how to edit a digital photo to look like it was taken on film

This photo was taken on a DSLR camera, Nikon D5000. With amateur editing on Lightroom, here’s how you can make it look like it was taken on film.

  1. Reduce contrast
  2. Lift the shadows and blacks.
  3. Flatten the image. You can do so by decreasing the highlights and whites.
  4. Give the image a warm hue. Slide the temperature control to make the image more yellow.
  5. Adjust the tint to green.

Just 5 easy steps and that’s it!