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Summer is full of vibrant and beautiful moments. From beaches to festivals and travel, there are plenty of opportunities to capture memorable scenes. This time, we introduce simple techniques to edit your photos perfectly for summer. These tips will surely make your photos shine even brighter.
Start with Basic Adjustments
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
Summer photos often have strong sunlight and deep shadows. Adjusting brightness and contrast helps balance the overall look. Increasing brightness slightly and enhancing contrast can make colors more vivid.
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Enhancing Saturation and Vividness
Increasing saturation makes the colors in your photos more vivid. However, be careful not to overdo it, as this can look unnatural. Adjust the vividness gradually to maintain natural beauty.
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Create Seasonal Atmosphere with Color Correction
Emphasizing Blue
In photos of summer skies or seas, emphasizing blue can highlight freshness. Use color filters or hue sliders to adjust the blue tones.
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Adding Tropical Colors
To enhance the summer vibe, emphasizing tropical colors like orange and yellow is recommended. These are perfect for sunset or fruit photos.
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Achieve Unique Results with Special Effects
Creating Depth with Bokeh Effect
Using a bokeh effect in the background can make the subject stand out. Utilize the portrait mode on smartphones or bokeh tools in editing apps.
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Adding a Retro Touch with Glitch Effect
If you want to add a slightly retro feel to your photos, try adding a bit of glitch blur. Add noise or color shifts to create a unique texture.
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Make It Emotional with App Utilization
Using Filters with VSCO
VSCO is famous for its diverse filters. For summer photos, filters like 'F2' and 'A6' are particularly popular. Filters can give your photos a cohesive look.
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Fine-Tuning with Lightroom
Lightroom allows for detailed adjustments, making it ideal for achieving a professional finish. Adjust exposure, highlights, and shadows to create your unique style.
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- Adjusting Exposure Exposure controls the overall brightness of a photo. In summer photos, strong sunlight can cause highlights to blow out, but lowering the exposure slider can bring out details. Conversely, increase exposure for dark photos to brighten them.
- Adjusting Highlights and Shadows Adjusting the highlights slider can bring out details in bright areas. If highlights are too strong, move the slider to the left to restore detail in bright areas. On the other hand, moving the shadows slider to the right can bring out details in dark areas, improving the overall balance of the photo.
How was it?
Photo editing techniques are essential for sharing summer memories on Instagram. Practice the basic adjustments and special effects introduced here to make your photos more attractive. Share many wonderful summer moments.
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