How I Edit my Instagram Pictures?

Hey everyone! Today's post is a quicky post about how I edit my Instagram pictures. I love Instagram and always try to present my photos to the best they can be and how I like them. So, I decided to share with you some of my personal favorite filters, apps, and ways I make my Instagram looking like it is. BTW I don't edit my photos very much because I want to still keep a natural looking vibe to each post and don't want my photos to be completely unrealistic and edited.

1. Instagram Theme

I think the first most important thing is coming up with a theme for your Instagram and sticking with it. This makes your profile look cohesive, simple, and easy to understand. For me, I post quite random pictures of experiences in my life. I try to share important things that are actually interesting with an occasional selfie or cliché Starbucks picture... I also use VSCO cam to edit each photo and finish with SquareReady to add a balance and cohesion within all of my pictures. Overall, it's important that you're proud of your Instagram because once you post a photo it's always going to be out there whether you're private or public.

       2. VSCO Cam

I start every photo editing process with VSCO cam. I really only use the brightness tool for settings on the photo because I feel too much fixing is ruining the quality and reality of your photos. Depending on how light or dark the photo is I adjust to fit its needs. Overall, I thinking adding brightness lightens up the photo both literally and figuratively and just makes the presence of the photo look more welcoming.



Then, I first go through my most used/favorite filters and try them out on each photo narrowing down to which ones look the best. If none of them do, then I will go through each filter until I find one which suits it well! I have purchased the whole package so not everyone will have all of these filters; however, my favorite ones are F1, K2, M4, and S3. Below is a random fall picture I took on a hike this Saturday with how each of these filters look to give you a basic idea.

     3. Pic Frame

Occasionally I like to use collages, especially when I travel or have a lot of photos that I want to share at once. My all-time favorite collage app is definitely Pic Frame. I've tried countless others and always come back to this one. Simply because it is so easy to use and offers a variety of layouts ideal for any collage of photos. It is fairly simple and I also close the borders on most of my collages because I feel it makes it look more put-together rather than a combo of separate images.

  

  

    4. Squaready

For my final step I use Squaready to easily display the white border that we have probably all seen on many Instagram pictures! It is super simple and if you want to make the border a different color, you can do that too. For me, I like to keep white because I think it looks more sophisticated but the choice is ultimately yours. Then, you can either make the border just on the sides, or border the entire photo. I usually just do white to the sides, however if your photo is big or a collage you have to make all sides have borders or nothing will show!

And that is all! A quick but effective method for 'glamming' up your Instagram and making it more pleasing to look at. I hope you guys enjoyed this post and stay tuned for next Sunday with another exciting blog post! PS if you want to follow my Instagram my username is: emilygracea_
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The Furry Friend Tag!

Hey everyone! Today I will be introducing you to my new (ish) puppy! I decided the best and most unique way to share her with you would be through the furry friend tag. I am going to answer some questions and then attach some pictures below. I thought this method would be better because I am not sure how much of the dogs you can actually see in the videos :) I hope you guys enjoy this tag and I am excited for you to meet one of my dogs and share that important part of my life with you guys! Also, if you'd like for me to also do a furry friend tag for my older dog some time in the future-let me know!

1. What is your pets name?

Her name is Tilly! I actually came up with the name randomly one day as my family and I were trying to brainstorm ideas. It's originated from the clothing's store "Tilly's" but I also just thought it was a really sweet name and supposedly it's better to name your dogs with an "E" sound at the end because it grabs their attention better..?



2. What kind of pet is it/which breed?

She is a dog and is from the breed of pugs! My family loves pugs and we have had 2 previous pugs before Tilly. We also have a French Brittany Spaniel at the moment who is a huge handful and needs tons of walking so that's why pugs are so great and they're adorable of course!



3. How long have you had your pet?

We have had Tilly for about 2 weeks now!



4. How did you get your pet?

My mom was still in contact with our old pug dog breeder from California and knew about this breeder that lives in Switzerland and has very good dogs so we found her through Facebook and waited anxious for a litter to be born!



5. How old is your dog?

Tilly is around 3 months old!



6. What are some quirky traits to your pets personality?

She snorts and snores a lot, sprays mist into your face, and loves licking/chewing basically anything she sees (including her leash when she walks. She also pees about 15 times a day which is quite an accomplishment ;)



7. What does your relationship with your pet mean to you?

She is such an amazing little puppy and I always smile every time I see her! Tilly is so sweet and well-behaved which is so nice in a puppy and I just love her so much :)



8.  What are some of your favorite past-times with your pet?

Cuddling, cuddling & cuddling!



9. What nicknames do you call your pet?

Till, Silly, Baby



Thank you so much for viewing this post and meeting my new puppy! Also, if you'd like to follow me on any of my social medias to see more of Tilly and how she interacts on a daily basis you can follow me at these links below...

Snapchat: emilysdc

Instagram: http://instagram.com/emilygracea_ 

Halloween 2014!

Hey everyone and happy late Halloween! As you all know, this Friday was Halloween which is one of my favorite holidays. Unfortunately in Switzerland it is not widely celebrated; however, that didn't stop us from getting dressed up and trick or treating (well, at least trying to). You're probably wondering what the point of this post is if Halloween is now over... well, I am going to be showing you some pictures from the night and just explaining what we did, etc. I wanted to post a DIY costume look, but then ran out of time and figured it wouldn't be very helpful if I posted it after Halloween :)

My friends and I left school a bit early to go and help out at our middle school for service hours. Each year at the middle school an event called,"Trunk or Treat" takes place. All the kids run to the trunks of cars to get candy since there is not much luck ringing houses here and expecting candy! Our job was to make some crafts with them before the trunk or treating started. We are all in the International Award so that's why we needed service hours and figured this would be perfect. At the end of our shift we also got to grab loads of American candy which was definitely a plus and reminded me of Halloweens back in the U.S.

Next, we walked down to the bus stop to begin making our way to my friend's house. We missed the bus by a couple of minutes and had to wait 30 minutes in the cold :0 but finally made it! Below are also some random pictures I took on snapchat through our travel and after school! It is not my final makeup look just a little sneak peek ;) Also, if you want to follow me on snapchat my username is: emilysdc

Once we got to Frida's house, we started to get ready with our makeup! I decided to be a creepy doll because I think it's just a super cute and simple look. For my makeup, I began with applying black face paint to my cheeks out to just below my ear. There are lines on the thicker line so it looks like it is sewed up! Then, I put some white eyeshadow below my eye and added liquid eyeliner lashes to make my eyes look bigger and more 'doll-like'. That's all I did! You could also put some baby pink lipstick just to the center of your lips.

Then we had tacos for dinner and did a little Halloween photoshoot. At night time, we tried to go out trick or treating! I don't have any pictures from that, but it was so much fun! We started with a lot of luck and a giant chocolate bar. The streets were practically empty out but we managed to get a couple handfuls of candy. We also played a prank on some of my friends and were screaming for help :) At the end of night we watched a scary movie," The House at the End of the Street" which was amazing! It had such an interesting plot and was the perfect horror movie for Halloween!

I hope you guys enjoyed this post! Next week is back to the weekly posts on Sunday. Thanks for viewing Eat Sweat Style <3