70s Scene – Vintage Post Production

Lesson by Ciro Sannino | Official 5SRW study material

LESSON#14 – Post Production (Step5)

HD VIDEO / Narrated / 5′

PSD to download with all layers;

What are the distinguishing of a polaroid?

Create the right format

Add blueish dominants;

Age paper effect;

How to use different blending modes;

Improve the contrast.

This is the image you’ll get at the end of this training:

STEP 5: Post Production

There are many ways to get this result, but in my experience the best and professional way to reach this
kind of look is resumed in using two blending modes. Follow the method I show in this video below and
the vintage look is guaranteed.

Let’s start to create this look step by step. Watch the video:

VIDEO

CONCEPTS:

Main aspects for a Polaroid look > click here;

Polaroid format is a square;

Use SHIFT key to create a square cropped area;

Use a dark blue layer to create a dominant color in darkers;

Use a dark blue layer (rgb = 0,0,40) in Exclusive blend mode;

Get the old paper effect with Multiply blend mode;

Contrast and vignette with a black brush.

RED AND GREEN VARIATIONS

Polaroid effect can also have “reddish” or “greenish” dominants.

It’s really easy to replicate this variation with a darker red, or a darker green in exclusive fusion method.

dark Red layer (rgb=20,0,0)

dark Green layer (rgb=0,20,0)

Using RED and GREEN you’ll get a similar effect than with Blue. Below you will find same examples:

EXERCISE

Download Render and Old paper image and use them as indicated in the video to get different polaroid
effect, with different dominants:

70s style – step5 – START

Remember you can use this simple technique with every light balance and every style you created in the
previous steps, getting infinite combinations.
70s style – step5 – FINAL. (PSD format)