CREDITS: [spoiler]+ to me + to showandtell-graphics + photobucket + and to adobe photoshop[/spoiler] author's note: [spoiler][b]heres another tut for photoshop guys hope it will help .. and expecting for another + repu from u guys.. hehe... [/b][/spoiler] [align=center] gonna use this photo.. feel free to use it [spoiler][img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/vintage1.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [b]STEP1: [/b]duplicate this layer, Select Layer/Duplicate Layer. Turn off the duplicated layer by clicking on the little eyeball on that layer [b]STEP2:[/b]Highlight the original layer and create a channel mixer. Do this by selecting Image/Adjustments/Channel Mixer, and put in the settings as shown below. Don't forget to check mark the Monochome box at the bottom. Click OK. [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/vintage2.jpg[/img] [b]STEP3:[/b]Turn the duplicated layer back on, and make sure it is highlighted. Set the blend mode of this layer to Soft Light. [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/vintage3.jpg[/img] [b]STEP4:[/b]Next you will want to add a gaussian blur to this same layer. Select Filter/Blur/Gaussian Blur. You should play around with the amount of blur to get the effect you are looking for. [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/vintage4.jpg[/img] And this is what we end up with. [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/vintage5.jpg[/img] [b]STEP5:[/b]add a faded black border which is commonly refered to as a vignette. Add a new layer by selecting Layer/New/Layer, and click OK. We will need to fill this layer with black. Choose Edit/Fill and select black from the Fill window. Now go up and grab the Rectangular Marquee Tool. [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/vintage6.jpg[/img] [b]STEP6:[/b]Make a selection similar to below, trying to keep the distance from the edge as equal as possible. Don't worry if it is off a bit. [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/vintage7.jpg[/img] [b]STEP7:[/b]Next, right click on the document and select Feather. Set the Feather radius to 50 and click OK. Now you should have something that looks like this. [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/vintage8.jpg[/img] [b]STEP8:[/b]Now hit the delete key and then Ctrl+D to deselect and you are done. [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/vintage9.jpg[/img] [i] before and after[/i] [spoiler][img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/vintage10.jpg[/img][/spoiler] ENJOY!!!! [/align]

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