So, it’d be nice to be able to spot heal within VSCO X, rather than hopping over to another app (I’m currently using Snapseed for this or Photoshop on my computer). Sometimes I don’t notice them until after the shoot is over. And products attract fingerprints + dust. But, I would love to see VSCO X include the tone curve into their app at some point. Then I drop it into VSCO X for color correcting + styling. I personally hop over to Lightroom CC (Mobile) if I need to make some tone curve changes while I’m doing a mobile edit. Myself and many of my peers in the photography industry rely on the Tone Curve to get the perfect amount of contrast & tone in our images. I can get my images very close in this app alone, but there are a few things that I would love to see improved: The editing panel within VSCO X is very close to perfect in regards to the tools it offers. (notice I didn’t say 100% though) In this area of the app, you can adjust your exposure, contrast, crop/straightening, sharpening, saturation, shadows & highlights, grain, HSL (VSCO X premium feature) and more. Once you get past picking your Preset you will proceed to the editing panel which gives you control over 90% of the things you could need while editing an image.

Over editing is never an attractive look…A little goes a long way here. * Word of Caution: Do not use the film presets at 100% strength. I particularly like the following Preset families: Analog, Minimalist, Essence, and Isle of Dogs (which is, unfortunately, a limited time addition to the app) So, having a one-click option to get me further along in my editing is a welcomed addition to my workflow. VSCO does a fantastic job at simulating an old-world film look with their presets and I absolutely love it! There are several film profiles (presets) that closely replicate the style of my custom editing.

I believe we all download the VSCO App for this particular reason. The first thing I’d like to discuss is VSCO’s Filters/Presets. So, let’s dive in and chat about this app/subscription! Given my extensive use of the app over the past month, I wanted to do a full VSCO X Review so all you can know if it’s worth it or not (on my dime). For those who are unfamiliar, this is Visual Supply Co’s premium add-on for their popular mobile app and it goes for $19.99 a year. It has been around 3 or 4 months since I heard about VSCO X for the first time and I’ve been using it quite frequently over the past month or so (for personal and even commercial work).

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