Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful week, and are looking forward to the weekend! Today is my first official day of spring break, and Doug and I are packing up the car and heading to Steamboat Springs, Colorado for a week of skiing in the mountains! We cannot even wait!
Lately I’ve been noticing the vintage “dusty” filter on all of my favorite blogger/influencer’s photos, and I immediately decided to hop on the trend! A lot of influencers have been “selling” their specially made filters, but I found a way to add the perfect “dusty” filter to your photo FOR FREE! Yes, that’s right, it’s completely free!
These vintage, dusty filters have been on almost all of my recent Instagram photos (follow along with me @tessa_noelle), and I have gotten such a positive response from all of you! Photo editing is a passion of mine, and I love sharing exciting new ways to enhance your photos (especially when the filters are free, am I right)?!
Okay… enough rambling! Let’s get to the good stuff…
The way to get the vintage, dusty filter on photos is… (drum roll)
Afterlight!
I’ve used this app for years now, and I just discovered the section of the app that includes all of the texture overlays for photos, including the “dusty” filter pack! This filter pack comes with 13 different vintage, dusty options to layer over your photos, and you can even adjust how “intense” you want the filter to be! And yes, it’s all completely free! You can also add light leaks to your photos for free, and you can purchase the “Instant Film” and “Wanderer” filter packs for .99 cents each!
Before vs. after!
Here are a few more examples of my photos using the “dusty” filter pack on Afterlight!
There you have it, a super easy and completely free way to add the vintage, dusty filter to your photos! If you post any photos using this filter, make sure to tag me in them or send me a message on Instagram so I can see!! Also, if you want me to do more photo editing posts, definitely let me know!
I will be “out of office” from Monday, March 5th through Friday, March 9th, but starting Monday, March 12th I am going to be introducing a ton of new content! I don’t want to give anything away, but I’ve been working hard on some exciting projects and I cannot wait to share them with you!! I will also be vlogging our adventures in Colorado, so head over to my YouTube channel so you don’t miss out on any videos! I hope you all have a beautiful day, and enjoy every moment of the weekend!
Love & Good Vibes
Tessa
Today’s Inspiration
This is so awesome that you’re letting us in on your secret! loved reading your post!! I usually use VSCO but i’ll look into afterlight!
xo!
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Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!! I love VSCO as well, I use a combination of Lightroom on my MacBook, VSCO and Afterlight!! I hope you have a beautiful day! <3
xo, Tessa
Thanks so much for this superb tip. I have notice the trend, have the app, but never took the time to figure it out.
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That is so great to hear Vivian, thank you so much! I hope you have a beautiful day! <3
xo, Tessa
Thank you for sharing your secret! I had no idea this app existed! So much to learn still!
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Thank you so much Teresa, I’m so glad you found the post to be helpful!! I hope you have a beautiful day! <3
xo, Tessa
Ahhh! Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing your secrets!!
XO http://www.lydialouise.com/designer-dupes-best-season/
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Thank you so much Lydia, I really appreciate it!! I hope you have a beautiful day! <3
xo, Tessa
Your Instagram photos are so cute! I usually stick with Lightroom, VSCO, and A Color Story, but I’ll have to download Afterlight and try it out!!
xo Kayla
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Thank you so much, you are so sweet!! I typically do most of my editing on Lightroom on my MacBook, and Afterlight to add the finishing touches!! I love it!! I hope you have a beautiful day! <3
xo, Tessa
How funny! I just did a post on the same thing. Your images are so beautiful and have a great feel to them. I love it 🙂
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Oh that is amazing, I love it!! Thank you so much Cristina, right back at you!! I hope you have a beautiful day! <3
xo, Tessa