Dear reader, if this entry or my other blog entries don't answer your specific photography questions, you can call me on the phone anytime for advice by clicking here.If for any reason you would like to replicate the look of early color film, and are using Photoshop, here are a few tips:
1. Dress your subject in appropriately aged clothing.
2. Find an interior that is difficult to date.
3. Create a vertical composition. In this case, sloppy compositions look more genuine.
4. Set your camera to capture in its lowest contrast setting
5. Use an attached flash so that a sharp shadow is created against the back wall.
6. In Photoshop or any other image editor, defocus the photo with the Gaussian Blur filter. Old family photos were rarely sharp.
7. Desaturate your photo about 50%; less vibrancy is needed.
8. Adjust color balance so more red and yellow are added.
9. OR . . . skip the above and go the easy route by getting an iPhone app like Instagram.
And there you have it! One important factor is the printing. Make sure that whoever prints the photo does not "correct" any color or contrast settings. Tell them to print the photo as is.
Title : PICS FROM THE 60's
Description : Dear reader, if this entry or my other blog entries don't answer your specific photography questions, you can call me on the phone anyti...