Creating vintage looks in Lightroom
Got a cool image you want to give the vintage treatment to? It's so easy to create vintage looks in Lightroom...just a few quick steps
Convert to Black and White - give a few subtle adjustments as required. Contrast, highlights and shadows etc. Then select the Black & White tab.
Convert to B&W
2. Next visit the Color Grading panel and add a little color to your B&W. Purely optional, but some slight blue toning or browns, etc for the old sepia or various other vintage looks
Add some color toning
3. Next is the effects panel, popping a post-crop vignette, white can work here, or even a little black. Don't forget to add some grain as well
Add a vignette and grain
So quick and easy and can give a terrific treatment to some old-styled images. Different color combinations or even split toning can give different effects, sepia, selenium, cyanotype and more. Sadly you cannot add scratches or wet plate looks, but taking it into plugins like Silver Efex Pro can extend your vintage treatment further
