Old Antique Photo Effect
Written by Steve Patterson. In this Photoshop tutorial, we’ll learn how to add an old, antique or vintage photo effect to an image using the Camera Raw Filter in Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud). We’ll start by creating a custom black and white version of our image before applying a sepia tone for an old fashioned look. We’ll add grain and a vignette effect, and make the image look like it has faded over time by toning down the highlights, lightening the shadows and reducing contrast in the midtones, all from within the Camera Raw Filter itself. We’ll also combine the Camera Raw Filter with a Smart Object to keep the effect both fully editable and non-destructive, allowing us to go back and edit our settings at any time and keep the effect completely separate from the image itself, leaving the original photo untouched and unharmed.
The Camera Raw Filter in Photoshop CC gives us the best of two worlds – virtually all of the editing tools, options and power of the full version of Adobe Camera Raw, and the creative freedom to apply that power as a filter to individual layers in our documents! To get the most from this tutorial, you’ll need to be using Photoshop CC. For Photoshop CS6 users, you won’t have access to the Camera Raw Filter in Photoshop itself, but you can still create this same effect using the same Camera Raw settings. You’ll just need to open your image in Adobe Camera Raw rather than in Photoshop. If you’re using an older version of Photoshop, you’ll want to check out our original Turn A New Photo Into An Old Photo tutorial.
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