Experimentation

The other day i was researching photographers i like and discovering new ones when i stumbled upon a london basedphotographer called wendy bevan. These are her images here,i love the way her work looks aged and even antique. This was the look i wanted to gain for my documentary style shoot. Completly natural and kind of cosy feeling. Warm glows and blurry edges.

I decided to look up how to create this aged look to my photos. There a lots and lots of different opinions on how to do it on photoshop some better than others and i spent a very long time testing many of them. They also take quitealong time to produce. Some of my tests were successful and others not so. The 1st one i tried i felt could do with lightening a little but the overall look is passable for old. Also i think the edges need to be a little darker and blurred.

The next one doesnt look clear enough and has too much texture yet is still quite attractive.

Then i tried adding textures to the images to make them look used and a little scratched, or even marks made by developing. This was the most successful.

I like the overall feel and faded colours work just as well as black and white or sepia. Obviously the best outcome will be when i taylor make the subject so the effects dont look too out of place.

However the one i feel worked best was a beach shot i took a few summers ago with objects just plonked ontop of one another.The dusty, over exposed look worked really well and the grainy texture i wentfor made it look like it was swiped right out of pop mag :)