TheSamba.com :: View topic - Vintage-looking photos of your vintage Bus! :)

Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:53 pm

The product of me being bored and unemployed is as thus:

I've dabbled around in Photoshop, and tried to recreate a vintage effect on a couple of my favorite Bus photos I've seen on here.

Here are some before-and-afters:

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And here's one I did of me and my own Bus:

I'm not exclusive to Buses either; they're just my preference ;) If you want a picture of your VW (or any photo in general for that matter) done like this feel free to shoot me a PM and I'll see what I can whip up! And if you like it, tipping a couple bucks in the Paypal wouldn't hurt my feelings either! 8)

Enjoy guys

Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:37 am

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=352121

Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:05 am

lowmitsu wrote: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=352121

OP's thread is completely different from the vintage thread. he wants vintage style pics of your car today. photoshopped or otherwise...

my brother has an old school camera, i'll get him to take a picture of my bug.

Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:04 am

They don't even have to be vintage pictures.

Actually, it's the opposite. I just thought if people had pictures they took with modern cameras that they wanted to LOOK old, I could help them.

Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:30 pm

Did this on Picnik.com (for free)

Before

After

It has a built in "1960's" effect.
I added film grain, and a little scratches, too.

Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:35 pm

....taken last year.....

Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:37 pm

Very well.

My service is clearly of no use!

Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:39 pm

How about the same car 30 years apart?

Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:52 pm

That's not the most street punk get-up you're wearing. :lol:

Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:46 pm

That's usually how I dress, haha...fashion-core kids that look all super crust-punky annoy me anyway.

Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:19 am

thegoodfight7211 wrote:

After:

Thats pretty cool. Whats your method? Desaturate and add a little yellow? I like the effect . . .I am going to have to try it myself.

Thanks for Sharing!

Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:01 am

Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:10 am

[quote="mschulze"] thegoodfight7211 wrote:

Thats pretty cool. Whats your method? Desaturate and add a little yellow? I like the effect . . .I am going to have to try it myself.

Thanks for Sharing!

Actually saturate more, add a sepia filter with low opacity, and--believe it or not--a hot pink filter with very low opacity. Seems like a lot of the old school photos have a sort of very slight pink glow to them, from sunfading or whatever the cause. Adds to the vintage vibe I think.

Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:14 pm

I had a go at it, I know it's not a bus :lol: but it's a vintage look attempt. I think yours are better

Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:36 pm

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Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:57 pm

j.pickens wrote: Before:

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You just have to 'clean' up that old Chief on the rails now?? And it'll look more correct! Cool scene

Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:02 pm

That's a beautiful bus. =P~

Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:28 am

WOW :shock:

What's your method, Hemi?

Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:41 pm

thegoodfight7211 wrote: WOW :shock:

What's your method, Hemi?
If you're asking about my bus with the train, I used Poladroid.
Its a free Polaroid SX-70 simulator.
http://www.poladroid.net/

Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:50 am

Okay so, you've showed me an excellent technique, thegoodfight7211. I applied it to some video I shot on a crappy camcorder (Sony Handycam) and I like it. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecg4ws09qZY (I didn't embed it, because it's not really relevant to the tread :oops: )