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Convert to mono
This is the first step to creating an aged look,
akin to old American Civil War photos. You can
skip this step if you want a colour photo at the
end. Lightroom has many ways to make a black-and-white photo,
but using the Profile Browser is the best. Click the Browse Icon
in the Basic panel to open it. Next, click the B&W option, then
choose a look. I’ve chosen B&W Green Filter here.3
Add texture
There are various ways you can add texture. Obviously there is
a Texture slider, but that’s more about bringing out details than
increasing texture per se. Instead of using Texture, you can use
the Grain slider in the Effects Panel. Amount controls the
strength of the effect; start at around 25. Too much can
make the photo look soft, so zoom in to check the effect.2
Tone and fade
Next you’re going to tone the image.
For this you’ll use the new Color Grading Panel. This has five
sections. The first has colour controls for Shadows, Midtones,
and Highlights, then one for each of those, then finally Global for
the whole image. To fade the photo, select the second option,
Shadows, and increase the Luminosity slider. To tone, go to
the Global wheel and set Hue to 33 and Saturation to 17.4
Add a fake border
Your next step is to fake a border, as
if you’d taken the photo out of a frame.
Old wet-plate images had corner mounts where the image would
fade even more. Use the Graduated Filter below the Histogram.
Set your Exposure to +1.7 and drag at 45º in a corner. Reposition
as required. Click New and repeat for each corner.FUNDAMENTALS