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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!

B&W

The theme for this week’s photography club competition at school was man-made in black and white. I just knew I had to edit this photo I took a few months ago. My dad is a hardware fanatic. When he’s not cutting people open (he’s a qualified surgeon don’t worry) , he’s busy cutting wood in his workspace at the side of our house.

This time last year we went out together to find a plywood board for my art project! After acquiring the board he indulged himself in window shopping around the warehouse. I foresaw this happening so I brought my camera along with me.

My dad was interested in power saws and drills and I found interest in the shapes around me.

This photo was edited with Lightroom.