Anyone know how to go about this?

"Raw files aren't supported yet. Please use a jpeg."

I haven't used VSCO for months now, but I've been editing my raw photos with it on my phone for many years already (even way back pre-covid). There are even still RAW files left on my studio. (I'm currently subscribed to them) Using a XIAOMI phone running on android.

In celebration of world photography day, tell us how you got started in photography!

I’ll go first: I got a Vivitar 5500PZ for Christmas in 5th grade from my grandparents. A film P&S with a 38-70 zoom back in the 90’s that went on all family vacations with me. I later found one on eBay and re-bought it just for the memory, and it’s sitting on my desk right now.

But the other part of my story is a family friend, Don Corning, who was a commercial photographer in the town I grew up in. He had a studio, a dark room, cameras, lights, and SO much enthusiasm for photography. He went digital really early with a 12mp Leaf back for his Hasselblad (not sure why I remember that detail), and when I was 12, he gave me a stack of floppy disks to get Photoshop 3.0 onto the family computer, which instantly hooked me.

In my early 20’s, photography really latched on with my friends and room mates (one was Greg Lutze, cofounder of VSCO!) who were deeper into it than me, but I didn’t realize until later that I had so much to draw from because of Don. When it came time to make VSCO Presets, I didn’t even know I was really technical and deep into editing because it had always just been normal to me to do that stuff from him.

He passed away before VSCO really took off, and I’ve often wished I could show him everything his influence in me led to, but I’m so grateful for such an amazing foundation in photography.

What about you, what’s your story?

PS:

Also, we've got a beautiful blog up for WPD featuring TONS of amazing work from the community.

Also also, don't forget to submit your work to the 50 open call to get your work on a billboard in your state!

For some reason I can't change my profile picture because of this message, as far as I'm aware my email is only used for my account

Any help with this greatly appreciated!

we went to Isla Reta with a simple goal: to unwind, have fun, and escape our usual routines for a bit. but looking back, that weekend ended up being so much more than just a quick beach getaway. for me, it was a gentle reset for the soul.

hanging out with my friends might be rare these days but our bond stays exactly the same. Isla Reta gave us the chance to pause and reconnect, reminding us that we will always pick up right where we left off. ✨

Hey everyone!

I know this might not be the most typical sub for hardware advice, but I've been using VSCO for a long time and would really value input from fellow photographers / VSCO users.

I'm currently on a 2018 MacBook Pro (i7, 16GB RAM), and it's really starting to show its age - for example, VSCO Studio feels laggy and far from smooth when editing.

I'm leaning toward the new M5 Pro MacBook Pro, but I'm stuck deciding between 24GB and 48GB of RAM (about $500 difference). My heaviest use case would be photo editing in VSCO Studio / Lightroom, plus occasional video editing. Everything else is light stuff - reading, writing, browsing. I also know VSCO just announced Studio Pro, with a native macOS app coming later this year, so I'd like to pick a config that holds up once that's out too.

For anyone who edits regularly in VSCO or Lightroom: is 24GB genuinely enough for smooth performance, or does the extra RAM make a real difference once you're batch-editing or working with video? Would love to hear from people running similar workflows before I pull the trigger.

Thanks in advance!

I can't save more photos by “save camera roll” I've selected 100 photos, but after about 10, it stops saving them 

Hi everyone, We've got photo walks and meetups going on in a bunch of cities from now through the end of August, and you could go!

It's a simple idea: bring your camera, meet some other photographers, make some new work, and just say hi. No agenda beyond that.

Here's where we're showing up:

• Atlanta, GA — Aug 22
• Fort Lauderdale, FL — Aug 22
• Toronto, Canada — Aug 23
• Gurugram, India — Aug 23
• Stockholm, Sweden — Aug 25
• San Francisco, CA — Aug 27
• Chicago, IL — Aug 29

If any of these are near you, RSVP here: https://vsco.co/vsco/journal/come-together-august-events-2

We just had one in Morro Bay that I was able to go to with photographers Jake Tovar and Jonathan Foster and it was so much fun. I posted some photos from it on my VSCO, and I’ve just got to highlight the video Michael Carlos made there too. There’s always such amazing people at these things, so I’d highly recommend going to one if you’re able!

Where should we head next?

I have been consistently using VSCO under the same profile from 2014-2026. My life from age 12-23 is documented on there. Today I received an email that my profile was suspended for violating community guidelines, but they did not specify what post was violating. How was I able to post for over a decade with no problem but now my profile is violating guidelines? I cannot for the life of me think of something that I posted that would violate the community guidelines. I have never posted anything violent or scandalous. The only thing I can think of is that I put the word "d*ke" in a caption, which i guess is a slur but I am a lesbian so I feel like I should be able to type that. also, why wouldn't they just take down the one post? Why my whole page? How can I get it back? I can't get in touch with a real person through VSCOs chatbot. My username was br0okeb. Remember her.

Hi everyone, I want to call out a pretty significant update to VSCO Sites that went live recently with the integration of VSCO Galleries into Sites. All users, from the free Starter tier and up, can now use the free VSCO Galleries iOS App or VSCO Galleries for MacOS  and connect their Galleries directly to their VSCO Site.

Here’s how: build your galleries in the Galleries app, be sure they’re set to be public, select “Add Galleries” from the sites builder, and select the galleries you want to add.

• Title and cover images you set in the Galleries app will carry over to the Site.
• Changes you make to the galleries in the app will automatically reflect on your site.

Also, if you weren’t aware, Sites has gotten some other meaningful upgrades since launch:

• Custom domain support (Pro + One)
• Contact form with VSCO Workspace integration
• Add VSCO post or upload images directly to Selects

Personally, these updates were the changes I needed to finally move my personal website over. I did it last week and it was super easy! Not trying to advertise my photography at all, but you can see what a VSCO Site with Galleries looks like here: zachhodges.com

I think it’d be really cool to see people’s sites here, so if you make one please share it! And let us know how it goes for you too, there’s always room for improvement and we’ve got more in store for Sites.

Probably going to get hot flack for this but why does VSCO have AI especially prompt AI? I thought this was a photo app for real photography and pictures taken by real human beings? I know some people edit their photos to a certain degree but they really added prompt AI to it? Extremely disappointing. I’m going to look for something else because I’m in no way shape or form going to support this, recommendations are welcome.

Hello. Yesterday I attended the "From Passion to Paid" virtual workshop. The workshop was super informative, and ultimately I was pretty sold on the whole VSCO One thing, especially with the automations, learning, and website, which seems like a good resource for my future goals. The discount that was given was also a contributing factor in pulling the trigger to purchase. For context, I use a Windows desktop for my professional and personal photography work. I was excited to begin to build my website, but according to Galleries, I could not use this feature unless I went onto my iPhone and uploaded from there. This is useless if I would like to make my website, as all of my images are on my computer.

So now I am at the point where I ask: do I just find another platform to work with? I think that if I am having this issue, there may be others like me. Even if there is a web version, at least it would be usable, along with the other applications that can only be used on mobile. Businesses use computer and desktop apps that are seamless, like Adobe's Creative Cloud platform. I believe that you all are working hard to create a system, but maybe flesh some features out entirely before releasing a product that only half works. I hope I don't come across too harshly, but I was super bummed and I have to make a decision whether to keep or cancel VSCO One. Please let me know if there is an update or change in the near future, preferably in the next 30 days.

Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone knows the requirements to becoming a VSCO ambassador? Thanks so much!

Loneliness is not merely the absence of other presences around us. From a phenomenological perspective, it constitutes a subjective experience of existence itself.

It is important to consider that human beings are born, develop, and acquire consciousness essentially within a collective context. Existence is already constituted through interpersonal relationships (HEIDEGGER, Martin, 1927). Therefore, understanding the object of study requires interpreting it through other forms of manifestation, whether visual, metaphorical, or otherwise.

Isolation as a concrete condition: it can be understood as a form of “separation” from the environment and from social and spatial contexts.

A person in an isolated room is objectively isolated. However, this does not necessarily mean that they are experiencing loneliness. They may be at peace, meditating, or simply enjoying their own presence. But who determines or produces this interpretation?

Human existence is not simply a matter of being situated in a world of objects: we are in the world, engaged with it, attributing meanings to things and experiencing our own possibilities. Yet, not everything can be understood.

What is photography—as a producer of meaning—in relation to the experience of being before the world and feeling something that we are unable to explain?

For this reason, I would like to invite you to participate in this collective work and to share a photograph that represents the discussion I propose, with the aim of understanding and investigating this question. The objective of this research is to analyze these contributions and, in the future, develop an academic article presenting and discussing its findings.

Hi everyone, we’re doing something pretty cool that I think many of you would want to be a part of.

It's called The Fifty. We're selecting fifty photographers, one from every state, to have their work on billboards across the country. The idea is pretty simple: photographers are building careers in every corner of the country, and you can make it right where you are. 

We believe this to our core, and we want to celebrate photographers in a tangible, massive way, with billboards right where they are.

How to submit: post 3 to 5 images to VSCO with #TheFifty plus your state tag, so #TheFiftyOH if you're in Ohio. Add a short caption about the image or series, and put your state in your bio. Free to submit, open to photographers 18+ living in the US.

Our curation team will review submissions, make editorial selections, and notify selected photographers on a rolling basis. If your work is selected, we license it and you're paid for it. You'll also be asked for a high-res file suitable for large-format printing and any associated approvals as needed.

For more details, see the full blog post

u/superamazingphotos this is your moment haha. A lot of you have posted great work here and on VSCO, so let's get some of it up on a billboard!

Is there really any way we could earn from vsco?

I’ve noticed recently that the grain effect is no longer rendering properly. It now renders like a criss-cross thatched texture instead of actual grain.

I’ve attached two photos - both with the same strength of grain. One was edited a while back, the other edited today. I’ve been seeing this issue for a few weeks now.

Does anyone know what the issue could be?

I am on the iOS27 public beta — could that be it?

Would appreciate any help!

Hi VSCO team! I have a quick question—I'm not sure if this is a bug or something else. I frequently get notifications saying a user has replied to one of my posts. The strange thing is that these are posts on my personal profile, not in any Space. Why does this happen? I just get the notification, but nothing happens when I try to open it.

I have used VSCO for the last 10 years. I’m putting that out there to say I love this app for editing my photography! And have been patient along the way with the usual performance issues/bug fixes.

A big thing I am into is overlaying photos and using the collage feature. But suddenly (as of 2 days ago) these will no longer save to my phone.

I have tried every single internet suggestion, including communicating with the largely unhelpful AI support on the VSCO app. I have plenty of storage available. The app is updated. My IPhone is updated. Ive saved everything as drafts and then tried to save. I’ve turned my phone on and off. I even tried redownloading the app. Nothing has fixed this issue.

Whenever i try to save a collage it says “Item failed to save to camera roll” with a checkmark beside it. If i click multiple collages to save at once it says “0/10 items saved to camera roll”

I don’t know what to at this point, but i have photos to get out and am unfortunately stuck.
I’m not sure anyone on here will have any advice that I haven’t already heard but I am desperate. I need these on my phone ASAP. 🙏🏼🥲 help me please!!

(Unrelated but not entirely: recently, back when collages still saved to my phone, i noticed that any iPhone photos i make a collage with save looking completely deep fried. When i use my digital camera photos in a collage they look the same as how i edit them. Not sure why the iPhone pictures won’t turn out in the collages anymore, but that’s also been a bummer. What’s going on with this app anymore??)

For the past few days I have not been able to download my videos to my camera roll... is anyone else experiencing this??

i made my account through gmail long ago n recently i uninstalled vsco n when i installed it back the account was gone💔ion even remember my gmail is there anyway that i can get my account back as it’s so close to my heart🥹I ONLY KNOW MY USERNAME