How to make old photos in Lightroom

Sometimes to illustrate the materials on websites and the media there is a need to use the aged pictures. Of course, better to use a truly rare photos, but it is not always possible to find a photo with a suitable plot, and even more so in an open and freely available.

Since I respect the copyright and ownership, then in this video tutorial, I will share with you a quick way of processing pictures in retro style. can wear out a photo for 2-4 minutes using the program Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

This versatile program, which allows you to quickly achieve the desired effect, we. Make old photos can be, using just a few tools. We can achieve a "retro effect" for any photo. People, objects, scenery.

Moscow cityscape in retro style
Moscow cityscape in retro style
Photo from the shooting of the film about the old Moscow
Photo from the shooting of the film about the old Moscow
Destroyed building in Izmailovo Park
Destroyed building in Izmailovo Park

In the tutorial I used a picture from last year's series, which makes for a photo drains. Part of the photo was taken, but it takes a lot left. In the near future I will lay out some photos - they can come in handy for the great interest in scrapbooking and design suitable for albums and postcards.

Processing photo is better to have in front of a model of the old image. Then it can be even more precisely to achieve the desired effect. Go to any secondhand store and bought a few old postcards, that have them in front of him. Then, in the processing you will see a pattern and can achieve a more accurate effect for processing.

How to age a photo tutorial videos – source, results and video

The original photo in ARW format

Picture with candles and old postcards
Picture with candles and old postcards

Photo after processing in Lightroom

Aged photo after treatment
Aged photo after treatment

How to make a retro photo – video

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