How to make a new picture look old?

Hail!

I have a picture, and I would like to make it look like if it was an old picture. I added a sepia layer, but it still looks like a new picture. What else can I do in order to make it look like a real old picture?

thanks in advance!

Rodolfo

faded areas, creases, damage. It's all down to your imagination.

Have a look at some old photos for inspiration:

try sites like these -

http://www.kcvideo.com/restoration.htm
http://www.stores.ebay.com/pasttopresentphotographs

also a couple of tutorials:

http://www.webattitude.com/pict_pub/pp8/photos/tu_ph802.htm
http://www.deneba.com/community/howto/aging/default.html

good luck ;)

I was doing something similar last night, only I was looking for a 1960/70s feel.

The reason why your image still looks new is because the quality is too good. You will need to blur the image and drop the contrast so there is less tonal range. Also playing with the channels will give a different feel. Grain/ noise may help also. Make sure your sepia looks natural and not just brown.

For colour images play about with increased magenta/ cyan using Image/ adjust/ variations and use the suggestions above.

Gary

Hi

in addition to Gary said ; i would recommand to move the channels 1 or 2 pixel a side to achive the effect of analog info and not digital like nowdays. i would increase the colors number, add blure,noise and a pattern that can demonstrate the old print paper that was in use those days.

Shay

Those are all great suggestions.

If it's a color image, you can also:

click Image, Adjust(ments), Hue/Saturation. I suggest about -60 saturation, and to add a more faded look, +15 lightness.

THEN, if you want like a '70s Kodak look,
click Image, Adjust(ments), Color Balance, and slide towards the magenta and reds.

Of course, it depends on what looks good to you.

Wow. Those restorations on that webpage were horrible. I would not want to pay $100+ to have my photos restored and have them come out like that.