On April 7th, VSCO is releasing a new photo preset series, The Alchemy Collection which features 10 photo editing settings. I was asked to test-drive and play with the set, and had a blast comparing, picking and choosing.
VSCO describes The Alchemy Collection as the ideal pack “for lifestyle photography, stylized portraiture, and strong statement images,” and I have to agree: the presets are bold and beautiful. My personal favourites are Q1, Q3 (numero uno!), Q5 and Q8, but they’re all so unique and different—not only from each other—but from any other filter pack. So without further ado, here’s some shots I’ve taken over the past while, all edited with each of the Alchemy presets. The before shots are raw and unedited and the afters use the described preset.
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After: Q1 from The Alchemy Collection
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After: Q2 from The Alchemy Collection
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After: Q3 from The Alchemy Collection
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After: Q4 from The Alchemy Collection
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After: Q5 from The Alchemy Collection
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After: Q5 from The Alchemy Collection
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After: Q7 from The Alchemy Collection
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After: Q7 from The Alchemy Collection
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After: Q8 from The Alchemy Collection
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After: Q9 from The Alchemy Collection
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After: Q10 from The Alchemy Collection
Loving these. Check your VSCO app ‘Store’ page on April 7th to download them for yourself!
![Towards the end of our four-day drive from Ontario to BC, every time we’d arrive in our destination town, we’d play Dean Martin’s Houston and sing it to Piper [swipe for a vid]. It was kinda the sign of delirium setting in after 12 hour days driving, but it became the ballad of arrival, and today I get to hit play on that very track as I travel back home to Houston, Houston, Houston (aka Squamish, Squamish, Squamish). I’ve never felt more at home than when I’m here in the mountains with these two soul mates. (I took this pic on November 3rd, 2018—the day after we arrived in our new home, and before I even knew why it felt that way 💞](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/95604a9e6805f6edb98a4215d6bfdc31/5E0FBCFF/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c0.180.1440.1440/s640x640/66793308_469668900285072_9042051976330943464_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com "Towards the end of our four-day drive from Ontario to BC, every time we’d arrive in our destination town, we’d play Dean Martin’s Houston and sing it to Piper [swipe for a vid]. It was kinda the sign of delirium setting in after 12 hour days driving, but it became the ballad of arrival, and today I get to hit play on that very track as I travel back home to Houston, Houston, Houston (aka Squamish, Squamish, Squamish). I’ve never felt more at home than when I’m here in the mountains with these two soul mates. (I took this pic on November 3rd, 2018—the day after we arrived in our new home, and before I even knew why it felt that way 💞")
