How to Do Vintage in Photoshop
Turning a modern photograph into a vintage snapshot using Photoshop requires several effects. Each effect only makes a minor change to the original, but when they are added together, the changes can be dramatic. Because of this, it's a good idea to use adjustment layers for each effect rather than applying them all to the original photograph. Each photograph is different and will probably require minor changes to some of the effects. When you apply each effect as a separate layer, you can easily click on that layer and change it as needed, rather than stepping backward and starting over again from scratch.
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Instructions
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Launch Photoshop and open the image you want to change by clicking “Open” in the “File” menu.
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Click the “Layer” menu, select “New Adjustment Layer” and click “Brightness/Contrast.” Type “20” in the “Brightness” field and “40” in the “Contrast” field. Click “OK.”
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Click the “Layer” menu, select “New Adjustment Layer” and click “Exposure.” Click “OK.” The Adjustment Panel opens. Type “0.8” in the “Gamma” field.
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Click the “Layer” menu, select “New Fill Layer” and click “Solid Color.” Select “Overlay” in the “Mode” menu. Type “20” percent in the “Opacity” field and click “OK.” The Color Picker opens. Type “05F3FC” in the “#” field and click “OK.”
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Create another “Solid Color” layer. This time select “Multiply” in the “Mode” field. And set the opacity to “10” percent. Click “OK.” When the Color Picker opens, type “019BEB” in the “#” field and click “OK.”
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Click the “Layer” menu, select “New Adjustment Layer” and click “Gradient Map.” Set the “Opacity” at “20” percent and click “OK.” The Gradient panel opens. Click the arrow beside the gradient bar and select “Blue, Yellow, Blue” from the “Presets” section.
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Save the image by clicking "Save for Web & Devices" in the "File" menu and select your preferred image format and file size.
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Tips & Warnings
Save the image as a ".psd" file by clicking "Save" under the "File" menu if you want to preserve the layers you created for making another vintage photo.
