How do I get this polaroid/vintage effect? Help! Pics Included.

lover.mk · Jul 12, 2007

Alex_B said:
- well, raise ISO (which gives you some "grain" effect). If you want it to look more like real grain (since increasing ISO also gives a lot of colour noise which looks different from grain), then use a grain filter in post processing.

- get the white balance wrong on purpose

- use a horrible on camera flash

- try not to compose the image too well

that would be my recipe

Thanks so much for your help (& patience because it's clear that you think these pictures are complete rubbish, but that's the effect I'm after!) Alex_B and ZaphodB .

Cheers for the 'recipe'! I'll be cooking up some dodgy photographs post haste

selmerdave · Jul 12, 2007

Also use cheap print film, maybe Gold 400 or 800.

Dave

jon_k · Jul 13, 2007

lover.mk said:
Thanks so much for your help (& patience because it's clear that you think these pictures are complete rubbish, but that's the effect I'm after!) Alex_B and ZaphodB .

Cheers for the 'recipe'! I'll be cooking up some dodgy photographs post haste

Cool stuff can be had post processing too. Get adobe photoshop and try Aly's Vintage and Professional Retro actions.

Mike_E · Jul 13, 2007

You could try the alien skin plug-in called exposure also.

The real question is where you get that chair!

Mike

Aquarium Dreams · Jul 13, 2007

Recently I saw some advertisements shot in this style in a fashion magazine. Grainy, on-camera flash, washed out skin tones, and weird white balance--on purpose. Very low-fi chic.

selmerdave · Jul 13, 2007

American Apparel?

Aquarium Dreams · Jul 14, 2007

American Apparel does it too! I love their ads. The one I was thinking of was something more girly-girl, I just can't remember what it was. Now it's going to drive me crazy.

lover.mk · Jul 15, 2007

Aquarium Dreams said:
Recently I saw some advertisements shot in this style in a fashion magazine. Grainy, on-camera flash, washed out skin tones, and weird white balance--on purpose. Very low-fi chic.

That's the plan Aquarium Dreams!

Magazines with slightly more avant garde fashion themes like Nylon, Cream, Russh, Oyster..etc could very likely be the mag that you're thinking of!