The Easiest Way to Edit Your iPhone Photos!

Today I created quick video tutorial on how to edit your iPhone photos, just using the built-in editing options on your camera! You don't have to download ten different apps just to edit your photos (although there are some good apps for that, which we'll cover another day). Editing can be quick and easy and the difference is SO WORTH IT. I usually edit my favorites right after I take them on my phone and it honestly only takes about 10-20 seconds to get them to look a lot better.

I am also big fan of Chatbooks, a great company that compiles Instagram photos into little books. I make sure my photos are bright enough before I post them to Instagram, or they will print way too dark. If you struggle with this, this post is for you. All it takes is a few seconds to drastically improve the look of your iPhone photos and it makes a huge difference if you ever want to print them!

These are the typical edits I usually make, depending on the image:

• I increase the exposure to brighten my image.

• I also brighten the shadow areas in my image.

• I increase my contrast (this can be overdone, I only add a little).

• I increase my saturation just a little as well. 

Here's my walk through to show you how easy it is!

This is the menu that comes up when you click Edit at the top of your photo. Under Light, I'll find Exposure, Shadows and Contrast. You can also see that Color is listed as the next menu option below the Light menu; this is where you can bump up your Saturation. You can also convert photos to black and white using this menu. 

Once in a while, brightening my subject will make my highlights blow out (they are too bright so they are overexposed and lose detail). When I'm using my phone to quickly edit, I'd rather have my main subject and overall exposure to be bright enough so I'm okay letting the bright areas blow out. This image below is an example of that, I lose some detail in the clouds, but the three kids are much brighter. I could also crop the image to a square to eliminate some of the overexposed sky. 

Here's a few more examples! Give it a try!

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