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Tips on How to Transform Your Favorite Photos To Look More Like a Vintage Photo

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There is no denying the romantic appeal of making photographs look vintage. They just look so perfect; beautifully captured moments, frozen in time reminding of simpler times. If you have an Instagram or any kind of account that you enjoy posting photos on, you might find yourself wanting to make your own pictures look retro to give it that beautiful, vintage appeal. Well, if you’re one of those people, you’ve come to the right article. I will show you exactly how to make a photo look vintage. You might even be surprised just how easy it is how to make photos look vintage and create a dazzling, retro photos in a matter of seconds.

One favorite aspect of vintage photos is picture-based “moments”. People who compile collages are not necessarily documenting a shoot, but rather building up a visual narrative of the experience in a way that can easily be duplicated on the screen.  Here are some easy ways how to make pictures look vintage which can recreate some of the looks you remember so well from past vacations, family reunions and time with friends. I personally love using PhotoWorks that works on your computer. You’ll be surprised how it can help you bring back the look of the ’50s, it can easily get you there! It’s a super easy way on how to make a photo look vintage without Photoshop or any other complicated apps.

PhotoWorks is a downloadable application that lets you edit and create a picture of dreams! All you have to do is download it to your computer. Once it’s downloaded, you can do a variety of different things to your photos! You can make them brighter, make them more vibrantly colored, and best of all – you can give your photos that fantastic retro look you dream of.

So let’s talk about what makes a photo look vintage.

4 Tips On How To Give Your Photos A Retro Vintage Look

Color Saturation

The first thing you should be aware of is color saturation. In order for a photo to look vintage, it needs a low color saturation. In the app, you can change the color saturation, as well as other types of color aspects that can change the way your photo looks. A low-color saturation is the best way to start giving your pictures that awesome retro look.

Low Contrast

The next aspect is low contrast. This will give your photo an older appeal to it, like it was taken much longer ago than it actually was. It creates a sort of haze effect that a lot of older photographs have and really helps give your photograph and element of time.

4 Tips On How To Give Your Photos A Retro Vintage Look

Another fun to add some retro feel to your pictures is to try adding filters to your photos. Light yellow filters, as well as light oranges and even certain light pinks, can add a really vintage feel to just about any picture. Filters are basically layers of color or light is an easy way to make photos look vintage.  You can add all sorts of filters to your pictures, with just a simple click.

Lastly, adding textures to your photos can also transform them and make them look aged and beautiful. In many old photographs, you will notice that many seem grainy or that little cracks exist on the film and give it a crumpled kind of look, just like a real vintage photograph.

4 Tips On How To Give Your Photos A Retro Vintage Look

The app also lets you add textures, just like this, to all of your photos. You can mix and match lighting and contrast and filters to create a photo that is completely unique and romantically retro. It’s easy to use too. You can mix and match to create photographs that shine with personality.

So what are you waiting for? Check it out today. You’ll be so happy that you did.

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