Vintage tone/texture - possible with digital?

Have always been a huge fan of vintage photography. Love the tones,shadows and just the 'style' in general. I know its not possible to get this directly from the camera (correct me if Im wrong) because monochrome is not quite vintage.

So,how do I do it?

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Get Photoshop, a quick curves adjustment, and texture layer would give you the look you're after. Seriously, get photoshop.

Even lightroom would give you more tools. Your conversions are okay, but you can do a lot more toning in photoshop or lightroom.

Free software that works very good. http://www.optikvervel​abs.com/default.asp
VirtualPhotographer is a Photoshop plugin but you can run it as a stand alone using VirtualStudio.
You can add texture, black and white, film grain, etc.. Not a substitute in any way for PS but will give you an no cost option.

to OP.

I have my film developed and wet printed from two 193x made cameras.

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kf095 wrote in post #16751212
to OP.

I have my film developed and wet printed from two 193x made cameras.

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Love this look!! This is my goal. But buying a totally different camera setup is not an option for many options. But this is nice!

Dave3222 wrote in post #16751196
Free software that works very good. http://www.optikvervel​abs.com/default.asp
VirtualPhotographer is a Photoshop plugin but you can run it as a stand alone using VirtualStudio.
You can add texture, black and white, film grain, etc.. Not a substitute in any way for PS but will give you an no cost option.

Just downloaded program. All I have to do now is figure out how to use it. Thanks bunches for the link!

AR15th wrote in post #16751160
Get Photoshop, a quick curves adjustment, and texture layer would give you the look you're after. Seriously, get photoshop.

I know PS has tons of editing options but for now buying it is not an option. So,Im going to play with the free program and see how it goes,but thanks for the input,much appreciated!

gonzogolf wrote in post #16751172
Even lightroom would give you more tools. Your conversions are okay, but you can do a lot more toning in photoshop or lightroom.

If Im not mistaken LR is cheaper than PS,so if my just downloaded virtual studio doesnt give me the results I want I may try LR. Thanks for the input.

ItsJustEd wrote in post #16751265
I know PS has tons of editing options but for now buying it is not an option. So,Im going to play with the free program and see how it goes,but thanks for the input,much appreciated!

You get a free 30 day trial when you download Ps from the adobe site. Worth a try.

Also, check out this tumblr page, has some pretty awesome vintage photos from MD, could provide some good inspiration !
http://mdhsphotographs​.tumblr.com

AR15th wrote in post #16751691
You get a free 30 day trial when you download Ps from the adobe site. Worth a try.

Also, check out this tumblr page, has some pretty awesome vintage photos from MD, could provide some good inspiration !
http://mdhsphotographs​.tumblr.com

Thats so odd...I was just looking at that site today. My strongest inspiration comes from a handfull of very nice reproduction pictures that are posted at the shop where I work,in the office. Very nice shots of historic Baltimore. I have a book,Baltimore - Before and After. Aswome book with some amazing photos! Very inspiring!! Sooo much has changed over the years. But regaurdless of the changes,the vintage pictures are just awsome! Then I read this today - http://oldphoto.com/Ol​d%20Photo%20ID.htm - amazing to know what the old photogs went thru to get the images they got (thank you Lord for my digital camera,lol).

Thanks again for the info - as I sit and type this Lightroom is downloading. The Virtualstudio is cool,but seems like a extra advanced Photomatix - which is cool but I dont see the ability to achieve what Im looking for (or Im doing it wrong :mad.


Edit - seems my computer is too old. Need windows 7 or later. Always something,lol. Back to the drawing board...

Try and apply a few settings at different opacity and see what you get. Like I said, no substitute.

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LR has a bunch of vintage like presets and there are tons you can download (free and paid for) online. And then tweak to your liking. Great software with a lot to offer, you don't need to shell out big $ for PS to get this look. Assorted plugins (Nik, OnOne, etc) also offer vintage looks. A lot cheaper than PS would be, and not such a steep learning curve.

I'm sure if you google or look on youtube you'll also find lots of tips on how to get there.

might take more work but you could probably give gimp a try....and it's free.

LR is the easiest, use presets or drag saturation all the way to the left and play with the color sliders.