"Old photo, vintage effect"

  • This is step by step Photoshop tutorial that teaches you how to create vintage effect for your photo using simple tools, filters, levels and layer style effects.
    Picture before changes:
    Old photo,, photo retro effect
    After:
    • Open original image in Photoshop.
    • Go to Filter > Blur > Surface Blur.
    • Choose Image > Adjustments > Gradient Map
    • Image > Adjustments > Levels.
    • Image > Adjustments > Curves.
    • Image > Adjustments > Photo Filter.
    Old 
photo,, photo retro effect
    • Find the center of composition and create round selection using Elliptical Marquee Tool.
    • Go to Select > Modify Feature Selection (80-100)
    • Select > Inverse.
    • Choose Filter > Blur > Lens Blur.
  • Filter > Noise > Add Noise
  • Duplicate background layer.
  • Apply Grain Filter to it.
  • Apply Overlay Blending Mode and Opacity 50% to it.
  • Find any scratches texture, I used texture from here
  • Choose Image > Adjustments > Levels.
  • Move central marker to right a little bit.
  • Apply Soft Light Blending Mode and Opacity 80% to this layer.
  • Merge both layers.
  • Add Inner Glow effect to created layer.
  • Place in the bottom layers two old paper texture layers.
    • Dark paper should be in the lowermost layer
Old Photo,, photo 
retro effect
Old Photo,, photo 
retro effect
  • Add Layer masks to the picture layer and light paper texture layer.
  • Create ragged edges using round brush in the Layer Mask.
  • Apply shadow layer style effect to the light paper texture layer.
Old Photo,, photo 
retro effectOld Photo,, photo 
retro effect
And here is result! Click to larger view.

Photoshop vintage effect

Back in October I took this photo, in front of our house. A cool scene, bright colors and a double rainbow. After seeing this picture on my Flickr page, I received an e-mail from Marco who asked me about the post process of this image. Now here is my answer…

Choose your image carefully

First of all I need to mention that some pictures are better suitable than others. It's a good thing to experiment a lot and find out if the result is to your liking. Btw, not all settings I suggest are written in stone. Sometimes you discover the best effect by accident. How it looks good for you also boils down to personal preference. Let's take this picture as an example and create this same effect.

Add contrast and saturation

Photoshop vintage effect: Add contrast
Place the image in a separate layer. In the Layers palette click the adjustment layers menu icon and select "Brightness/Contrast". Check the preview option so you see the direct result. Set the Contrast to +20. Hit OK. Click the adjustment layers menu icon again and select "Hue/Saturation". Set the Saturation to +20. Hit OK.

Adjust curves

Photoshop vintage effect: Adjust curves - Red Channel
Add another adjustement layer. This time choose "Curves...". Select the Red channel and make sure the edit points icon is selected. Change the curve line a bit as show in the image above.
Photoshop vintage effect: Adjust curves - Green Channel
Select Green from the Channel dropdown menu and adjust the curve as shown in the image above.
Photoshop vintage effect: Adjust curves - Blue Channel
Now select Blue from the Channel dropdown menu and adjust the curve as shown in the image above.

Add Vignette effect

Photoshop vintage effect: Convert for Smart Filters
Select the layer with your photo and go to the Filter menu and select "Convert for Smart Filters". Doing this means you can apply filters to the photo while leaving your original in tact. First you'll get a message that says the layer will be converted into a smart object. Click OK. With this approach you'll be able to adjust the filters you've applied at any time. These Smart Filters work a bit like Adjustments layers but then with filter effects.
Photoshop vintage effect: applying Lens Correction as a Smart 
Filter
Now go to the Filter menu and select Distort > Lens Correction. In the Vignette option set the amount to -100 and the midpoint to +50. Hit the OK button. You'll see the Smart Filter appear below the layer. Double clicking this will open the Lens Correction filter options again where you can adjust anything you want. Double clicking the slider icon on the right will give you the option to adjust the layer mode and the transparency of the effect on the layer. Set the value to 70%. Now that's pretty neat stuff if you ask me :)

Add some Colorisation

Photoshop vintage effect: Colorize
Your photo should look pretty dramatic right now with a lot of contrast. Now we'll tone it all down again, but of course with a special effect to make it look like an old photo. In the Layers palette click the adjustment layers menu icon again and select "Hue/Saturation". Check the Colorize option in the bottom right corner as well as Preview. Drag the sliders until you get a bit of a sepia duo tone effect on your photo just as shown in the picture above. Change the opacity of this adjustement layer to 50%.

The final touch

Photoshop vintage effect: 5% pink layer
You could say OK we're done, but there is one little accent that our photo needs to give that real vintage touch. These photos always have some pinkish glow as if colors are faded from the sun. Therefor click the adjustment layers menu icon in the Layers palette again and select "Solid Color". Select a very bright hot pink magenta color and click OK. Change the opacity of the layer to 5%. That's it. Now you should have a vintage photo.

Before and after

Photoshop vintage effect: before and after example
Here is another example:
Photoshop vintage effect: before and after example
Make sure you experiment with the settings of these adjustement layers and filters. Like I said before the outcome differs a lot on the chosen image and also on the settings. My apologies to Marco that it took some time to bring this online. Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and learned a few things again :)

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