VSCO is an application for editing photos and videos which is available for both iOS and Android devices. It works in a similar way to Instagram, but it is oriented to offer higher quality content for all those who seek to share and discover. Because Visual Supply COmpany (hence its acronym) developed the most widely used presets by professional photographers. In addition, VSCO Cam is more than an editing app, it is also a social network itself, where users seek to share photos with a certain style and professional quality without focusing on the number of “likes”. In other words, a great community to share, from which to get ideas to inspire your next creations and from which to learn the potential of the filters in this app.
Despite being a camera that is not as impressive as professional camera apps, VSCO delivers very impressive results. It includes autofocus and quick shot modes, but the difference with the cameras of other apps is more evident in its manual focus. At first glance it's something simple, but its potential lies in the other part of this app, in the editing tools, especially in its filters, as we'll see later.
Filters, the true essence of VSCO Cam
Los filters are free (and other paid ones available for a few cents) available in this application are much better than those of other photography apps, allowing users to improve the quality of the capture creations that they capture from the camera included in the app. Each filter has its own configuration settings, allowing for a wide variety of options. In addition to the standard photo editing options like white balance, contrast levels, saturation, and hue adjustment, VSCO includes tweak options like focus selection, contrast levels, etc., as well as utilities for videos too.
VSCO includes GRID, a library in which users can upload and modify photos, that is, a kind of social network, a community from which to learn and with which to share. And not only that, you will have the content on all devices, the VSCO library is synchronized, so you can access all the photos taken by the user and share them on social networks and apps. Using the hashtag #VSCO on Instagram, it is common to find images, in case you want more options, and on TikTok you also have some cases, in fact, this Chinese social network is the one that has driven VSCO Cam downloads due to its filters.
GRID is not oriented to likes like other social networks, but it has a functionality similar to that of Instagram Stories that allows you to group images to tell a story. VSCO also allows users to follow other users and discover content from the community through the "Discover" tab, which allows you to browse the content of everyone you follow, search for new profiles in the community, or find VSCO content by applying search filters.
How can you discover uploaded images and videos GRID have a very marked and characteristic style. It allows them to differentiate and when you see them you will know that they are edited with VSCO, with a professional result.
As to public to which this app is directed, was initially created with professionals in mind, although it has now been expanded to all types of users, even inexperienced users, given how easy it is to use and the remarkable results obtained. In addition, among its public, the female side especially stands out, since the GRID network is full of mostly young females, and known within the community as VSCO girls, although you will also find some VSCO boys…
Get VSCO
To get VSCO Cam, you just have to follow a few simple steps:
Go to Google Play.
Search VSCO.
Locate and download the app.
Once installed you can open the app.
It will ask you for the credentials to register if you are not already, and you can also choose whether to try it for a few days or if you pay for it to get the full version. The price is only €20,99 for the annual subscription, although it has a free trial period of about 20 days.
Now all you have to do is start creating and editing your video or photo with its tools, its library with more than 100 presets, infinite filters, etc. And, of course, without forgetting its GRID social network where you can share what you do to show it to other users, or from which you can learn a lot by seeing how others do it to inspire you. Remember that the limit in this app is your imagination, since the combinations that you have at your fingertips are almost infinite.
