How to Give Photographs a Nostalgic Look
It is said that a person is never satisfied with what he or she has at hand and loves to live in the past or think about the future. Most people can relate to this feeling. The element of living in the past can sometimes be overpowering.
Even if one does not live in the past, a reminder of something that one loved so dearly can take him or her back in time, a feeling known as nostalgia. There are ways to make new pictures nostalgic and doing so takes some skills and is a lot of fun as well.
Instructions
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Settings
The first thing that you need to do is to pick a setting that can give a look of somewhat older times. The pictures can be taken in natural settings or you can make use of a studio in order to have an even better look. Giving the setting a heavy look is a great idea and will greatly help in creating the right feel.
If there are people in the picture, make sure that they have slightly older styled clothing or even resort to traditional wear as well. -
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Colours
It is best that you either take the picture black and white or get it converted into it if the original picture is in colour. Although colours were always there, it is a bit of a psychological thing that we can connect with something that is black and white with older times.
Even though a person may be born after colour had arrived and never experienced the black and white era, the feeling is still there. It also helps in masking the picture and if there are any flaws, the lack of colour can cover them well. -
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Photoshop Editing
Photoshop is probably the greatest photo editing tool that has ever been created. There are certain options that it offers that can give the picture a nostalgic look. Creating a sepia tone is one of the options that will do well in this regard.
You can also create a bit of noise in the picture. This is actually an option in which you can affect the clarity of the picture which will make it look different as well. You can further enhance the effect by dimming the light in the picture which will give it a further boost.
