How to Turn a New Photo Into an Old Photo

February 16th, 2011 in Photo Effects | Written by Photoshop Star | 31 Comments

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In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial i will show you how to turn a new photo into an old photo.

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Step 1

Start by opening photo. Go to Image > Image size to reduce photo size to 1000px width and 750px height.

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Step 2

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.

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Step 3

After that apply Filter > Noise > Add Noise with next presets:

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Step 4

Change layer mode to Soft Light for this layer.

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Step 5

Now we are going to create light sepia effect. For this purpose I created new layer above and fill it with color of #e6e1cc.

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Step 6

Then change layer mode to Color and you should get next effect.

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Step 7

After that create additional layer with Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels:

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And set up following levels presets:

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Step 8

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.

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Step 9

Apply Filter > Render > Fibers:

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Step 10

Now apply Image > Adjustments > Threshold:

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Step 11

Now apply Image > Adjustments > Threshold:

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Step 12

Apply again Filter > Blur > Blur More.

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Step 13

Change layer mode to Soft Light and you will see the difference.

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Step 14

Reduce layer opacity to 70%.

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Step 15

Create a new layer. Select Gradient Tool, select some appropriate colors, for example colors of #e5e5e5, #000000 and drag a radial gradient.

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Final Image

After that change layer mode for this layer to Overlay and tutorial is complete.

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31 Responses to “How to Turn a New Photo Into an Old Photo”

  1. Franklin Reply February 17, 2011 at 1:39 am

    Very nice tutorial!
    by the way, all tutorials here are very goods
    keep the blog this way
    ;D

  2. Marie Reply February 17, 2011 at 5:27 pm

    Awesome! I’m going to run off and try this. Thanks!

  3. Frank Zweegers Reply February 24, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    Nice tutorial. Useful in many ways!

  4. Resimleri Reply February 24, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing

  5. Case Chan Reply February 27, 2011 at 1:30 am

    Amazing!
    Excuse me, this tutorial you apply to which version of photoshop?

  6. atreya krishna Reply February 27, 2011 at 5:43 pm

    very nice tutorial,,thanks

  7. Saheb Reply February 28, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    Fantastic!!!All tutorials are very nice and so helpful.

  8. novhee Reply March 3, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    thanks u…..very good tutorials!

  9. Name (required) Reply March 4, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    so amaizing and i believe for a better improvement

  10. Bob Reply March 5, 2011 at 11:10 pm

    A great tutorial easy to follow for me as I am new to Photo Shop enjoyed it a lot and learned a lot. Thank you.

  11. vijay Reply March 7, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    A great tutorial easy to follow for me as I am new to Photo Shop enjoyed it a lot and learned a lot. Thank you.

  12. someone Reply March 9, 2011 at 6:24 am

    Useful tutorials!

  13. Irwan Reply March 9, 2011 at 3:26 pm

    thank you…this tutorials very nice.

  14. Junior Ontiveros Reply March 9, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    Very Nicee tutorial easy to follow there should be more like this one i learnd alot thanks.

  15. thuzar Reply March 10, 2011 at 5:37 am

    This is really great

  16. mustafa Reply March 10, 2011 at 9:05 am

    a great tutorial for me and for others too.

  17. deeche Reply March 12, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    awesome tutorial…thanks

  18. umamahesh Reply March 14, 2011 at 7:07 am

    Thank u……….for helping us

  19. nantaPD Reply March 16, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    A great article. it’s easy to learn for me as long beginner..

  20. artist... Reply March 23, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    really… fantatic!!! X))

  21. Bob Reply March 27, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    From another beginner, thank you, easy to follow and learn from.

  22. Jordan Reply March 28, 2011 at 7:41 pm

    Awesome!! Just applied to a photo of a wedding dress. Looks great! Thank you for the tips!

  23. Sharan Reply April 17, 2011 at 10:36 pm

    Awesome ! i used to do it with actions….but its a great feelin to do it by urself. Thanks.

  24. hiann2008 Reply April 29, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    Awesome! Thnx.

  25. CICI Reply May 4, 2011 at 8:08 pm

    i dont know how to use this.

  26. arwin kim Reply June 3, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    I followed step by step of the tutorial above and finally its effect is much similar with yours :D I love it. Thank you so much.

  27. Cristina Reply June 16, 2011 at 7:54 am

    Thank you for the tutorials, I learn a lot from your site

  28. AbdOooO Reply September 10, 2011 at 5:24 am

    Awesome! Thnx.

  29. Marksman Reply September 10, 2011 at 12:51 pm

    Great tutorial and easy to follow with excellent results however there is an error in Step 7 which I think should read Image – Adjustment – Levels and not Threshold for the second time

  30. Anas Reply January 10, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    Nice Tutorial…
    Thanks

  31. Dhananjay Reply April 19, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    awesome….. Very useful n helpful. good work….