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VKontakte users constantly exchange hundreds and thousands of photos. Without this, it is impossible to imagine a popular Russian-language social network. Uploading pictures to the site is quite simple, almost everyone knows this. But many people have a question about how to change a photo in VK? In this article we will look at ways to do this from a computer and phone. We will also look into what problems social network users may encounter.

How to change a photo on VKontakte from a PC

The photo editor is simple and has wide functionality, including tools for cropping, adjusting brightness and contrast, working with styles and text. To edit photos in the desktop version of VK, follow these steps:

Open the photo you want to process and click the “More” button.
In the menu that appears, select “Photo Editor”.
Use the Filters tool to select the appropriate design (there are 18 processing options to choose from).
Cropping will allow you to select the optimal aspect ratio, rotate along the horizontal or vertical axis, and also mirror the image.
If necessary, add text to the photo. Choose a font, point size, and color for a creative design.
Make manual adjustments to brightness, exposure, saturation, and contrast. The functionality also allows you to add blur and vignette.
If necessary, add emojis or interesting stickers to the image.

For high-quality photo editing results on VKontakte, it is not necessary to use all the tools. After all, the main thing in processing is not to overdo it. Play with different design options, experiment with effects and save the result. It is important to remember that after editing, o appears in the image description.

Social media promotion: 8 photo editors for successful content marketing

Interesting, compelling, unique content. Every day is new. If you've gotten serious about social media marketing, you know how difficult it can be. But choosing quality content is half the battle. The other 50% is design. A post with an image attracts attention 650% better than just text. 650! This is too big a number to ignore.

Beautifully designed posts will not only attract attention. If you care about the quality of the image and adhere to a consistent style, your profiles on social networks will help create and maintain the company’s image and stand out from competitors.

If you don't know Photoshop, are tired of endless filter apps, or don't want to hire a designer, try the tools from our selection. They will save time and take over the routine. You will be left with a flight of fancy.

Content Creator

This is an application for iOS. Use it to add text to a picture. Dozens of templates are available for quotes, recipes, discounts and promotions, special offers and holiday posts. You can crop the image for any social network, upload your own pictures, add a logo. Since it's a mobile app, you can create stunning images on the go.

This is what the template looks like:

And what happened in the end:

Canva

A service with an intuitive interface and dozens of free templates for all occasions: for social networks, blogs, documents, cards, invitations... You can create your own templates by uploading images, inserting text and changing fonts.

Add clipart, diagrams, logos, try filters... Get the most out of Canva. Each project is automatically saved and you can come back later to make changes. The only negative is that the service only supports English text. Most of the features are free and are enough for good results. You can access additional templates, backgrounds, and images with a paid plan.

Skitch

Use this tool if you need to tell readers about changes or draw attention to certain products. Upload a photo or screenshot and add text comments. You can point out important parts of the image with arrows or other markers and highlight key phrases. The interface is simple, creating the desired image will take no more than 5 minutes. Application in Russian.

It took 1 minute to talk about the new location of additional product photos in the Ecwid store:

Design inspiration

Do you have a lot of ideas, but don't know how to present them? Find inspiration at Designspiration. You can select up to 5 colors and set a search for them to select images for a specific palette. This is a great way to stick to your corporate colors and design the page in a consistent style. Unusual, stylish images will add elegance and wow your readers.

We chose blue and white shades from the Ecwid color palette. Here are some search results:

Pablo

Simple and fast service. Images can be sent to social networks directly from here. Pablo is suitable if you need quick results. Why spend hours learning Photoshop when you can just paste your logo onto a picture and add attractive text? Plus, Pablo has a convenient browser extension. You can click on any picture on the network, and it will immediately open in the editor.

Stock photo:

One click and we are already editing photos in Pablo:

Adobe Cooler

The service will help you create and maintain a unified design style for online store pages on social networks. Adobe Kuler creates unique palettes of different shades. Select a base color and the tool will automatically select four perfectly matching contrasting colors.

Take your brand colors or your favorite colors as a basis and choose the appropriate color for text and other details. A unified presentation of information will help readers immediately recognize your posts in the feed.

Pictochart

A service for creating content with a lot of information: infographics, PDF presentations, professional-looking posters and reports. There are many free templates available. On average, after posting an infographic, traffic increases by 12%, take advantage of it!

Social Media Image Maker

Nobody wants to remember image sizes for social media. This tool takes care of the problem, relieving you of the need to adjust images to the desired format. Select a social network, size, upload an image, add a stylish filter. Play with the effects and... the picture is ready for publication! The interface is simple and not distracting. The only negative is that there is no VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

Try the service if you need a couple of touches to improve your image:

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Regardless of which services you use, follow the rules:

Get a high quality image from the start.
Don't overuse filters and effects.
Facebook's advertising policy prohibits the use of photographs that contain more than 20% text. VKontakte does not allow pictures with more than 50% text.
On Facebook and VKontakte it is better to use images in PNG format. Unlike JPG files, they do not lose quality when downloaded.
Images with a white background are less noticeable and may appear to be part of the social network's interface. More colors!
Keep a cheat sheet of image sizes for 9 social networks popular in Russia.

What image editing tools do you use? Tell us in the comments!

How to edit a photo in the VK mobile application

In the official client of the VKontakte social network for smartphones, you can also perform image processing. However, it should be clarified that editing is performed at the stage of adding the image to the album. In the future, you can only change the photo from your computer. Processing already posted photos from a smartphone is not possible, at least in the current update.

So, to edit a photo on VKontakte, you need to:

Open the album in the application in which you plan to place the image.
In the context menu, select “Add Photo”. Your phone's gallery will open with all your photos.
Select the desired image by long pressing on it.
Make the checkbox inactive in the upper right corner. The “Edit” button will appear at the bottom of the screen.
Open the photo editor, process and save the result.

It's worth noting that editing options in the mobile app are somewhat limited. There are basic tools that will allow you to crop or rotate a photo, add text, a drawing or a sticker to it. Auto-correction is also available. This feature is useful for those who do not want to manually configure it.

Working with a photo editor on the VKontakte social network is a good way to make your photos more aesthetically attractive. You can not only share them with friends, but also use them, for example, to create original gifts. Print your most beautiful photos on a T-shirt, mug or magnets. This can be done in the Mimigram mobile application, which is available for free download on Google Play or the App Store.

Ways to change a photo in VK

You can change your avatar photo on the VK social network in several ways, both from your computer and from your phone. Let's consider these methods in detail.

From computer

If you want to set your avatar to an image stored on your PC on your own page of the VK service, then you need to hover your mouse over the profile photo. At the bottom you will see a small menu that appears, click on the “Update photo” item.

When the camera is activated, you can take a photo and upload it. But usually, rarely does anyone do this. So, click on the “Select file” button.

Explorer will open. Find the folder with the desired picture on your PC, select it with the mouse and click on the “Open” button.

Select the area that will be visible to users who visit your profile and click on the “Save and Continue” link. The VKontakte website will create several pictures from the image. They will be used in news, notifications, and comments. Click "Save".

Now the main image of the page has been changed.

From phone

If you visit VK using a mobile application, then you need to open the menu on the side and tap on the avatar. This will take you to the main page of your own profile:

Now in the picture below in the corner on the right, click on the camera icon.
A menu will appear, select “Load from gallery”. You can also take a photo directly from your phone by clicking “Take Photo.”
Select the required photo on your device and click on it.
In the window that appears, you can perform image editing actions: change the brightness, turn on filters, crop. When everything is ready, you need to click “Attach”.
Select the thumbnail that appears in other people's messages, news and click on the check mark icon in the corner at the bottom right.

When the photo is loaded, a checkmark will be visible in the notification line on the phone screen.

Using an already uploaded photo

To install an image that was previously in the “VK” profile, you must do the following:

In the left menu, click on the “Photos” column.
Now click on the album with the desired photo.
Find the picture and click on it to open it fully.
There are buttons below the image. You need to hover your cursor over the “More” button, and then enter “Set as profile photo” in the drop-down menu.
Select the area that is visible to other users on your page.
Select a photo for the thumbnail and tap “Save.”

The profile avatar has now been changed.

How to change a photo from a mobile phone?

In order to change a photo from your phone, you first need to go to your browser - it could be “Opera mini” or “Google Chrome”.

Go to your profile and click on “My Page”, then look for the “Change Avatar” item. We choose something interesting from our gallery and paste it into our profile.

Kate mobile

Find the application and go to your profile.
On our page we look for three vertical dots that you need to click on.
Then select “Change photo to page.” We look at the gallery again, look for the most interesting photo and, of course, click on it. We choose how the photo should look and then save it.

Exactly the same actions are performed in the official application of the social network VKonakte.

It is worth noting that many users are very careful when choosing a suitable photo. For some, it is very important that the photo is not only colorful, but also interesting. Therefore, many people spend a lot of time and effort editing a new frame. And there are those who simply take pictures from the Internet. However, it is very important for everyone that the photograph reflects their character and disposition.

How to edit a VKontakte photo?

Everything is very simple and clear. Open any photo (it doesn’t matter if it’s a photo from an album or your ava) and click “Edit” in the lower right block.

How to crop or crop a photo: step-by-step instructions

Step #1

First of all, you have to select the photo with which you would like to work further and launch the photo editor. We remind you that the process of launching the service is described in detail in the article on the website pod-kopirku.ru VK Photo Editor: how to open it.

Step #2

Since we have already dealt with adding text, we draw your attention to the second tool icon in the small left-hand menu. This is framing. Click the mouse to launch this option.

Step #3

Once cropping is started, you will be able to control a special frame, with which you can limit the active area, excluding areas that need to be cropped.

Step #4

To drag the frame boundaries, you will have to use the left mouse button to grab one of the 8 square markers and pull it. The frame resizes disproportionately. In fact, this means that you can cut off either a separate inner section of the photo or simply remove unnecessary dark edges. At the same time, framing possibilities are greatly increased.

Step #5

After the necessary frame parameters have been set, you will have to click on the checkmark that appears in the active area of the selected frame. To cancel, click the crossed out circle icon.

Step #6

Once the framing is complete, you still have several options available to you. This:

Crop a large photo.

Using our online service, you can easily cut out a large fragment of a photo. Moreover, the application was originally designed specifically for working with large photos from digital cameras. Once uploaded, each large image will be automatically scaled to a size that is easy to read. On the top size indicators you can always see the real size of the photo and the current (visible) one. As a result, you will receive a photo in real size, i.e. exactly the same as if you cropped a photo to its original size. The scaling itself is required only for the convenience of image editing.