Manipulate Unsplash Images On The Fly Via URL
July 14, 2020 by Andreas Wik
Unsplash keeps surprising me with their features. I just found out that you can actually manipulate images directly via the URL since they are running imgix.
Let’s say I want to manipulate this image for example:
https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1473106328154-ae21d6ff7836
I can just add my settings as query string parameters at the end of the URL.
To change the contrast and vibrance I just add on my values like so: ?vib=100&con=35
https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1473106328154-ae21d6ff7836?vib=100&con=35
Then blend it with a hex color:
https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1473106328154-ae21d6ff7836?vib=100&con=35&blend=efec00
I could also just blur it:
https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1473106328154-ae21d6ff7836?blur=123
This is so much fun!
Check out the docs for all available settings!
Also, check out: Generate Random Images From Unsplash
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