How to edit your reels for that dark, moody Instagram aesthetic

Social Edit
1 min readFeb 3, 2024

Still loving that dark, moody Instagram aesthetic?

Here’s a YouTube Short, showing how you can achieve that aesthetic right from your iPhone camera.

On an iPhone:

  • Focus on the part of the image you want at the forefront
  • Tap on the screen and pull the brightness down —
  • Long press to lock the focus
  • In the edit, reduce the exposure a touch. Increase the contrast. Increase blacks ever so slightly

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