Sara Avans

Last week I was walking with my bearded man and a couple of pals along the city streets when a couple of tourists approached us and asked for a photo. Armed with the glossy iPhone, I point it at the couple, I kindly ask them to step slightly leftwards, I frame them and I click. Another one from a different angle, and maybe a couple more clicks with the portrait orientation, just in case… (you know, Instagram photography rules!) I pass the phone back, she smiles while quickly scrolling through the shots, then they both look at me exclaiming, “

I’ve talked about manual photo editing in the past, and it’s often my preferred way to go when it comes to editing pictures Especially in the summer, when I travel the most and have the best opportunities to take pictures, I need to make my editing process faster. Because I don’t wanna give up sharing my best moments on Instagram, but I would definitely prefer to spend my time drinking margaritas on the beach, rather than doing my shots’ maquillage on Lightroom. If you feel the same way, this article is for you, as I’m going to provide you with a quick an efficient guide to manage presets and make the most out of them.

We’ve reported here her conversation with our founder, Sara, where Silvie gives insight on her life as a photographer and provides useful advice for phototakers and photography enthusiasts alike. Silvie: I am a Belgian Photographer and I’ve been living in NYC with my husband and teenage son since July 2017. I went back to school, graduated in photography, and one year later I could live my dream as a full-time freelance photographer. So, I developed a new concept: the NYC Photo Shoot Walk, which is the perfect combination of my two biggest passions, photographing New York, and photographing people.

If you belong to the first category you definitely know that featuring a signature imagery that resonates with your niche is a key factor to succeed on Instagram, so you what you may find interesting is that: there are ways to produce content that make photography more accessible and allow you to edit pictures yourself, and exactly the way you want without the limitation usually imposed by photographers. For instance on Pelooc, we give the option to book gigs that won’t include image post production, so that you can drop your cost and enjoy the freedom to edit your pictures the way you like with no restrictions. If you belong to the second category you have probably tried all the filters, maybe bought a bunch of presets, but still, can’t really figure out what the magic formula to give your feed a cohesive and distinguishable look is. As one day you may take a picture at the park at 3pm of a sunny day, which will give you a predominance of green in the background and a high brilliance; and the following day you may take a photo in a coffee shop where the environment is much darker, and the predominant colors completely different.