THE ANDRE PIENAAR C5 GUIDE

VINTAGE LOOK PHOTOS

WHAT IS IT?• SO MANY IMAGES THESE DAYS LOOK TOO DIGITAL, WHICH IS A LOOK I WANT TO AVOID AT ANDRE PIENAAR C5. ANYONE CAN GET PHOTOS THAT ARE GREAT QUALITY WITH HIGH RESOLUTION, THANKS TO THE USE OF SMARTPHONES, WHICH HAS ADDED AN EXTRA COMMODITY TO PICTURES THAT LOOK MORE TRADITIONAL.

• THANKFULLY YOU CAN USE YOUR SMARTPHONE OR REGULAR CAMERA TO TAKE THESE PHOTOS, BUT USE PHOTOSHOP TO GET THE DESIRED EFFECT.

• READ ON FOR THE ANDRE PIENAAR C5 GUIDE. I’LL USE THE SIMPLE IMAGE OF A CAR AND PERSON TO DEMONSTRATE. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS:

STEP 1• YOU’LL FIRSTLY NEED TO REDUCE THE DYNAMIC RANGE. OPEN THE TONE CURVE TOOL, WHICH WILL OPEN UP A TOOL THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS:

• YOU’LL NOTICE AT THIS POINT THAT THIS IS A STRAIGHT DIAGONAL LINE, WITH A WHITE AND BLACK POINT AT EACH END.

STEP 2

• TAKE THE WHITE POINT AND ADJUST IT SO IT SITS JUST BELOW ITS ORIGINAL POSITION

• THEN DO THE SAME WITH THE BLACK POINT, BUT MOVE IT TO THE RIGHT SLIGHTLY.

• THE WHITES WILL BE LESS WHITE (AND THEREFORE LESS HARSH) AND THE BLACKS WILL BE MORE OF A GREY TONE.

FINISHED IMAGE

• THIS SHOULD BE WHAT YOUR FINAL IMAGE WILL LOOK LIKE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE ADDED A SLIGHT BLUE TIND TO SHOW THE EFFECT IN GREATER DETAIL FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES:

• I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS ANDRE PIENAAR C5 TUTORIAL, CHECK BACK FOR MORE UPDATES ON HOW TO EDIT PHOTOS.