How do I get my pictures to have this effect...

[ndalal]

i have a digital nikon d40. really want my pics to have this old hazzy effect like this without editing my pics in photoshop, i want to know if there is a lens filter i can use so i dont have to manually edit each picture:

and even a more yellow looking effect like this:

any suggestions welcome

 

[Lorielle99]

i dont know, but when you find out, please tell me

 

[THORHAMMER]

looks like vignetting , warm white balance, and some highlight/shadow balancing.saturation thats all ...

 

[gravy]

google photoshop actions. find a lomo action. you'll have to do it to each photo, but it's super easy.

or if you're using lightroom, google lightroom presets.

 

[gravy]

I did this in lightroom... one click. it's a little darker than what you might be after, but lightroom and photoshop are definitely your friend in this case.

before:

after:

 

[kalmkidd]

looks like vignetting , warm white balance, and some highlight/shadow balancing.saturation thats all ...

thats exactly what it is. could take ya 3minutes lol

 

[THORHAMMER]

yeah,

make your own action dont just use one, or else you wont learn how to change things.

 

[Alpha]

I did this in lightroom... one click. it's a little darker than what you might be after, but lightroom and photoshop are definitely your friend in this case.

before:

after:

This is incorrect. The old film/cross process look is characterized by lower contrast, muted colors, loss in sharpness, highlight blocking in the case of cross-process, and occasionally color casts. Vignetting has nothing to do with the price of tea in China...unless you're imitating an Holga effect. In your example, the vignetting is too obvious (and as noted, unnecessary), the contrast is actually higher, there's no loss in sharpness, you blocked the shadows instead of the highlights, and the desaturation is too obvious.