VSCO is very popular, because it is free, because VSCO filters can process photos into rich film styles and turn ordinary mobile phone photos into exquisite mobile phone photography, so we have planned this usage guide about VSCO-"Stop this tutorial and make you a master of VSCO" to explain the usage of VSCO in detail. How to shoot? editincredibleMobilePhonephotosbyVSCO？ VSCO is the next very popular photography application. With the continuous upgrade of the version, VSCO has gradually become a powerful photography App, which includes three functions: camera shooting, photo editing and photo sharing. Even so, VSCO remains simple to use (very simple for users who have already started using it). You can use VSCO's built-in camera with powerful manual control function to shoot, or you can use VSCO's large number of film filters and basic photo adjustment tools to process photos to create attractive and film-flavored mobile phone photos. In addition, you can share your photos and communicate with VSCO users through VSCOGrid. This is the charm of VSCO: nostalgia, movies, igniting the hidden literary temperament in your heart. Then, you will definitely ask me the following questions: 1. How to become a master of VSCO, because I like the photos of you every time you use VSCO, but it is still difficult for me to get started with VSCO? 2. How to input the photos taken by the mobile phone into VSCO for processing? 3. Why can't I see the pictures processed by VSCO in my mobile phone photo album? There is only one answer to these questions: you think VSCO is difficult to get started because you don't understand the workflow of VSCO. The workflow of VSCO is roughly as follows: taking/importing photos, choosing to use filters, adjusting the color of photos, and exporting/sharing processed photos. When you understand the workflow of VSCO, the next step of photo processing is natural. Therefore, to understand the workflow of VSCO, let's start with the most basic interface. Understand the workflow of VSCO from the interface. VSCO, formerly known as VSCOCam, is a mobile App with the functions of taking photos, processing photos and sharing. At first, VSCOCam only had an iOS version, and then VSCOCam also released a random version. Although the two versions have always been ahead of the iOS version in version number, there is no difference in function between the two versions, whether it is the iOS version or the Android version. Especially when the name of VSCOCam is changed to VSCO, the functions of the iOS version and the Android version are exactly the same, except for some small functions, but this does not hinder the normal use of VSCO and the editing of photos. After starting VSCO, you can open the functional interface of VSCO by sliding the left border of the screen to the right. The interface design of VSCO is very literary and the function is very simple. From top to bottom are VSCOGrid, Exploration, Photo Album and Store. At the bottom, there is a button on the left and right of the menu, which is camera and settings. These projects are all functions of VSCO. VSCOGrid: A photo sharing platform established by VSCO developers. If you register a VSCOGrid account, your VSCOGrid account name will be displayed on the interface after logging in. You can also visit your VSCOGrid homepage and browse your shared photos. Another important use of VSCOGrid is to download the purchased VSCO filter for free across platforms. Whether using iOS or Android system, you can download the purchased filter for free as long as you log in to VSCOGrid, which is commendable. Explore Explorer: Explore function is a newly added function, which aims to let you browse the works of VSCOGrid, including the officially recommended works and photos published by users you follow on VSCOGrid. The browsing method is somewhat similar to Instagram, and it can be regarded as a social function of VSCO. Photo album library: Many users who are new to VSCO are basically useless and can't find any photo albums about VSCO. VSCO is an App with built-in photo album function. To use VSCO to process photos, you must first add photos to VSCO's photo album. Click the "+"at the top of the photo album interface to browse and select photos in the mobile phone photo album, add photos to the VSCO photo album, and then carry out subsequent operations. If you shoot with VSCO's built-in camera, the photos will be saved directly in the photo album, not in the mobile phone photo album, which is also the difference between VSCO with built-in photo album and other photography apps. It can be said that VSCO's photo album is the essence of VSCO, including the subsequent use of filters, the operation of photo color processing, the operation of saving photos and sharing photos. When you master VSCO's built-in photo album, you master VSCO's workflow, and you also master VSCO's App store: VSCO is a free+internal photo editing app, and the internal filter needs to be purchased through the store. VSCO will launch brand-new film filters in the store from time to time. Some of these filters are filter packages developed by VSCO, and the price ranges from about 0.99 US dollars to 5.99 US dollars. There are also some VSCO and filters developed by some brands, such as Nike, Hyperbeast and Levi's. These filters can be downloaded for free. Sometimes the store will also introduce some filters that can be downloaded in a limited time, such as LV 1 and LV2 filters that were previously cooperated with Levi's, which will be removed after a while. Of course, if these filters have been downloaded before, they can still be downloaded after logging in to VSCOGrid again. The camera and settings are in the last column: the camera is simple. After clicking, you can turn on the camera of the mobile phone to shoot; Settings can set the functions of VSCO, such as time synchronization of photos on the device, changing the position of tools, sorting the filter order, etc. In short, just set it according to your own habits. How to take pictures with VSCO camera One of the functional differences between VSCO iOS version and Android version is the built-in camera function. That's understandable. After all, the Andorid system has a wide variety of mobile phones and camera specifications, while iOS has only one Apple iPhone. In addition, Android phone manufacturers are very powerful in developing camera programs, so the function of Andorid version of VSCO camera is simply a "chicken rib" compared with iOS. The VSCO camera function of iOS version integrates professional control, and also makes up for the lack of the original camera program control function of iPhone. Due to the difference in camera functions, I will explain this part with the VSCO camera in iOS version as a reference, and the Android version is a supplement. Open the camera of VSCO, the interface is very simple, much like the original camera shooting interface of iPhone, and the function options of VSCO camera are in the upper left corner. Compared with the iOS version, the Android version of VSCO camera only supports three functions: turning on the flash, synthesizing the auxiliary line and turning on the snapshot. In addition to the above functions, the iOS version also includes three functions: white balance locking, advanced camera control and changing the color of the shooting interface. Let me talk about the focusing mode of VSCO camera first. The VSCO camera for IOS can choose the separation mode of metering and focusing when focusing. When shooting, touching the screen with your finger will show a focus point, which is a point for focusing and metering, and can cope with most shooting. If you encounter light environment or want to control exposure, touch the screen with two fingers, you can choose to separate focusing and metering into two points, one for focusing and the other for metering. When shooting, double-click the focus or photometric point to lock the data of the focus or photometric point. When you point your phone at another scene, the previous focusing and metering will not change due to the change of the subject and light, but the camera will still remember the previously locked focusing and metering data. At this point, if you need to refocus or measure light, just move the focus or measuring point again. For the Android version of VSCO, the camera does not have the above functions, only contains a point where focusing and metering are linked, and does not provide the operation of separating focusing and metering. Therefore, for Andorid mobile phone users, it is a compromise to use the professional shooting control function built into the mobile phone to shoot and then use VSCO to process the photos. Snap quick capture is another major shooting function of VSCO camera (the third option on the left of the toolbar), and it is also one of the functions that Andorid and iOS VSCO have. After the quick snapshot function is started, the previous focus point and photometric point will be hidden, and the view frame will be framed in a red box. There is no need to install the shutter button at this time. Clicking anywhere in the red box will trigger the phone to finish shooting. As for the two functions of flash and auxiliary line, there is no need to summarize them too much. One function is to control the on and off of the flash, and the other function is to open and hide the auxiliary line to assist composition. You can complete the following white balance locking, advanced control shooting mode, and light and dark switching of shooting interface, which is the exclusive function of VSCO camera for iOS. Whether the white balance is accurate or not determines the color trend of photos taken by mobile phones. In most cases, the automatic white balance of the mobile phone allows you to get accurate colors when shooting. However, in some special lighting environments, due to the algorithm problem of automatic white balance, the color of photos will be biased, such as blue or yellow. White balance locking is a very practical function. For example, you can now lock the correct white balance before shooting, so that the photos taken later can get accurate white balance. However, white balance locking is not the best solution to white balance. Sometimes after locking the white balance, you will find that the white balance of the color will be biased. At this time, you need to manually adjust the white balance to set the white balance, so that the mobile phone can take the most accurate photos. In the ADV advanced control function of VSCO camera, you can manually set the white balance to ensure the accuracy of photo color. In addition to white balance, ADV advanced control functions include exposure compensation, sensitivity ISO setting, manual focusing and manual shutter speed setting, which enriches the shooting function, increases the fun of shooting, and makes up for the shortcomings of the iPhone camera program. The last item is to change the color of the shooting interface. You can choose light gray and dark gray shooting interfaces. This function has no substantial effect on shooting. After talking about the function of VSCO camera, it's time to browse the photos taken. VSCO is a photography application with a built-in photo album, so photos taken with VSCO's built-in camera will be saved in VSCO's photo album. Click the photo album icon in the lower right corner of the camera to return to VSCO's photo album. In the photo album, you can browse the photos imported into VSCO, or view the photos taken with VSCO, which are arranged in the photo album from top to bottom in chronological order. Hold a photo with your finger, and the photo can be enlarged to see the original picture. Unfortunately, VSCO's photo album does not support enlarging or reducing photos, so when your finger leaves the screen, it will automatically return to the photo album interface. When importing photos, VSCO supports Apple's 3DTouch function. You can enlarge the photo according to the screen. When the pressure is released, the interface will automatically return to the photo browsing interface. The Android version of VSCO can also enlarge photos by pressing the screen, but it also needs to return to the import interface with the back button, which is one of the differences between the Andorid version of VSCO and the iOS version of VSCO. How to use VSCO to post-process photos should be the most attractive part of VSCO, which also makes VSCO a very popular photo processing App. Many photographers will choose VSCO first when processing pictures with their mobile phones. Look at the photos on Hyerbeast. They are all exclusive film filter effects jointly developed by Hyerbeast and VSCO. Therefore, VSCO is not only a simple photo editing App, but also a cooperation with many fashion media and brands, which makes VSCO successfully enter the fashion field. The reason why VSCO is so popular is that it is very simple to operate, and it only takes a few steps to create amazing and unique film-flavored photos. Many friends, including me, often send some photos taken by the camera to their mobile phones, and then edit them with VSCO. There are two different editors in VSCO to process photos. A set of editors is called preset filters. Generally speaking, the preset filter VSCO's filter is based on the imaging color style of real film, which can create a rich film flavor for photos. The second editor is ManueladjustmentTools, which is a basic color adjustment tool. Like the traditional photo color processing tools, it edits the photo color by adjusting the exposure, saturation, color temperature and contrast of the photo. Since I mentioned the preset-preset filter in VSCO, I want to say a few words here. The filters in VSCO are fundamentally different from those in many applications. Filters in many photo editing apps will greatly modify the color and tone of photos when used, and even easily destroy a photo. However, VSCO's preset filter is very subtle. Although it will change the color of the photo, it will not greatly modify the overall color and tone of the photo. Every filter of VSCO is simulating the imaging color style of a film, so it will make the photos have a strong film flavor and take the literary retro route. My habit of editing photos with VSCO basically follows the sorting of function settings in VSCO interface. Basically, the appropriate film filter will be selected for the photo first, and then the exposure, highlight, shadow, contrast and dark angle of the photo will be set through the basic color adjustment tools, and the photo will be output after satisfactory results are obtained. As far as I'm concerned, the real attraction of VSCO is these preset film filters, which always make people feel like they can't stop. Let's talk about VSCO's film filter. The film filter preset by VSCO is One-TapFilters, that is, real-time effect filters, so it is very simple to use and the effect is intuitive. The intensity of the VSCO film filter in the photo can be adjusted. The method is to select a filter and click it again, and the filter control slider will fall out. Values range from 0 to 12, and different values represent the strength of the filter effect. The sliding module adjusts the intensity of the filter, which is convenient to control the filter reasonably according to the color when taking pictures. Because VSCO is free to download, the software initially provides about ten basic filters to let you know about VSCO, and the filters to be obtained need to be purchased through VSCO's built-in "store". Filters in VSCO stores are basically sold in the form of collective packaging. Most collections contain a series of multiple filters or a series of multiple filters. These filters are named after "letters+numbers", such as A0 1. Only the classic filters of VSCO are named in the form of complete numbers. Such as 03. VSCO has many filters, including about 60 filters purchased and downloaded from stores. For people who have serious choice difficulties, when using VSCO to process photos, the filters are really confusing. A friend once asked me why I choose so many filters every time. Do you have a favorite filter? Answer: Of course, everyone will have their own filter, but what filter to use for photos needs to be decided according to the light color and environment when taking pictures. I usually use VSCO to process photos. My commonly used filters are A series, B series, C series, E series and K series. The C-series filter from C 1 to C9 has two filter components, namely, LimitedEditionCollection and ContemporaryCollection. C series gives people a quiet feeling, especially C7-C9, which gradually increases the blue color and adds a lot of classical flavor to the photos. At first, I liked C2 and C3. Now, with the addition of C4-C9, I have a special liking for C series filters. Many photos are processed by C2, C3, C7, C8 and C9. Of course, if you use the filter directly, it will make the photo look a little stiff, so you can also get your own satisfactory results with VSCO's basic color adjustment tools. After the C series, let's talk about the E series. The official description of E series uses the words essence and prototype, indicating that E series represents essence and original form. Like C series, E series is also the film filter series I often use. The overall color of E series is very transparent and rich, but it will not give people a sense of impetuousness. E series is very practical and applicable. Almost all the photos you take can be processed with E-series filters, and the effect is excellent. E-series colors can also be combined with VSCO's rich basic color adjustment tools, such as shadow tone or highlight tone T, and more pleasant color expression can be obtained through processing after addition. For those who love the retro colors of Polaroid, P series must be paid attention to. Instances are included in all the notes in the P series, so the 9 filters in the P series are used to display the real Polaroid colors. In the official annotation of VSCO, the P series is instantclassiccwarm &；; Cool. P 1 P3 adopts warm colors, showing a strong sense of time and Polaroid film flavor; P4 to P6 are composed of cool colors, in sharp contrast to P 1 P3. The whole photo is blue, full of a melancholy taste, which is very suitable for cloudy or rainy days. The remaining three filters in P series are "universal", which can enhance the yellow or blue in photos, similar to the fusion of the first six filters in P series, and get a very retro effect. K series filters only have K 1, K2 and K3, which are few but classic. K series color is based on Kodak classic color film, with bright color and reddish color, which is very applicable. 20 13 temporary series filters released with VSCOCam2.0. The filter includes A 1 to A3, N 1 to N3 and H 1 to H6. A 1 to A3 focus on simulating the film style, with very soft colors, and at the same time strengthen the exposure of intermediate tones. N 1 to N3 are full of literary flavor and bright colors; H 1 to H6 are two seasonal filters, H 1 to H3 represents summer, and the yellow, pink and purple of the three filters are full of beautiful summer. The colors from H4 to H6 give people a cold feeling, just like early winter. Through the display of cool colors, the photos have a sense of tranquility. Subsequent A series supplemented A4 to A6 as aesthetic series, and the colors still came from classic movie colors. A4 is the overall warm color, A5 is the totally cool color, A6 is the combination of the two, and the color is very bright. A7 to A 10 belong to the MinimalistCollection, which is characterized by extreme simplicity and high natural saturation color. J 1-J6 of the same series still emphasizes the beauty of quietness, which makes the quiet scene more gratifying through color, but it will not bring a sense of confusion in color, and still let you enjoy the quiet atmosphere. So this series is very suitable for shooting very quiet scenes, such as still life and small scenery. After the color filter, it's time to talk about VSCO's black and white film filter. Black and white photos can't be missed. For black and white VSCO, there are also unique B series and classic 0 1 to 03 and X series, which are specially used to deal with the black and white tones of photos. The classic series 0 1 to 03 black-and-white filters are classic black-and-white filters in the era of VSCOCam 1.0, which provide three different black-and-white tone modes. Of course, with the B-series black and white filters, the three black and white filters 0 1 to 03 are not used frequently. The six filters in the B series are completely two ways to interpret the classic black and white. B 1 to B3 are classic black and white tones, with excellent color contrast, detail presentation and sense of the times, which are suitable for most photos. The black and white tones of B4 to B6 contain many melancholy elements, and the contrast of the photos is also higher. Using B4 B6 filter in specific lighting and scenes can achieve unexpected results. But many times, because the contrast of these three filters is too high, they are not as universal as B 1 B3. The three filters in the X series are the perfect complement to the black and white tones in the B series. X-series filters are officially defined as having a strong fading effect, so the black-and-white contrast of the three filters is extremely high, and there will be a strong fading feeling at the same time. X-series filters will make the picture rough and full of the times. You can make old photos and make rational use of them, and you can get unexpected results. In addition to the above filters, VSCO also includes S series, G series, M series and so on. I won't introduce it here. When using VSCO to process photos, you can try different styles of filters to process your own photos. Everyone will have their own favorite filter, including me. As for the tips of using VSCO, apart from being familiar with your commonly used filters, the most important thing is that when you take pictures, you have a plan in your mind for the colors of these scenes according to the needs of shooting scenes, which ones are more visually impactful and which ones are more attractive. Taking pictures is more than just pressing the button. What you really need is to feel the scene with your heart if you want to really impress people and penetrate people's hearts. In short, VSCO's film filter is very simple to use, even if the number is large, you only need to manually select it, and VSCO's film filter will have real-time effect display, which allows you to quickly browse the filter effect, which is very convenient. To use VSCO well, the film filter is only a part, and the tools provided by ManuelAdjustmentTools are needed to get the best effect. In ManueladjustmentTools, the basic color adjustment tool, the iOS version of VSCO contains 19 function, while the Android version contains 16 function. The difference between them is that the iOS version of VSCO includes horizontal perspective correction function, vertical perspective correction function and definition adjustment function, but the Andorid version of VSCO does not provide these functions for the time being. This is another difference between the iOS version of VSCO and the Andorid version of VSCO, and it is also the biggest functional difference outside the camera. Next, I will explain in detail the functions in the basic color adjustment tool for you. Exposure exposure: used to adjust the exposure of photos. The slider on the left reduces the exposure, and the slider on the right increases the exposure. Taking pictures should be based on the principle of "non-violence". Basically, exposure adjustment is used to increase the brightness of photos, and it is best to control the range within the third gear. Contrast Contrast: used to adjust the color contrast of photos, improve or reduce the contrast between light and dark in photos. Direct rotation: selecting the rotation command has two functions, one is to correct the horizontal line of the photo through the slider below, and the other is to rotate the photo 90 degrees. Horizontal perspective correction horizontal perspective (exclusive function of iOS version): used to control HorizontalPerspective(iOS photos, to eliminate some distortions. Vertical perspective correction (exclusive function of iOS version): users control and correct the vertical perspective and alignment of photos. Crop: a tool for cutting photos, including 1: 1, 3: 2, 4: 3, 5: 4. It supports the adjustment of banners and vertical scales. Clarity (exclusive function for iOS version): a tool to improve image details. Unlike sharpening, sharpness enhances details by enhancing the contrast in a photo without affecting the overall sharpness and clarity of the photo. Sharpen: A tool for sharpening photos to improve their sharpness. Saturation saturation: used to increase and decrease the color saturation of photos. Highlight Dimming HighlightSave: Dimming the brightness of highlights in photos is used to enhance the details of highlights in photos. Shadow Compensation ShadowsSave: Enhance the brightness of shadows in photos, which is used to enhance the dark details of photos. Color Temperature temperature: a tool used to adjust the color temperature of photos. Tone: a tool to adjust the overall tone of a photo. Skin color: a tool for adjusting the skin color of portraits. Dark corner vignetting: a tool to add dark corners to photos. Particle particles: Adding film particles to photos can increase the graininess of photos and imitate the real film imaging effect. Fade: add a layer of white to the photo, imitate the fade effect of the photo, and make the photo very retro. ShadowsTint: Add different colors through the shadows in the photo, adjust the color intensity to control the color display, and enhance the retro film taste of the photo. Highlight: Add different colors through the HighlightTint the photo, adjust the color intensity to control the color display, and enhance the retro film taste of the photo. The basic color adjustment tools in VSCOVSCO are very practical and contain most of the functions needed for the basic color adjustment of photos. It can be used alone to process the basic color of photos, or it can be used with VSCO's film filter to get an excellent mobile phone photo. In addition, it should be remembered that these photo editing functions are not omnipotent, so try not to make too many adjustments when using them. Within the controllable range, that is, fine-tuning the color of the photo. The purpose is to ensure the original color of the photo, and make the color of the photo more vivid and pleasing to the eye by adjusting the color contrast, saturation and color temperature. Instead of changing the color of the photo greatly, it becomes unreal, which violates the essence of VSCO processing photos. Finally, talk about VSCO saving photos and sharing photos. When many friends use VSCO, the biggest problem is that they don't know where the photos processed by VSCO are kept. The reason is that VSCO is a photo App with a built-in photo album, so the photos processed by VSCO will not be saved directly in the mobile phone photo album, but need to be saved in the mobile phone photo album by "saving photos in the device photo album". The operation of saving and searching is very simple. You only need to select one or more photos and save them in VSCO's photo album. After selection, click the function menu on the far right at the bottom of the interface and select "Save to Device Album" to export photos and save them to the mobile phone album. VSCO supports sharing photos to its own VSCOGrid with one click, and also supports third-party social platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Sina, etc., especially the support for harmony, which has increased the goodwill of China users to VSCO. After all, our network is more suitable for social sharing in China. At this point, this article is super long and has a lot of words. Finally, I feel a little depressed about the teaching of VSCO. For VSCO, I have always liked it, so that it has basically become one of the few photo editing apps (except for Hipstamatic and Instagram) that I have been using on my mobile phone, because the color of VSCO's films is really charming and really makes people want to stop. Photos with different colors and light have different colors and tastes, which is the real charm of VSCO.