A Travel Photography Tutorial
HOW TO EDIT WOW
SNAPSEED TUTORIAL
PHOTOS ON YOUR
PHONE WITH SNAPSEED
HI, I'M KARIN
A PASSIONATE PHOTOGRAPHER, A FREE SPIRITED NOMAD
AND A HAPPY MOM.
BUT ABOVE ALL YOUR DEVOTED SHUTTER SISTER
SUPPORTING YOU IN MAKING THE BEST PHOTOS OF YOUR
LIFE & TRAVELS.
I believe the world needs more authentic and open-hearted
photographers.
Photographers who bring their whole self to the table and
want to capture life as it unfolds in all its beauty and chaos.
I'd love to help you to get there. Although tiny this
photography tutorial is hopefully the first of many steps.
And always remember this:
Your Camera : : Your Rules : : Your Story
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SNAPSEED TUTORIAL
FIRST STEP
Download Snapseed from the App Store or Google Play.
Put the icon on your home screen so you have quick and
easy access to it.
Then you need to choose the photo you want to edit. You
will speed up this process by making a folder with the
images you want to edit. This way you don’t need to look
for them between hundred of other images. You can also
put them in your Favorites folder.
Once you opened the image, click on the pen icon.
TOOLS & LOOKS
In the Tools section, you can make regular adjustments like
contrast, brightness, and saturation.
And you'll find the filters here as well. You can apply a large
variety of filters like Black and White, Drama, Vintage, and
Frames. The good thing about Snapseed is that you can
adjust the strength of the most filters.
In the Looks section, you find ready-made presets. You can
also save your own presets here.
To open a Tool or Look tap on it.
Once inside a Tool, you have a lot of different options. To
access the options, swipe from bottom to top or click the
slider icon on the bottom. In the top of your screen, you can
see the tool you have selected.
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MAKING CHANGES
By swiping from left to right you can increase or decrease
the adjustment you are making.
By clicking the magic wand icon Snapseed will adjust your
image automatically.
If you want to toggle between this step and the previous
one you have two options. You can push your finger on the
screen or you can touch the icon in the right side corner.
To apply the changes tap on the tick icon.
To cancel the changes tap on the cross icon.
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EDITING STEPS
#1 ROTATE
Align the horizon in Rotate. The app will straighten a clear
horizontal or vertical line automatically.
#2 CROP
Go to Crop. To get rid of distracting elements you can crop it.
You can leave the aspect ratio as it is or crop it into a square
format.
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SNAPSEED TUTORIAL
#3 DRAMA FILTER
For more drama and contrast go to the Drama Filter. You can
reduce the filter strength to around 20 and bring the
Saturation back up to zero.
#4TUNE IMAGE
Go to Tune Image to work on Brightness, Contrast, Saturation,
Highlights, and Shadows.
#5 DETAILS
Sharpen the image in Details but don't overdo it.
#6 EXPORT
RAW: export the image as a separate Jpeg file.
JPEG: Save or Save a copy.
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