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Wherefore art dhow

// August 5th, 2008 // General // 24,997 views

I have been trying to create a vintage effect in Photoshop over the last few days and it seems to be a bit of a hit and miss affair. Predominantly because the overall effect depends on the original picture. Sometimes the original is just way better than the edited version.

So here’s my first attempt. Hit, miss, maybe?

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1. thescott says:

   2008/08/05 at 19:09

   almost there! i’d suggest softening the outline of your wife and the background. looks a bit too digital. maybe need to sharpen?

   i’m afraid i’m only versed in the less powered picasa movement.
2. Paul Jacobson says:

   2008/08/06 at 06:36

   You know Nico, all you are doing with these sorts of photos is ruining it for the rest of us who still get excited when the shot is in focus …
3. Aquila says:

   2008/08/06 at 17:17

   Hey Scott and Paul, thanks for the comments.

   The background was actually out of focus in the original – was merely playing around with the overall colouring effect. But point taken. I’d also agree with the “digital” feel of the pic – perhaps leave it as sharp as it was in the beginning…

   I’ll try and upload the original for comparison.
4. angel says:

   2008/08/13 at 07:33

   hhmmm…
   i dunno which. i can see it now you tell me what you did, but i didn’t notice it at first. make sense? i just thought it was a cool picture…
5. Aquila says:

   2008/08/13 at 12:15

   Just uploaded the original too… Now one can compare
6. Dror says:

   2008/08/14 at 17:26

   the blue shadows and creamy highlights work, it’s a very nice effect.

   I think that ‘vintage’ is a relative term – the older it is the less reds there should be, the softer it is at the edges and the less grain there is (bigger films). Old color films tended to have less contrast as well. I like it.

   btw ‘the print’ came back from the framers last week and is now hanging in the corridor where all new prints hang until I find them a permanent home. Got some really nice comments about it.

   d.
7. Aquila says:

   2008/08/15 at 13:59

   Hey Dror. Thanks for the tips. Do you take apprenticeships?

   Still flabbergasted about the print. Would love to see how it came out.
8. Martin says:

   2008/08/18 at 22:17

   Nice, but I think the vignetteing needs to be a little softer around the edges. More transparency would do it, I think. It’s as if you can see that the effect has been purposefully applied, versus just getting a general feel because of it… Does that make sense at all? Otherwise, I like it!

   PS: Oh, and it helps having a great model, doesn’t it?
9. Aquila says:

   2008/08/19 at 20:35

   hehe the model actually makes the picture…