tool · beta · on-device
Sunset, golden hour, magenta haze, blue light, lomo, prism, fog, soft warm. Eight light leak moods, adjustable intensity, flip controls, optional grain. The film aesthetic, faked cleanly. Nothing uploads. For real film, shoot real film.
Cracking the camera back…
Cracking the camera back…
where a light leak earns its keep
for travel
Phone HDR flattens the warm bleed of golden hour. The Sunset preset puts the warm orange back where the camera washed it out — top-right corner glow, rich but believable. Best on photos that already have a hint of warmth.
for portraits
Shooting a portrait at noon? Run it through Golden Hour at 80% intensity. The butter-yellow leak adds the warmth that real golden-hour light gives — soft top-left, gentle bottom-right. Skin reads warmer; backgrounds glow.
for film aesthetic
Real 35mm light leaks happen when the back of the camera doesn't seal — they show up as reds, magentas, or warm streaks. The Lomo preset (red flare bottom-right + cyan top-left) is the classic Lomography light leak — pair with Film Grain for full analog cosplay.
for moodboards
Mood-board boards stick when their photos share warmth. Run every photo on the board through Soft Warm at 70% — they all get a unified peachy haze, regardless of where each photo was originally shot. Reads as 'curated', repins more.
for products
E-commerce product photography often gets too clinical. A subtle Fog preset at 60% softens the photo without losing detail — feels less like 'product on white background', more like 'product in nice light'. Worth more on Etsy.
for video stills
Movie production stills almost always have warm leaks even on digital cinema cameras — colorists add them in post. Apply the Prism or Lomo preset to a still from a phone video, and the frame reads as 'shot on film'. Free version of an expensive timeline trick.
in case you're wondering
No. Light leaks render as canvas gradients in your browser. Your photo never touches our servers — we don't run an image pipeline at all.
Each preset is a list of radial gradients with colors, positions, and radii, composited onto the photo via 'screen' or 'lighten' blend mode. Screen blend means dark areas of the leak don't darken the photo (only light areas brighten it) — exactly how real film light leaks behave.
Bright photos have less room for the leak to show — 'screen' blend can't lighten white. Try a darker source, bump intensity above 130%, or pick a preset with stronger warm tones (Sunset or Lomo).
Each preset has fixed leak positions. Flip H mirrors them left-right, Flip V mirrors top-bottom. Useful when the leak position fights with your subject — flip until the leak frames rather than covers what matters.
It's a lighter version, baked in for one-stop analog feel. For more control over grain size, mode, and texture, run the result through the dedicated Film Grain tool.
Not in v1 — the eight presets cover most common analog moods. For custom positions and colors, run the photo through Add Text to Photo with a circle character at semi-transparent, or through Background Replace and pick a colored gradient backdrop.
now what?
next →
Tri-X grain to deepen the analog feel.
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Burn a 90s red LED date in the corner.
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Wrap the leaked photo in a paper Polaroid.
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Map to a two-colour sunset palette.
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Reframe for IG, stories, or Pinterest.
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Print inside a paper mat for a journal.
OpenCut the background out of any photo in one click.
OpenDrop your subject onto paper, gradient, or your own backdrop photo.
OpenDrop a word behind your subject, magazine-cover style.
OpenNine presets, one photo — vintage to cinematic.
OpenTri-X, Kodak Gold, Lomo — pick a roll, see the grain.
OpenComic dots, risograph red, punk-zine textures.
OpenPhoto to graphite drawing in two clicks.
OpenMap photo to two colors — Spotify, sunset, riso.
OpenMake real cities look like tabletop dioramas.
OpenVHS bands, anaglyph 3D, CRT scanlines, chromatic aberration.
OpenConvert any photo to typed characters.
OpenPure invert, cyanotype, blueprint, X-ray, darkroom, sepia negative.
OpenPhoto as tiles with grout-color gaps.
OpenBrightness, contrast, saturation, hue, blur — seven sliders.
OpenAny photo, wrapped in paper with a handwritten caption.
OpenFour photos, B&W mode, handwritten caption.
OpenTwo photos, side-by-side or stacked.
OpenPaper mat for prints, journals, framed walls.
OpenCircle, heart, star, arch — pick a cookie cutter.
OpenGreetings caption, faux stamp, postmark, paper texture.
OpenFloat a photo over paper for portfolios and mockups.
OpenDrop a photo, type a title, pick a layout. 1000×1500 native.
OpenX, LinkedIn, or YouTube cover with title overlay.
OpenHandwritten captions, magazine headers, or a quick scribble.
OpenStick paper-mood tape onto any photo.
OpenLED red, Kodak yellow, camcorder amber.
OpenCorner sign-off or full diagonal tile.
OpenHearts, stars, flowers, smileys, paper tags, HELLO labels.
OpenSquare for IG, 9:16 for stories, 2:3 for Pinterest.
OpenMirror a selfie, un-tilt a scan, turn a sideways shot upright.
OpeniPhone photos that open on everything.
OpenHide faces, plates, addresses — drag a patch over the spot.
OpenRemove GPS, camera info, timestamps before posting.
OpenSmaller JPG, WebP, or PNG — same look, less file.
OpenPull 5 hex codes out of any photo.
OpenPrint-ready QR for menus, invites, journals, vCards.
OpenEyedropper a color in your photo, swap it for another.
OpenFor real leaks →
Real light leaks happen when the camera back doesn't seal. Pick up a $20 thrift-store Olympus, scratch the seal a little, shoot a roll. Cheaper than software, more honest.