Have you been planning on taking a digital photography class for quite some time but don’t have the budget to do so? Well sometimes, you just have to be resourceful like now. There are a lot of tutorials or classes that you can find online without breaking the bank or without even paying a cent. Today, you will get a free digital photography class on lomo photography right here! You can find more tutorials here that will serve as your free digital photography class. So if you’re ready, let’s start!
As we all know, lomo photography can be achieved by using a lomo camera. You can get those Russian made cameras if you choose. However, these cameras don’t really create good pictures. What some people may not know is that you can actually create lomo pictures through your usual digital camera. So here in our digital photography class, you can learn to create lomo photos by adjusting your digital photos through Adobe Photoshop. Let’s begin by opening your digital photo in Photoshop.
1.The very first thing that you’ll need to do to make your digital photo look like a result of lomo photography is to create a vignette. After all, it’s what lomos are known for. You can achieve this vignette by using the free hand lasso tool. Create a circle around the photo or the main object in your photo. For example, if you want to focus on a car in your photo, then draw a circle around it using the lasso tool. You can adjust the feather settings to around 80 to 90 px just before you create the circle. Remember, you don’t have to make the circle perfect. It’s actually better to make it crooked as it will look more natural.
2.Now that you have the circle drawn, invert the selection. Got to the menu under select and choose inverse.
3.Now, create a levels layer. At the layers window, you will see a button below that can add the levels layer. Simply adjust the middle arrow to about 0.50 or lower if you want a darker vignette. It may also depend on the photo you used. Once done, you now have a vignette.
4.Now it’s time to adjust the contrast and the saturation. But first, let’s merge the layers by going to the menu under layer and choose merge layers.
5.Now, it’s time to add the curves layer. Simply create a slanted S in the graph.
6.Now, add a new layer on the top most part and choose the color black. Fill the layer with black color using the paint bucket tool.
7.Now, at the top of the layer window, you can choose the blending mode and set to Hue. Set the opacity to 40%. Merge the layers.
8.Once done, it’s time to sharpen the image. First, choose the Image menu and select lab color in the Mode selection. Now, go to the channel window and choose lightness channel. Then, go to the Filter menu and choose Unsharp Mask under Sharpen.
9.Adjust the amount and radius to 50 and the threshold to zero.
10.Now, change the image mode back to RGB color. Save it and enjoy!
