A brief summary of the visual revolution
The visual revolution has begun and as a content creator you better start experimenting with image editing to clarify and amplify your message.
Thanks to fast (and affordable) connectivity and super good smartphones with lots of memory and cameras, we can now all create and view this type of content. Wherever we are: a democratization of visual communication.
The trends in visual language include live streaming, Snaps, Insta stories, animated gifs and emojis and you can easily create and broadcast them all yourself. This can be done via any social media channel, because the functions will be integrated into every social app.
Those who are already successful with the new visual language, the online influencers, are not necessarily the ones who make the best quality, depending on how you define quality. That depends entirely on your target group and the chosen channel.
The next step in the new visual language is virtual reality. This content is still expensive to produce yourself, but fortunately old media and many
10 Special Image Editing Apps
Smartphone apps (since 2007) that can edit images are getting better and better. Often these are functions that are also included in a computer program such as Photoshop. But Photoshop is not easy, these apps are and you can also operate them with your smartphone, anywhere and anytime. Due to their success, the major social media channels are also integrating them into their own apps. You can follow the trends in visual language with the following apps:
1. Snapchat
Editable photos and 10-second videos, how to get realtor email addresses location stickers, emojis on video, face lenses, world lenses, and Bitmojis that interact with each other when you call. Snapchat is special because it was the first to introduce the 'temporary 10-second video' format and has always been at the forefront of developments in image editing.
2. Instagram
Editable photos and 1-minute and 10-second videos, including neon writing (Insta Stories). Instagram was a groundbreaking app, not because it was the first to put filters on photos, but because it was the first to be used by a large audience and to have a community. Probably because of the great user experience and the quality of the filters.
3. Camera+
The smartphone as a SLR: this app makes your photos better. Your smartphone's native camera isn't that good, this app almost turns it into a SLR, with depth-of-field effects and the ability to control the light.
4. A Beautiful Mess
Being able to place text over an image is special when you don't need Illustrator or Photoshop for it, and can just make everything bigger and smaller and move and rotate it with your finger. The beautiful fonts and illustrations offered in the app make you a professional designer.