Categories: Tips & TricksVideos

How to Edit Travel Photos Using Snapseed

Unfortunately most of the cool stuff you see with your eyes, doesn’t always get captured by your camera, UNLESS you know how to properly edit travel photos. Oh, and by “properly”, I mean “easily adjust a few things on a basic photo editing app”, so don’t worry if you have absolutely no idea where to even start with editing.

Since a lot of people ask how I edit my travel photos, I decided to finally make a quick tutorial showing the typical process I do using a free phone app called Snapseed (no this post isn’t sponsored by them, yes I think it should be) .

Snapseed was actually recommended to me by a real photographer, and I’ve had lots of fun tweaking the settings and filters to create my own hybrid of semi-professional, semi-looks-like-a-fairytale type photos.

So if you’re interested in learning how to edit travel photos in an extremely quick and easy way, please take 6 minutes to watch the video that I made for you. I sacrificed lots of awkward moments trying to film myself holding a phone up backwards, so you better show me some awesomely edited travel photos!!

Here’s the Video Tutorial:

Below is also a screenshot recap:

1. Open Your Travel Photo in Snapseed

2. Select “Tune Image”

3. Adjust Brightness

4. Slightly Adjust Contrast

5. Increase Saturation

6. Add HDR (But Don’t Over Do It!)

7. Adjust Structure and Sharpening

8. Save a Copy!

Voila!

Did you like this article? Please share it on Pinterest! 

Alyssa Ramos

Alyssa Ramos of @MyLifesATravelMovie is one of the original Solo Female Travel Blogger/influencers for 11+ years! She's been to 140+ Countries, all 7 Continents, 7 World Wonders, 7 Wonders of Nature, and has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and Everest Basecamp! Alyssa is also the original creator of Influencer-Hosted Group Trips, and hosts 4-5 adventures per year to unique, remote, and stereotypical "dangerous" places. Tap the Group Trips tab to learn more! After being fully nomadic for 8 years, she now owns an apartment in Tulum and lives part time in Italy with her fiance.

View Comments

  • Snapseed is such a powerful tool for editing travel photos! Your guide on using it will be incredibly helpful for enhancing those travel memories. Excited to see the tips and tricks you’ve shared!

  • This is awesome!! Will definetly use this app! What do you do if you get a non-blue sky day when your taking pics ?! Most of my Iceland pics were under white hazzi rainy skies. :(

    • Thanks! To be honest, I'm a die-hard photo-go-getter, so I shoot only when the sky is blue...but if you look at some non-gopro accounts on IG, a lot of them have (and prefer) the white sky so you can probably adjust the settings and just make the whole photo super light and pastel-like!

    • Download the "Capture" app by GoPro, and it will let you see the gallery on your phone!

  • Hahaha I have been using Snapseed every single time I post on Instagram after reading this post. What have I been missing all my grammable life?! Anyway nice pic of Gardens by the Bay. I'm from Singapore :)

    • Hahaha "all my grammble life", glad it helped! Need to go back to Singapore, I was only there a few days!

  • Wow, I just stumbled upon this post while searching for your Hollywood sign hike and didn't know you could use HDR on Snapseed! I feel like my whole life has changed!

  • Thank you so much !!
    I love your pics even if they don't look anymore realistic but who cares the result is fantastic.
    Have fun travelling, love from France.

Recent Posts

Uzbekistan Travel Guide: What I Wish I Knew Before Going Solo

I traveled solo to Uzbekistan and can confirm: you need to be a moderate-to-advanced traveler…

3 weeks ago

Ultimate Guide to Lalibela Ethiopia’s Surreal Rock Hewn Churches

Add Lalibela, Ethiopia and its rock-carved churches to your bucketlist with this complete travel guide!

2 months ago

Carry-On Only Island Hopping Packing List

Here's a lightweight island hopping packing list for carry-on only luggage! Just the term "island-hopping"…

2 months ago

How to Visit Corsica – The French Island the Elite Want Kept Secret

Corsica is an extremely well hidden gem in the Mediterranean that most people haven't heard…

3 months ago

What to Wear for Gorilla Trekking -Packing List

No joke, I had no idea what to wear for gorilla trekking, and luckily one…

3 months ago

How to Get to Cala Goloritze – 2025’s #1 Best Beach in the World

If you’ve ever searched for the best beaches in the world, chances are you’ve seen…

3 months ago