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Sometimes when you’re scrolling through social media, you see all these beautiful images. And if you’re like me, the first thing you think is, “how the heck do they make their photos look so amazing?!” Well, most of these people use editing apps! When I first got into photography, I was convinced people just knew how to take photos straight in camera that looked amazing. This usually isn’t the case though. Almost every person you follow, uses something to edit their photos to make them look amazing. That’s what today’s post is about! I’m posting some of my favorite before and afters so that you can really see what my photos look like straight out of camera, and then edited!

Each photographer has a unique style of editing, so each before and after is going to look different. However, I think this is a really fun way to see the magic behind the images that each photographer creates!

So, if you really liked this post, comment below and let me know!

 

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white cliffs of conoy couples session engagement session

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senior session dickinson college university cap and gown

senior girl dickinson college cap and gown senior session

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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was looking for someone to bring a vision of a country cowboy session to life, Kara jumped at the chance. I was so excited to get these two in front of my camera! They are the most laid-back, joyful people, and it was so fun hanging with them to photograph these sweet photos. […]

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This engagement session was a special one. Leah and Jordan are tying the knot this summer at Camp YoliJwa, a place near and dear to my heart. We spent this cloudy afternoon getting to know each other and how they met – through mutual friends – while wandering around Caledonia State Park. It was a […]

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