Our recent monthly photo assignment was about making an image look like it was taken years ago.
During the review, Ron Pearce explained how he composited his original image:
with this texture:
and this photograph of an antique photo mat:
to come up with the image he submitted .
If you have Photoshop, an easy way to make an antique version of an image is described in this video by Gavin Hoey. He provides a Photoshop Action and a collection of brushes (which can also be used with Photoshop Elements) which I used to create my submission.
Carol Brown created her own texture by photographing a crumpled brown paper bag, and adding it as a transparent layer using Photoshop to create her submission.
Several members reported that they used the Time Machine effect in Corel’s Paint Shop Pro to make antique versions of their images. A 30 day free trial is available if you want to try it out.
Bill Robertson
Kanata Seniors' Centre Camera Club 