Still Journal :: #10. Vintage Film Effect

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Saturday, August 18, 2007

Top 10 Podcasts for Digital Photography | "Love podcasts? How about some great photography podcasts for you. These are the iTunes most popular digital photography podcasts."
photo-mentor.com

Pentax K10D Wins European Camera of the Year | I'm an unashamed Pentax fan - so congratulations to the great K10D for taking out the EISA European Camera of the Year 2007-2008!
photographyblog.com

Images That Changed The World? | Collection of memorable images that have left an indelible mark on history.
pinguy.infogami.com

Get the Most Out of Cropping in Photoshop | A look at the various cropping techniques available in Photoshop and some tricks to using them.
blog.epicedits.com

Why I Hate HDR: Photo Technology Porn | Jim Goldstein share his thoughts and dislikes of one of the biggest new trends in digital photography - High Dynamic Range (HDR).
jmg-galleries.com

Saturday, August 18, 2007

#10. Vintage Film Effect

A quick and easy way to transform an image back in time with a vintage film effect.

Sometimes it seems that no matter how advanced the medium of digital photography gets, we still have a strong affection for the old style colour renderings and techniques.

This week I have applied a very nice Vintage Film effect to give an image a strong sense of place and feeling. What's great about this technique is that it is little more than one click away with the help of a downloadable Photoshop action.

Head over to the great FlickR technique forum to get this very handy tool created by user Fallout75.

Conclusion
I love this effect and it is so easy and versatile. Effortlessly strips 30-40 years of a colour photo to add rich character.

About The Photo
Taken while wandering the streets in the beautiful historic seaside town of Valparaiso, Chile.

Vintage Film Effect (flickr.com)
Fallout75's downloadable Vintage Film action for Photoshop.

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007

#16. Paranormal Blurry TV Effect
An effect frequently used and abused by horror/thriller films these days - now you can give your still images a spooky look.
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#15. That Cross-Processed look
Take a few years of a photograph and give it that nostalgic colour shift.
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#14. Soft Focus for Holiday Shots
The technique of applying Soft Focus to a photo is not just for portraits - give a dreamy look to your holiday photos.
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#13. Black & White Colour Overlay
A distinctive method of bringing out detail and depth in a photo.
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#12. Simulating Light Leaks
Another bygone characteristic of the film age that you can resurrect with a simple layer trick in Photoshop.
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#11. Creating dramatic skies.
Give your skies more punch with a simple Photoshop layer effect.
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#9. Morning Light
Give a dazzling morning glow effect to a photograph.
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#8. Grunge Effect
Give an aged and grungy look to a photo.
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#7. Half Sepia Toning
Give a warm, yet grungy look to a photo by applying a half sepia effect.
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#6. Extreme Contrast (Faux Bleach Bypass)
Punch out the contrast and hold back the saturation of an image in this Faux Bleach Bypass technique.
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#5. Velvia Effect
Add subtle saturation and depth to bring out the best in a colour photograph.
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#4. Digital Infrared Effect
Creating a dramatic infrared effect in Photoshop.
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#3. Lens Blur (Selective Focus)
Give your action shots a visual boost with this selective-focus/lens-blur effect.
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#2. Ray of Light
Adding shafts of light to photos with a single light source.
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#1. Faux Lomo Effect
A modern digital approach to creating a traditional alternative process.
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