TikTok Users Are Now Sticking To This Formula To Edit Their Smartphone Photos
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Warmer days are around the corner, but what should one do if being in the outdoors to soak up the sun’s goodness isn’t so much of a possibility? The folks of TikTok seem to have the solution: this one-stop “iPhone editing hack” that promises the look of sun-kissed skin during golden hour.
In a new string of videos, spotted by Mashable, iOS users have been faithfully taking a new smartphone photo-editing formula as gospel for altering images shot in bright, natural light, without changing any variables. By trusting the process, they’re left with cozy selfies that could make you forget about the cold.
Relying on the default iOS photo editor, users first blow out the image’s exposure and brilliance all the way at their maximum. Sounds iffy? Well, fret not, as additional work is done on the photo’s highlights, shadows, saturation, black point, vibrance, and so on, before reducing the exposure, to finally create a warm and subtle illumination.
User @anaugazz’s video is one of the more popular posts centered around this trick, and its effects have been backed up by several other creators.
@anaugazz Go try it now !! #SkipTheRinse #foryoupage #editing #photo #filter #iphonehack #photohack #xyzbca #fyp #newtrend #musttry #inspo #fypシ #viral #fypp
♬ original sound - poussy fire🔥 - poussy fire🔥
The viral TikTok photo editing formula makes life look like a sunkissed wonderland. https://t.co/3cB1YqPbeU
— Mashable (@mashable) May 2, 2021
If you thought the trusty default smartphone photo editor was primitive, this effect might change your mind. Check below for the full formula, as well as some examples on TikTok.
Exposure: +100
Brilliance: +100
Highlights: -32
Shadows: -26
Contrast: -30
Brightness: -15
Black point: +10
Saturation: +10
Vibrance: +8
Warmth: +10
Tint: +29
Sharpness: +14
Definition: +23
Exposure: pushed all the way to zero
@kawehi_ VSCO who? 🤯 #NotAPhoto #ShadowAndBone #SkipTheRinse
♬ Spongebob - Dante9k
@richie_senpaii Don’t ask why I’m awake at this time 🤣 ib @anaugazz #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #BRITsMOVER #viral #editing #editinghack #iphone
♬ original sound - poussy fire🔥 - poussy fire🔥
@nico1eodeon Definitely made the colors pop more. #iphonehack#editing#fyp
♬ original sound - poussy fire🔥 - poussy fire🔥
@melodyy_joyy Oh wow never going back! #iphone #newtrend #editing #pictures #trend Saw it first @anaugazz
♬ original sound - poussy fire🔥 - poussy fire🔥
i tried the new tik tok iphone editing “hack” 👀 no edits ⮕ edits pic.twitter.com/aAXY7AJVTZ
— plant based bby ♡ (@jazmintheegreat) May 1, 2021
I did this popular on tiktok iPhone photo edit 🥲 https://t.co/oIwp1go4Px pic.twitter.com/OEzNm1I6f2
— (𝟞)𝕀-𝔻𝕃𝔼 | 𝟞-𝟙=𝟘 | 🍒 | 3 YEARS OF IDLE (@kochamshuhue) May 2, 2021
[via Mashable, cover image via Shutterstock]
