![]() It takes moments to add photos to Studio from your camera roll or phone folders, and I imported a batch recently shot on the Leica M11-P so that I could test out the presets on some pro-grade files. Still, I find the content much more realistic than the perfection of Instagram's Search & Explore function – which now gives me more cat videos and comedians than creative imagery (blame it on my browsing, perhaps). So far this is the area I've used least, and it's a little like delving into the hipster galleries of a college photography department. Discover is where you'll find inspirational feeds from the VSCO community (curated by VSCO staff), broken into sections like "Geometric" and "Style". The VSCO interface is tidy, and it's easy to navigate thanks to the five main sections at the bottom of the screen – Home, Discover, Studio (the editing bit), your Member Profile, and Spaces. Organize gives you another way to view your editing "Recipe", bringing Presets and Tools into a drop-down view (Image credit: Lauren Scott) All about the Presets ![]() VSCO is still sure to appeal to the demographic of people who love the best instant cameras, people like me daft enough to pay for a trendy aesthetic, and photographers who want to get the most from their best camera phone without ever having to use full-fledged desktop photo editors. ![]() It's a good thing the film emulations reproduce the look of analog photos so well, then. Especially when some of its previously free features have been put behind a paywall. When you consider that Snapseed is a totally free mobile photo editor, VSCO starts to look very pricey. The Pro membership is only available on iOS, and for $12.99 a month ($59.99 yearly) it gives you everything in Plus, as well as VSCO’s web editor, Pro presets, and a Pro Membership badge on your profile. You also get unlimited “recipes”, which are the equivalent of saving your own presets, so that you can apply the same visual looks to images again later. For $7.99 a month or $29.99 annually, that unlocks over 200 presets, a video editor (plus GIF editor), and the types of editing tools you find in Lightroom Mobile - think Dodge & Burn, HSL, and Clarity. I found this plan too limiting and quickly signed up for a 7-day trial of the Plus plan. VSCO is free on iOS and Android, but that only gets you a measly 15 presets and basic exposure adjustments. (Image credit: Lauren Scott) Plus or Pro are the way to go
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