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I’ve had quite a few people ask me what filter I use on Instagram, so that’s my cue to make a bleach bypass effect tutorial. My “filter” is a variation on the bleach bypass. I don’t completely wash out the photos, but I give it enough of a desaturation and lightening in order for it to pass.<\/p>\n

I tend to underexpose my photos and I prefer the moodier feel, but you can apply the effect to normal exposure photos as well. I imagine overexposed photos would look extremely washed out with this technique, but hey, that’s yet another effect you can go for.<\/p>\n

This is the basic premise of how I edit the photos, so you might want to adjust the techniques to fit your style and preference.<\/p>\n

Related: How To Create a Cohesive Instagram Feed<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

The Basics of the Bleach Bypass Edit<\/h3>\n
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  1. Adjust your initial photo to your preference. This may mean lightening shadows, darkening blacks, whitening whites, and cropping to your preference. There are a number of different, small adjustments you can do before actually doing the color adjustments. Focus on straightening up the photo and honing in the subject you want in focus.<\/li>\n
  2. Your main adjustment to get the photos uniform and “bleached” will be the desaturation. I typically pull down saturation to -50 or so, and pump up the vibrancy accordingly just to bring out the subtle color tones in the photo.Related: Learn how to save your Lightroom adjustments as a premade “filter”<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
  3. In these videos, I exaggerated the blue a LOT. I typically tone down the blue a little and tweak them so they’re not so prominent. In general, I try to have the blue tones noticeable just a tiny bit in the shadows.<\/li>\n
  4. Try not to get detail lost in the shadows. Strike a balance between lightening up the dark tones and getting a dark black tone. Same goes for the highlights. I pull down the highlights a bit in the photos in order to bring out a little bit of midtone\u00a0detail. Some people prefer more contrast, so you can skip this if you like a sharper look.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Bleach Bypass Tutorial Video<\/h3>\n

    Part 1: The Prep<\/h4>\n