The Best Photo Filter Is Still No Filter (Here’s Why)
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Summary
Filters are an easy way to enhance photos, with one tap providing smooth skin and mimicking lighting conditions, among other things.
AI filters can make images seem over-edited and less nostalgic, more like a poster.
Unfiltered photos are more relatable and evocative of emotions and memories.
Developing a photographer’s eye and paying attention to lighting and composition can eliminate the need for filters.
It’s okay to keep photographs unedited, recognizing that not every moment needs to be “Instagram-ready.”
Challenges and rules, such as capturing a portrait in harsh daylight without filters or in conditions that might ordinarily call for a specific filter, can help develop skills and reinforce not relying on filters.
In the end, filtering can get in the way of an honest story and appreciation of a moment.
