Teach you how to create a nostalgic effect on seaside photos

final renderings

Original picture

1. First, duplicate the layer.

2. Image - Apply Image, RGB Channel, Mode Soft Light, -50%.

3. Image - Apply image, red channel, normal mode, -30%. After completing this step, the effect will be a little bit better. Next, proceed to the pan-classic effect.

4. First adjust the contrast, click Layer-New Adjustment Layer-Height/Contrast, and set the parameters as shown below:

5. Click Layer-New Adjustment Layer-Curves, and set the parameters as shown below:


6. Create a new layer and fill it with dark blue. I used this color scale of 0404a7, the mode is exclusion, the opacity is 50%, and the fill is 50%. (The values ​​are only for reference. You can see what suits you. You don’t have to use this value).

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7. Create a new layer, press ctrl+alt+shift+e to stamp the layer, and ctrl+shift+u (remove color) mode to soft light!
8. The effect is roughly achieved, and the next step is to make slight adjustments and modifications! I won’t say more! The picture below is for reference!!

Because some students said they still couldn't do it well, I'll post some of the values ​​I adjusted for your reference.
Because I made a mistake in a numerical value when writing the tutorial! There is a slight difference between the effect and the rendering!! Of course it is very small!
9. Click Layer-New Adjustment Layer-Selectable Color, and set the parameters as shown below:

10. Click Layer-New Adjustment Layer-Selectable Color. I think the yellow is a bit too heavy, so I adjusted it and selected yellow. The parameters are set as shown below.

11. Click Layer-New Adjustment Layer-Curves, and set the parameters as shown below:

The last step is to add vignetting! The effect is as follows! There shouldn’t be anything you can’t figure out now, right? In fact, data is not important, what is important is learning this method! Maybe if you adjust something else, the effect will be better!