making a print look old

tepot (e2 Member)

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4 Nov 2004 - 12:50 PM

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is there an article on this site anywhere, maybe in the techniques section on how to use psp to give a print that oldy worldy feel?

brian1208 (e2 Member)

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4 Nov 2004 - 6:01 PM

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A simple approach - have a look under Effects / Artistic Effects / Aged Newspaper. You can also play with Sepia Toning and Add Noise to modify the results. I haven't seen a tutorial on this but there are plenty of tools in PSP which will help.

Its also worth converting to Greyscale before playing with the above as it can add another dimension.

Here's one I prepared earlier. Printed on matt paper it fooled a competition Judge who thought it was an original old photo!

Brian

c_evans99

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4 Nov 2004 - 8:23 PM

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I'm a bit dubious about these, I handle a lot of old photographs and most of my technique is about replicating them. If a judge could mistake a modern paper print for an antique FB print he should have his @rse kicked and his mouth washed out with hypo

Other than sepia there are other things you can do... white borders are a good place to start, also white 'handwritten' lettering on the print itself, and if you can find one a deckle cutter. The real mcCoy are almost always creased as well.

One area I'm working on digitally is to replicate fifties and sixties colour reproduction. I'm having limited success so far

Ceri

c_evans99

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4 Nov 2004 - 9:52 PM

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Now there is one advantage to using antique cameras... you could have brained the 'judge' with it

Ceri

Carabosse (e2 Member)

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4 Nov 2004 - 10:18 PM

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They don't make 'em like that anymore, that's for sure!

c_evans99

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4 Nov 2004 - 11:00 PM

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Hijacking the thread a bit, but speaking of F0.9 Canon lenses, I see pellicle mirrors have made a comeback... I very nearly bought a Pellix a month or two back

Ceri

Carabosse (e2 Member)

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4 Nov 2004 - 11:05 PM

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I imagine the Canon Dream was the fastest lens ever made, for 35mm, at f0.95?

You can see a pic HERE.

Just Jas

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4 Nov 2004 - 11:25 PM

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Well, I pulled that lens out of my 30+ year old mental memory bank!

I reckon old CB must have all these pics on HD database the way he produces them!

"afterwards I would soak them in tea and burn the edges. I've never thought about it before, but it might make an interesting addition to a photo."

Reminds me of the old joke about putting 'more poems in the fire' to improve them! LOL

jas