Vintage Photo Effect

To create a vintage effect on a desired photo :

1. Photo filter adjustment layer: add yellow overlay.

Adjustment panel (right side of screen), click on the photo filter adjustment icon.

- Able to choose from a variety of different filters: choose yellow

- Change density to about 75%.

- Return to adjustment layer.

2. Add levels adjustment: want the image to look flatter and a little washed out.

- Click levels icon: drag mid-tone slider to somewhere between 1.5 and 1.6.

- Back to adjustment panel.

3. Add another adjustment layer: want to drain some of the color from the image.

- Click Hue\Saturation icon: drag saturation slider to left, anywhere between -20 and -40

4. In the layers panel: move photo filter adjustment layer to the top of the layers panel, this will keep the changes made to the mid-tones and hue\saturation layers from affecting the yellow filter.

We can make the photo look a little more vintage by adding some noise and a darkened edge effect to the image. This can be achieved by using smart filters.

1. Click on the photo layer: we are going to convert it for smart filters first.

- Move up to the filter menu: click ‘filter menu’: click ‘convert for smart filters’.

- A dialogue box will pop up, just click ‘ok’.

2.Add noise: Click the ‘filter menu’ again.

- Click noise: click ‘add noise’.

- In the dialogue box: set the noise amount to around 4% or 6% (this is subjective so choose the amount that looks good to you).

3. Add darkened edge: Click ‘filter menu’.

- Click lens correction: click ‘custom tab’.

- Drag vignette slider all the way to the left.

- Click ‘ok’.

The opacity can be adjusted by using the blending options. Suggested to soften opacity to 75%.