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Hey, what's up guys, Steve from Cult of Mac here with yet another photo editing app tutorial
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and today we are taking a look at VSCO. So let's get started
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VSCO is a fantastic photo app for iPhone and iPad and it lets you shoot some killer photos
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as well as edit them directly in the same app once you've taken your masterpiece. The app is universal which means it works on iPhone and iPad natively
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The extra screen real estate however makes VSCO on iPad a fantastic choice just for editing
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any photos you like. Here's how, when you launch the app for the first time you should see 4 choices
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Use your own VSCO account, explore, library and shop. Tap on the library button, then the plus button on the left side of the screen
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You'll see all of the photos from your iPad's camera roll there. Tap on the photo you want to import into VSCO, then tap the checkmark in the upper right corner
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Now you're in the editing screen. Tap the little adjustment slider icon to the left to begin editing
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You'll see 4 new icons once you do, a paintbrush for filters, a wrench icon for more specific
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adjustments and a checkmark button to accept changes when you're done. Tap on the paintbrush icon to see all of the preset filters you have on board
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You can buy more than just the preset within the app. Tap on the ones you want to preview and your main photo will change accordingly to the
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filter itself. Use the slider to the right to apply more or less of the effect
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You can get some great subtle changes this way. If you want a quick look at all of the filters in one place as they'd be applied to your
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photo, tap the little grid icon in the lower left, then swipe up to see them all
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Once you've chosen your preset and effect amount, you can tap the left arrow in the upper left corner of your iPad screen
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Now it's time to apply some more advanced adjustments. There should be 19 different editing tools along the left of your photo now
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Swipe up and down to see them all. Tapping the exposure and contrast buttons allows you to adjust these parameters with
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the slider that shows up to the right of your photo. Simply slide a finger up and down the vertical line to apply more or less of each
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The straighten and horizontal vertical perspective buttons put a slider on the left of your photo
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Slide up and down to rotate or tweak your photo into a different perspective
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The crop tool works similar to most others you've probably seen. Simply choose a ratio on the left, then tap and drag any of the four corner handles of
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the selection area to choose your crop. Tap on the checkmark to accept changes
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The next icons down in the toolbar all use the slider on the right. Clarity, Sharpen, Saturation, Highlights, Shadows, Temperature, Tint, Skin Tone, Vignette
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Grain and Fade. All you need to do for each of these is tap the tool on the left, move the slider to the
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right up or down and then hit the checkmark button. The final two tools let you mess with the tint of the shadows or highlights, giving
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you more interesting changes to the less obvious portions of a photo, making for a unique output
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Tap on one of these tools near the bottom of the vertical toolbar on the left and then
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choose the colour circle that appears to the left to tint the shadows or highlights of
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your photo. You can also move the slider on the right to increase or decrease the tinting you've chosen
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You can share photos to the VSCO portfolio area if you sign up for an account
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Tap on the three horizontal dots to get more sharing options, like Instagram, Email, Tumblr
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Google Plus and the like. Or save directly to your camera roll
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You can also print the photo right from VSCO to any printer that works with your iPad
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Now you've got a ton of ways to create unique, interesting and eye-catching photos with VSCO
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on iPad, whether you use the app to take them or not
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Grab VSCO on the App Store now for free. Well that's it for this video, but if you found it useful, help me out to smash that
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