You love to spend your free time posting photos and videos on different social networks. You use Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram on a daily basis, but recently your friends told you about some applications that allow you to fare foto in stile Tumblr, that is, according to the style of the social network Tumblr, where it is fashionable to upload photos with a particular style, a little eccentric and colorful.
Well, given that you are a person who loves photography, as well as social networks, you shouldn't miss the opportunity to take pictures and edit them with filters and effects that are in line with this particular trend line. At this point, then you shouldn't waste any more time: throw yourself headlong into reading this guide of mine completely dedicated to apps to take pictures in Tumblr style. I will tell you first of all about Tumblr, this Yahoo social network, especially since this is also widely used as a platform for creating a free blog, rich in multimedia content.
As I mentioned to you, however edit photos in tumblr style just use smartphone applications, but the official social network application is also available to edit photos, with this colorful style that appeals to users of the social network. Basically, all you need to figure out which application to use for fare foto in stile Tumblr is your favorite device between Android and iOS. So keep it at hand because I will tell you in detail about the functioning of the official Tumblr application and other applications that you can use to edit photos with a style that suits that of the social network. Are you ready? Great, let's get started!
What is Tumblr
Before talking to you in detail about the Tumblr application that allows you to take photos and record videos and then edit and share them on the social network, I need to make a premise. I would like to explain to you what Tumblr is, why it is so popular but, above all, how it is used. You will see that you will find it very interesting to discover it, also because in this way you will be able to tell it to your friends who have made you discover it.
Among all social networks, Tumblr is quite known for its original features that make it a microblogging platform, as well as a social network. Tumblr is popular with a mostly young audience and its strong point is its focus on visual content.
Unlike Instagram and Snapchat, Tumblr also gives space to textual content: your Tumblr profile is nothing more than a sort of personal blog where you can insert links and quotes, videos, music, photos and, more generally, it is possible also integrate content shared by other users. Tumblr blogs are called tumblelog and, if you start using the social network, you will soon realize how different your blog will be from any other traditional blog.
Other social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, for example, also allow you to give space to textual content, but Tumblr differs for the presence of very short texts, enriched with hashtags and a lot of multimedia content. It is not easy to compare Tumblr to any other social network, especially because its main characteristics mean that it is configured mainly as a sort of virtual diary in which to write all your thoughts, insert quotes, single photos and videos, rather than a traditional social network.
Having become popular in 2013 thanks to the acquisition by Yahoo, Tumblr is therefore an atypical social network. Although less popular than Facebook or Instagram, it still remains a widely used tool for finding images and GIFs to share. Furthermore, thanks to the various updates, Tumblr has managed to keep up with the times by introducing the application for Android and iOS mobile devices as well as the ability to share GIFs, upload videos and even insert music in your blog thanks to the integration with Spotify and Soundcloud.
Did this introduction of me on how Tumblr works intrigued you and now you would like to know more? Don't worry, in the following lines I will tell you about all the tools made available by Tumblr and its application for Android and iOS. I will also list other applications, besides the official one, that will allow you to edit photos in tumblr style.
The first thing you need to do to start using Tumblr is to log into your account or register for the first time. Then go to the official website and then press the button Start to register or the button Log in to log in. If this is the first time you register, you must clearly fill in all the required data and enter, in the appropriate fields, Email, password e username you intend to use. Otherwise, to log in, you simply need to type the email address and password indicated during registration.
Once you are logged in, you will notice that the platform comes up with a main screen which, called Dashboard, represents the Tumblr homepage. Through this screen you can view the content posted by other users and interact with them. There are in fact several symbols dedicated to interaction: the symbol ofpaper airplane which allows you to send a user's post to another Tumblr user as a private message; the symbol of a comic which allows you to write a comment under a post; the symbol of two arrows which is used to share content on your Tumblr blog and, finally, the symbol of the heart which represents the classic "I like it".
The other Tumblr tools you can interact with are visible in the top right bar. Among the most prominent buttons, which differentiate Tumblr from other social networks, are the symbol of one compass which allows you to access a section dedicated to trending content and the symbol of a little man which allows you to start taking full advantage of your blog on Tumblr by sharing your posts.
Tumblr: app to modify photo
Once you understand what the basic features of the social network are, the best application you can use to edit your photos, according to the style of the social network, is the official application.
If you are reading this article of mine directly from your smartphone, you can download the Tumblr app in a simple and immediate way, using the link below:
- Tumblr - Download the free app for Android via Play Store
- Tumblr - Download the free app for iOS via the App Store
Once you have downloaded and installed the app, open it to see how it works with me. Register if you have not already done so or log in, you will automatically find yourself in the main screen of the Dashboard and you can start using the photo editing tools.
To start editing your Tumblr-style photos, press the symbol of pencil at the center of the app. This will open a circular menu consisting of several buttons: GIF, Link, Chat, Quote, Audio, Video, Text. Let's see them in detail, they are very important: the button GIF it will allow you to create animated GIFs starting from a video available in the library of your device or by recording one on the spot; the button Gallery will allow you to take pictures using the camera of your device and then subsequently edit it with filters which I will talk about later. By pressing the button instead Link, you'll be able to share a new post on your Tumblr blog and insert related links from accompanying descriptions and titles. The buttons are also interesting Chat, Quote e Text that allow you to write a short text or insert a quote with captivating and original graphics; the button Audio allows you to add an audio file, such as a music track among those available in the database that integrates songs from Spotify and Soundcloud.
If all you need is the photo editing tool, then hit the button Gallery. In the following lines I'll explain how to edit a photo, using Tumblr.
First, choose whether to take a photo on the spot or select one or more photos from your media library by tapping on it. The application also offers support for sharing iOS live photos. Once you have selected the photo to edit, you will now have access to the Tumblr photo editor. As you can see, there are only three buttons for editing photos: the symbol of one smiley which will allow you to add colorful stickers to your photos, the symbol of two A (one uppercase and one lowercase) which will be used to add text to your photo and the symbol of a Magic wand, used to edit the photo with eye-catching filters.
It is precisely the combination of these editing tools that you will be able to give that singular look to your photos. Tumblr-style photos often come in decidedly vibrant and gaudy colors. A style perhaps a bit 'retro', given that it seems inspired by the 90s, but this is undoubtedly the strong point of the foto in stile Tumblr.
More apps to edit Tumblr-style photos
Although the Tumblr application is the official one to use for editing photos that are in line with those of the social network, there are other popular applications that allow you to edit photos in a Tumblr style. Here are some of them:
- VSCO (Android / iOS) - Popular free photo editing app that replaces your smartphone's default camera. The main features of VSCO allow you to improve the photos taken by changing the default parameters of the smartphone camera. Some basic image editing tools are also integrated with post production tools and pre-set presets.
- Rhonna Design (Android / iOS) - Paid application widely used to edit photos to add Tumblr-style effects. In particular, among the most prominent features of the app, there is the possibility of adding elegant writings and stickers to the photos you want to edit.
- Glitch (Android / iOS) - Another free application for making particular effects that seem to be very popular on Tumblr is called Glitch. Available on Android and iOS, Glitch allows you to edit a photo by inserting the glitch effect.
