I guess having a blog where I am trying to document using film in photography and using the term “VSCO film” may be confusing to those who aren’t familiar. So this will answer all of your questions and show you the before an afters of using VSCO.
VSCO film is a preset in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop Camera Raw and was created by the Visual Supply Company. When shooting any digital image in the RAW format, which is a digital negative format and takes up more space than JPEG, the images can be “processed” in Lightroom and CR using any of their presets and turned into a JPEG. The processing makes each image look as if it were shot using film. They have presets for Fuji and Kodak, in color and black and white and other touch-ups needed. Of course film is way better because it’s the real thing, but VSCO ain’t bad.
If you are debating whether or not to purchase, I strongly recommend that you do! VSCO film is SO FUN! The time spent editing is so little and if you like the look of film without actually using film, this is the way to do it.
I haven’t purchased more real film yet, when the Federal government dumps that hefty refund into our checking, I plan on stocking up for a while and will be posting more pictures from actual film, so until then, waiting is just NOT FUN.
[Examples of VSCO Film Edits – ONE CLICK EDITING!]
