I've always loved how "old" photos looked and isn't it great that I can create that effect now with good ole photoshop!
Original photo:
1. Duplicate the background image (command J).
2. Set foreground color to white and background color to white.
3. Click on the half black/white circle at the bottom of the layers window and go down to gradient map. The duplicate layer is now a black and white image.
4. Change the opacity to 50%, so the full color background is slightly visible giving it a muted look. Now flatten all the layers.
5. Duplicate the background image again and set the layer mode to 'Soft light' and at 50%.
6. Now create a new layer (blank) and take your eyedropper tool and click on the brown area.
7. Fill the layer (option + delete or shift F5) with that brown color.
8. From the top menu bar, go to 'Filter' and slide down to 'Noise'--> 'add noise'. I put in 40 for the amount and made it 'uniform' and checked yes for monochromatic.
9. Then take your burn tool with a large brush and burn the outer corners. Your layer should look like the below.
11. Change the opacity to 60%.
12. Set the layer mode to 'Overlay' and you're done!
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Hello~
Welcome to my photography blog! I'm a graphic designer, mommy and wife and just recently rediscovered my love for photography. Since the day my daughter was born, I could not stop taking pictures of her on a daily basis and even now 4 years later, I'm still following her every moves and moments.
I started with a dinky digital point & shoot camera and lots of photoshop work was involved to spruce up the quality, lighting, etc. Well 'photoshopping' is a lot of work and frankly, I was tired of enhancing every single photo. So.... I became obsessed with wanting a DSLR and wanting to take better photos. Photoshop does wonders and is fun to play around with and still is, but I STILL want QUALITY, VIBRANCE, RICHNESS & LIFE in a photograph. So here I am today finally with a DSLR in my hands and much satisfaction with the results.
Most photos are taken with my Canon Rebel XT and my beloved 50mm f/1.8 lens. Thanks for stopping by! :)