my blog.

What is your favourite app for editing?

Photography: Editing

Many of you ask me on my instagram how I edit my photos, so I decided I would give you some tips on making your photos look brighter and more vibrant. I will go through what I do to edit each of my photos but you might have to change this to suit your own.


Brightness: I always turn the brightness up on all of my photos, usually  I find it makes my photos a lot clearer and more colourful. But be careful because there is a borderline between bright and too bright!


Shadows: This is the amount of darkness is in the picture you can turn this down to make the colours more defined and deep. I don't use this all the time because sometimes its nicer to have a lighter picture.


Saturation: I use this a lot because by turning this up it makes the colours brighter, more colourful and makes it stand out. Definitely use this if you have something like a tartan scarf to make the colours stand out.


Angle Editor: This is used to adjust the angle of your photo to your liking, I have only recently found this out but I think its a great tool to mess around with and find a new side of a photo.


I hope this helps you to understand more on how to edit your photos. To edit my photos I use an app called 'Aviary' which I have been using for ages now and nothing else I have tried has been as good.



Do you have any tips for editing?

Ella x