Afterlight

Today I've downloaded a new app on my phone called "afterlight". 

It is now very commonly hashtagged on Instagram and used by loads of people. It is like a mini photoshop which allows you to add different effects on you pictures, play with shadows and contrast, add light and frames. 

I was bored and partly interested in how this app works so I've played with one of the pictures taken today. This is what it looked originally:

I've added some brightness, removed some shadows, added an affect on it that faded the colours and also I've chosen one of the "light leak" effects which is seen on the left of the picture:

Now it looks a little bit unreal but it's fine for my magazine as I want it to be something not ordinary and with its own unique touch. I like the new picture more as it gives nice combination of colours and shades and is not as brown as the original one. It also gives nice shadows, one from Maria's legs and the other two from her arms, that kind of remind me of wings of an angel (if you look closely), and her white dress fluttering in the wind adds to that image.