Create images you love with exclusive tools like HSL and Borders. Unlock VSCO’s complete preset library, including vintage Film looks by Kodak, Agfa, and Ilford. The image below, pulled from my trip to Japan last summer, had a baby lurking in the shadows-the fixed ratio crops cut out too much, so I had to cut out the kid in Photos first. VSCO Membership Monthly or Annual Subscription Start your free 7-day trial. But if you need the freedom, do it first in Photos. (Instagram's new format allows a 5:4 vertical ratio). But, like I said before, phone camera quality is slowly becoming less of a concern, so I believe the case for mobile photo editing will continue to grow. Of course if you want to crop to one of those ratios then by all means, just do it in VSCO. I really don't understand why so many apps don't offer a free crop, but you can add VSCO to that odd list. VSCO has a crop tool, but it's limited to fixed aspect ratios of 4:3, 5:4, 3:2, and 1:1 - there's no “free” crop. If you need to crop your photo before editing, I'd recommend doing it in the Photos app first.

I will say that the UI is a little buggy on the iPad Pro, especially if you rotate while using the app, where sometimes the UI layout appears to change to a regular iPad view… but if that happens just quit and relaunch and you'll be back to normal. Its interface, especially on the iPad Pro, makes it easy to experiment and ultimately find just the look your photo needs. It's especially useful when I feel a photo would benefit from a bit of an analog look, but I don't necessarily know what direction I want to take it. The iOS app VSCO is one of my favorite photo apps to play - and work - with.

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