Touch Up Tuesday

Edit: This photo was for a Vintage Pinned Hair tutorial I did on my blog. I used the Florabella Vintage Summer action.... with some adjustments. BUT, I know some of you may not use actions... So, I thought I'd give you a couple tips how to give a vintage look to your photo!

- Putting a vignette around the edge of the photo... and, adding a spotlight to the center. 

- Play with a Contrast layer... High contrast adds a vintage feel. Working with the different colors in a Curves level will also do this.

- Work with a hue/saturation layer (with colorize checked) and adjust the levels until it gives a sepia tone. You can adjust the opacity to taste.

- Depending what tone you'd like... ad a Solid Color layer and set it to "screen" and adjust the opacity to taste. My image has a bright pink Solid Color layer. 

- Play with a Color Balance layer. You can add yellow and orangy colors to give a sunshine feel. Adjust opacity. 

- For a hazy feel... add a Levels layer and adjust until the image looks "foggy". Adjust opacity to taste.

I hope those tips will help you create a vintage photo! Have fun!



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