Film Grain in Photoshop

Oh yes, we know there’s a Film Grain filter in Photoshop that emulates the effect by two clicks. But we think it doesn’t look nice enough—it alters the picture too much, and anyway, who’d read an article about “set it and click OK”? So we get back to our good old friends, the layers, and sprinkle the photo with a handful of grains that can be refined after applying.

Horizontal horizon in Photoshop CS5

We continue where we left off last time. Today's work will be the adjustment of the slightly askew horizon. The method also demonstrates the usage of a new button in Photoshop CS5.

Film colors in Photoshop

In a certain sense, film effects are still treated as reference points in digital photography. Dozens of programs and plugins struggle to steal back the feeling of traditional photography among the pixels of digital photos, and some cameras even contain settings that try to emulate the same. This tip approaches the colors of negative films

This is the picture we start with. In order for the effect to look more impressive, you should choose a photo containing lots of hues.

Lightness I. in Photoshop

Sometimes both you and your photometer may blunder when calculating the correct exposure values. This usually leads to dark, underexposed photos. Of course, you don’t want to discard the picture just because of such a mistake, so what can you do? For example, you can apply digital correction.

Sepia toning in Photoshop

Do you wish to add an antique-ish sepia touch to your photos? You can find two small tricks in this article that help you convert pictures into a brownish tone.