How to Turn a New Photo Into an Old Photo?
Start by opening photo. Go to Image > Image size to reduce photo size to 1000px width and 750px height.
We are going now to create noise effect. Create new layer, press D to set up foreground and background colors as black and white and then apply Filter > Render > Clouds.
After that apply Filter > Noise > Add Noise with next presets:
Change layer mode to Soft Light for this layer.
Now we are going to create light sepia effect. For this purpose I created new layer above and fill it with color of #e6e1cc.
Then change layer mode to Color and you should get next effect.
After that create additional layer with Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels:
And set up following levels presets:
To add scratches to the photo create new layer, press D to set up foreground and background colors as black and white and then apply Filter > Render > Clouds again.
Apply Filter > Render > Fibers:
Now apply Image > Adjustments > Threshold:
Now apply Image > Adjustments > Threshold:
Apply again Filter > Blur > Blur More.
Change layer mode to Soft Light and you will see the difference.
Reduce layer opacity to 70%.
Create a new layer. Select Gradient Tool, select some appropriate colors, for example colors of #e5e5e5, #000000 and drag a radial gradient.
After that change layer mode for this layer to Overlay and tutorial is complete.
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