Apps to Create that Light and Airy look in Phone Photos

If you primarily use your phone to take photos,

you are probably disappointed when they

turn out dark and drab.

Editing apps are my favorite way to create that light and airy look 

that is popular on social media platforms these days!

Apps make it quick and easy and you don't have to be

a technical genius to edit with them.

My favorite app is PicTapGo

available for $2.99 in the app store.

I love it because you can instantly lighten, brighten

and improve photos with a few simple clicks!

One of my favorite filters in the app is AIR.  This filter adds a bit of  hazy white

while brightening the scene.

If I don't want the haze, I like LIGHTS ON

because it brightens, yet maintains the detail in the photo.

The best part of this app is the slider at the bottom of each

filter screen to determine the filter strength!  Use that to perfect the effect.

PicTapGo is my GO-TO app for quick editing.

You can boost color, contrast, warmth, coolness, exposure etc.

with just a few clicks!  You will LOVE this app!

For more detailed editing I like Snapseed by Google,

Available for free in the app store.

One of my favorite features is the BRUSH TOOL!

After brightening this next photo in PicTapGo,

I wanted to lighten her face a bit more.

I brought the photo into Snapseed and clicked on TOOLS at the bottom of the screen.

Then I clicked on BRUSH:

Inside the brush tool, select EXPOSURE and click up or down

with the arrows depending on how much you want

to lighten or darken.

Your finger is now the brush!  Simply "brush" with your finger

over the area you wish to lighten...or darken if you choose.

You will quickly catch on to using these apps and

create beautiful, light and bright photos

with your phone!

Easter Photo Ideas

                                       Easter is late this year which gives us time to create

some special eggs and photos for the holiday.

These are decoupage Easter eggs made with napkins!

A fun  and easy project older children can try, too.

I bought pretty Easter napkins with 

various spring colors and

designs.  

These designer napkins usually come in 3-ply,

so separate the colorful layer from the white layers.

Cut out the various designs so you have different size cut-outs.

Now, use Mod Podge to decoupage the cut-outs onto your eggs.

I used wood craft eggs I found at Hobby Lobby

so I can use these year after year.

But you can also blow out real eggs.

I think they turned out so pretty and am proud to show them off

in my house, displayed in a pretty Easter basket...

bedded in the matching napkins!

I also went crazy with baking.

I usually hate to bake, but I think pastel macarons

are lovely, so I HAD to try making them!

I watched several video tutorials on how to create these pretty gems and

this is the recipe I ended up trying:  Easy Macarons

The pastels are soft and pretty for Easter!

I also made a batch of lemon because the yellow matched the

plate I found at a thrift store.

Once I fulfilled my macaron obsession,

I wanted to play with cake pops!

These also photographed beautifully!

Perfect for Easter photos!

While I had the Easter props out, I photographed those, too.

It's fun to look for the Easter props at thrift stores

where you can find them for CHEAP!

I discovered baskets, fake eggs, the little bunny, even the Easter grass

at a thrift store.

Kids would love to select props there!

You can find spring flowers right at your grocery store!

They brighten up you home and are beautiful in photos.

These lavender hyacinth filled my house with their sweet fragrance!

I found this pretty pastel jar at the thrift store and it 

matched all my pretty spring flowers.

Look for cloth napkins, place mats and table linens for

pennies at your thrift store to add to the look!

The smocking on this one adds texture against the smooth ceramic.

Use your Easter photos to make cards

or create greetings for your social media sites

like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest or Twitter.

Lots of fun Easter ideas you can try with your kids!

Hoppy Easter!