(Photoshop) Easy Lomo Style Pictures

This is an original image. It will be changed to Lomo Style in 5 minutes : )
I normally use Photoshop to process my images. OK let start you can see the original image below so I will change it to Lomo like images. Dejavo!

1) Adjust color balance: Lomo images are weird color tone so I will change an original color tone to yellow tone. At this step, you can play with other adjust techniques as levels, curve, etc and you also can adjust color tone. This example I use color balance and adjust images to yellow tone.

2) Create a vignette: This step I will show you how to create a vignette.

2.1) Create new layer
2.2) Select rectangular marquee tool with 100 px feature and normal style and draw the rectangular as show in picture below

2.3) Select Inverse
2.4) Fill with Black Color

2.5) Deselect after filling black color in selection
2.6) Change “Layer1” property to overlay with 80% Opacity. After completion on this step you can see the vignette.

3) Create Gradient Tone

3.1) Create new layer, “layer2”, between layer1 and Background3.2) Select Gradient tool: I normally use radial gradient tool. You use test any gradient styles and you will get the new look images. Let try
3.3) Select Foreground (White) to Transparent 3.3) Draw the gradient

3.4) Adjust layer property to Overlay with 80% Opacity
4) Adjust background image contrast: Normally I adjust image Curves to S-Curve shape. Anyway, you can adjust until you see the color tone you like.

5) Create darkness to lomo image: You may not do this step if you like your color tone but I like the image looks dark a little bit. Therefore, I adjust brightness and contrast of the image.

WOW!!! you get the lomo image. This is the guideline so you can try and adjust this technique for your images. You can play with adjustment style, brightness ,etc.

Have Fun : )

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