Editing Your Photos Is Essential

Adding Special Effects to Your Photos: The Vintage Effect

What is vintage?  The term vintage was originally used to describe the year in which wine was bottled. Later it was used to describe old cars. Eventually it described the look of clothing and a style of fashion. Today vintage applies to photos as well.

 The charm of vintage photos  Many people still enjoy the distinctive feel of black-and-white photos. But old color photographs of family members, location scenes, automobiles, and technology from the past strike a reminiscent chord with everyone. Transforming today's photos to vintage-style photos evokes that old-time feeling. Thanks to a variety of photo-editing techniques, your current photos can easily be given the vintage look.

Warren is happy to transform present-day photos into vintage (a.k.a. retro) images. Ask the professional photo editor for help in magically recreating the charm of a bygone era for your present-day photos.

On this page, see how Warren gave recent images a vintage look. On the next page, be surprised by four large examples of vintage-looking photos that he created by applying unique digital techniques to contemporary images.



Vintage Looks: 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s


See the First of Three Vintage Transformations  Move your cursor on then off this vintage image to see the original full-color, present-day photo of a Mexican guitarist.

See how Warren converted a 2011 photo of a Mexican guitarist to a 1946 vintage image.

Photo credit: Celu Sutton

Note: To see how Warren made this vintage photo pop with additional vintage effects, click here.



The Next Vintage Transformation  Move your cursor on then off this image to see the original present-day photo of a motorcyclist in Colorado.

See how Warren converted a 2010 photo of a motorcyclist to a 1954 vintage image.

Photo credit: PSHERO


Here's the Third Vintage Transformation  Move your cursor on then off this image to see the original present-day photo of a classic Triumph automobile.

See how Warren made this 2011 photo of a 1964 Triumph convertible look authentic.

Photo credit: Gerry Gentry


The Fourth Vintage Transformation  Move your cursor on then off this vintage image to see the recently taken photo of lovers walking together on a shore.

See how Warren made this 2012 photo of lovers walking on the shore of Rio's Copacabana beach look like a '40s photo.


 
Vintage Page #1  | Vintage Page #2

In addition to these two pages of vintage transformations,
see the large collection of WCD's unique photo edit pages in the left column.




Don't wait any longer to showcase your photo presentations. Contact Warren Camp Design today, at 209-795-7661, to discuss your upcoming campaign and learn how Warren can utilize his digital artistry skills to enhance and give prominence to your photos.

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