Quick Nostalgia
Experimenting again, I stumbled upon a two-step method for achieving a soft, nostalgic look that I thought you might enjoy, too. I turned this flower:
Into this:
Here’s how:
- Step One: Select the Guided tab under the Edit tab. Then, scroll to the bottom of the list and choose: Lomo Camera Effect. Next, press the Cross Process Image button and when this effect is complete, return to the Full tab (via the Effects panel) and choose Screen for the blending mode.
- Step Two: Select Filter>Blur>Surface Blur and set the Radius and Threshold to 100.
And, that’s it: An instant (or, at least, super quick) nostalgic look for your photos!
Geri
July 13, 2011 at 8:57 am
this looks wonderful. however, i have elements 8 not elements 9. can this be done on elements 8? thanks.
Liz Ness
July 13, 2011 at 10:04 am
Hi Geri!
I found this quick tutorial from Gary’s Photos (a blog) that shares how to do the Cross Processing step via Elements: http://gary8345photos.blogspot.com/2007/06/cross-processing.html
It looks pretty good and would replace step one. Then, you’d select the Screen blending mode and pick up with step two.
Thanks for your question and best wishes!
Liz
Rosi
July 13, 2011 at 10:12 am
Well that was fun! And I learned that there are LOTS of other great things in the Guided area.
I’m using PSE7 with Guided> Photographic effects>Saturated Slide Film (awesome!)
Are you blurring the new layer produced in Guided?
Luminosity blending modes looks very cool, too.
Off to check out Gary’s Photos, I love the cross processing look.
We try so hard to learn to fix our photos – and equally hard to mess them up.
Cheers!
Tony
July 18, 2011 at 12:41 am
Love that effect, on a certain kind of pictures works very well!
Liz
July 18, 2011 at 7:34 am
Awesome Rosi and Tony!
=) Liz
alice
October 15, 2011 at 5:15 pm
I love this!