Apps like Tezza made aesthetic editing simple and accessible for everyone. But once you get used to it, you might start looking for something more powerful.

Use diagonals to enliven your photos, fill them with energy, and draw the viewer into the frame.

In the modern era, iPhones have become more than capable of taking high-quality pictures. They have come a long way, with the latest models even offering the option to shoot RAW. In fact, one of the biggest movie releases recently, 28 Years Later, a $75 million zombie film, had several scenes shot on an iPhone 15 Pro Max. While these shots used specialist rigs attached to the phone, which certainly go beyond what most people would use day to day, it still speaks volumes about the capability of the device. As a side note, there was also a particularly interesting scene where they set up 20 iPhones at once, which is well worth checking out.

Apps like Lensa AI are changing how people edit photos. Instead of complex software, artificial intelligence can now retouch portraits, smooth skin, and generate creative avatars in just seconds.

A practical comparison of Darktable and RawTherapee, focusing on workflow, performance, and which free RAW editor fits your editing style best.

Old photographs wear down with time, but the moments they captured do not. Understanding how to restore old photos today is often about approach and patience, not technical knowledge.