Photography Basics

Film in fridge at VSCO's photography development lab

Getting a film aesthetic from digital can be achieved with an advanced photo editor like VSCO. Learn tips & tricks for how to make photos look like film!

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Fujifilm X-Pro3 on a wooden table with the sun coming through window blinds.

Wondering what camera to buy? Learn how to choose the best camera for professional photography (Canon, Sony, Fuji, Nikon, Panasonic, Leica, OM Systems, & more).

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A painter’s palette resting on an antique blue metal chair at an arts fair in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA taken by photographer Zach Hodges and shared on VSCO

Learn how to use the VSCO photo and video editing app. Our photography expert Zach Hodges walks through how to edit images, share photos, and build community on VSCO.

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Cut film strips on light box

From the camera obscura to advanced point and shoot cameras

People walking along road under street lamp in a snow covered area edited by VSCO app

Beyond the technical aspect of controlling light that passes through a lens during an exposure, aperture also has a number of aesthetic consequence

City building in the distance captured through a hole in a chain link fence from a highway overpass edited with VSCO photo editor

It’s not what you shoot, but how you shoot it

Dark silhouette of photographer edited with VSCO kodak film overlay

Much can be learned from the masters of photography who came before us.

People in swimsuits standing on sunny beach as wave crashes on rocks

The essence of photography lies in capturing light

Photography using a macrophotography lens with a black and white VSCO filter

Capture and reveal the unseen world to a large audience

Boost your image editing workflow with VSCO’s AI photo editor for Windows PC. Batch edit on desktop with our progressive web app (PWA) in the Microsoft Store.