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Subject: "AGED" images. Give me a new one made to look old. Fair enough?

TomDart opened this issue on Mar 20, 2006 · 22 posts

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TomDart ( ) posted Mon, 20 March 2006 at 8:01 PM · edited Tue, 04 February 2025 at 4:50 PM

This shot was posted in November of 2003 to my gallery. At the time, I was very new in digital stuff and the camera that did it all up untill the first of last year was a Minolta DImage F100, compact but neat little digital with 4mg. (That is a carry cam today!)

I don't remember how I "aged" this modern photo. Do you have a new shot you would be willing to age a bit?

The process does not need plugins but that will speed stuff. If you desaturate a bit, add a sepia tone, perhaps a bit of blur and blend all together you have it done. The tone can be traditional orange/red sort of sepia or bluer to mimic some old metallic photos.

Do you want to give it a try? I want to try again on some suitable image...I believe I can do better now, perhaps.

I do think seeing old photos helps! The fading is part of the image..how and where the image goes more to an
"overexposed" look from fade and then just how old images did look and look today, whether metallic or on some early papers. We will see if anyone is interested! TomDArt. PS>this shot is more surreal about war than I would generally use to "age" a photo. Aged shots do have fade and this one does not. Then again..how would it look fresh and new at that time in history? Both are options..old or old technique.

Message edited on: 03/20/2006 20:04

TomDart ( ) posted Mon, 20 March 2006 at 9:07 PM

My shot is not so much "aged" as it is an interpretation of a time...the original would not look like this. Still, a surreal sort of age is given to reflect a mood. Go for it! Got one? If the thread fails..ok. That is stuff and whats of the moment. : )

UKmac ( ) posted Mon, 20 March 2006 at 10:30 PM

Well I've never tried this before, so I had to have a shot at it. Not sure if works. I was trying to get a faded look from top right corner. I wasn't even sure how to do it but just played with gradient fill layer. Background de-sat, blurred and added noise. Steve

UKmac ( ) posted Mon, 20 March 2006 at 10:31 PM

And the original..

TomDart ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 7:55 AM

Your cemetery pic certainly takes on a different mood with the applied age. That "mood" change is what I see in postwork like this, if it suits the purpose. Thanks. Thanks for the original to compare. I can't find my original..alas and shame on me. I file better now than back then.

solrac_gi_2nd ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 11:16 AM

original + 'aged version'

Carlos.

P.S.- good idea and challenge !

TwoPynts ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 1:26 PM

Not easy to do. you guys got some nice results!

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Valerie-Ducom ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 2:03 PM

yes very good... i post a new...kiss valou

solrac_gi_2nd ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 4:46 PM

... another one

TomDart ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 7:41 PM

Very neat and wonderful posts! Yeah! TomD'Art.

Dynazty ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 7:45 PM

Tucson Blues Fest......,,/_

TomDart ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 8:22 PM

I like the blues. Great shots and postwork here! I am amazed! Carlos, yours look like very old postcards, like some I have from my parents, long ago.

solrac_gi_2nd ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 8:53 PM

Thanks Tom.

I've chosen very recent photos with 'themes' old enough to allow some 'photo ageing' via postwork.

There are excellent works here ... so far.

I would like to see more contributions !

Carlos.

TomDart ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 9:11 PM

Carlos, I have one more to try for myself, a recent one. Thanks for feedback! Tom.

TomDart ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 9:52 PM

This old barn is at a museum of regional buildings...all very old. The man who started and runs the place has created a wonderful view of Appalachia from the time before great grandfathers. I took a clue or two from other images posted here to do this one. TomDart.

TomDart ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 9:54 PM

Dynazty, your shot takes this fellow back to the times of Jimi Hendrix.

solrac_gi_2nd ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 9:58 PM

Tom,

Excellent old barn just as if it was photographed on the latest years of the XIXth century !

Carlos.

Dynazty ( ) posted Tue, 21 March 2006 at 10:07 PM

=) Thank-You ,,/_ love this, this was a cool idea and all excellent works so far...=)I copied the layer than I used the Reticulation Filter / than with the copy selected and in the layers palette I picked on color dodge to give it color from the lower layer....=)