Snapchat filters

Augmented selfie effects

Snapchat filters are digital overlays applied to photos and videos within the Snapchat app, modifying appearance in real time.

Some add decorative elements like dog ears or flower crowns; others smooth skin, enlarge eyes, or reshape facial features.

The technology uses facial recognition to track and transform.

Filter has become shorthand for any app-based facial modification: She looks different without a filter.

Related

big eyes · lenses · augmented reality · dog ears · flower crown · beauty mode · sparkles · rainbow · swipe · story · disappearing · effects · overlay · puppy · bunny · glow · smooth skin · distortion

Categories
Opposites
image authenticity

Snapchat filterscandid shots

Unposed, natural photographs

documentary photography · no filter

edit permanence

Snapchat filtersfilm photography

Image-making with celluloid

film processing · airbrushing

visual aesthetic

Snapchat filtersphotojournalism

Visual news reporting

gritty realism · street photography · harsh lighting

Family

Snapchat, filter, snap, chat, snapped, snapping, snapper, snaps, chatted

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G