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March 3, 2014 | by Masumi Goldman
Instagram Quick Tip: Accentuate Muscle Tone

Navigating the world of photo-editing apps is tedious, especially if you are new to photography and new to Instagram. Rather than wasting money on apps that you may not like or use, let me introduce you to my favorite tips and programs for creating visually appealing photos.

“Simply HDR” is one of my favorite apps for adjusting shadow, light, grain and contrast. The result of using such an app? Greater detail and more dramatic photos. Do you want to accentuate your existing muscle tone? If so, this is the app for you.
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Take a look at the two images of me lifting my leg over my shoulder. The top photo is straight out of the camera with no editing at all. The bottom photo is the same image with about 10 seconds of editing in “Simply HDR.” As you can see, the app doesn’t create muscles where there are none, but it certainly accentuates what currently exists!

Photo editing is a fun and creative way to express yourself. Create beautiful and dramatic images by adding depth and shadow. Please keep in mind that I just focused on one aspect of this app. Obviously it can be used in many ways, not just to define one’s physique. Accentuating bodies is clearly not the purpose of this program, but it’s one application of it. Take a look at this app, and research some others on your own. Have fun!

3 Comments
  • Thanks for the tip! Any chance you could share what you actually did to edit the photo? I bought the app but it is pretty overwhelming!! I can see that it would be quick and easy if you knew what changes to make, but without knowing that, it’s just a lot of guesswork, which isn’t so quick at all :)

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    • Load a photo into the app from your camera roll. Click on the “Adjust” menu, and just play around by moving the radius slider, the strength slider, and the smoothing slider.

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  • Oh noes. I can’t find the app in the play store. Is this an Ios-only app? Too bad :( any recos for android? Or what are the functions we should be looking for to get the same effects?

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