Photos by Calvin

More Fun w/ Post Processing

Using Photoshop to give your image a Polaroid appearance!

1) Crop your image so that it’s shaped like that of a Polaroid
2) Filter > Noise < Add Noise…
a) I add ~10% noise w/ a Uniform Distribution
3) Filter > Brushstrokes > Crosshatch…
4) Image > Canvas Size…
a) *Note: Make sure your background color is white, so that when you extend the canvas it is white
b) Set to Relative
c) I do ~0.2″ Width and 0.85″ Height
5) Crop the top section off so that it is relatively even with the sides

You should get something like this:

This next technique was shared with me by a fellow photographer by the name of Cosmin.

*Note: All done in ACR

1) Crank Recover, Fill Light, and Clarity to ~+100
2) Set Blacks to ~+50
3) Contrast ~+75
4) Vibrance ~+40
4) Saturation ~-70

You should get an image similar to this:

Quick and fun technique that drastically changes the mood of the image!

Nothing more than using the Threshold tool.

1) Image > Adjustments > Threshold…

Cool Polaroid collage technique: http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/polaroids/