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What Happens When You Add A Vintage Look and Frame to a New Photo ?

By William Johnson

Industry Observer with Retired

September 13, 2012 08:45 AM

Start with This...

Original Photo of Cannon Battle on the San Diego Bay

What Happens When You Add a Vintage Look and Frame to a New Photo ?

THIS!

Photo of Cannon Battle on San Diego Bay with Vintage Texture

With the right photo and right editing tools, you can take your photography up a notch and create unique things that not only please the eye, but seem change the character completely while maintaining all of the original integrity of the Photo.

Here is the Step by Step Process

Open up Ribbet.com

Upload Photo

Selected from top tool bar, "Effects"

Arrow down and select "Texture" under the Artistic category

Use the left/right arrow bar to pick the 7th choice on the bottom row

Make sure the advanced mode is set to Multiply

Adjust fade bar to 48%

APPLY

Then add 2 layers of matte

APPLY

Then add the 3rd layer of matte and then the frame size and color. The frame I selected is a Grey tone.

APPLY

Save to your photo library, desktop of wherever you save photos. Done.

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Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR

Berkshire Hathaway California Realty - Beaumont, CA

(909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning

Hi William, Great photo of the ship and and I how you finished it off with vintage look. Have a great week.

Sep 13, 2012 12:16 PM

Andrea Bedard

Thompson Company, REALTORS® 240.593.2860 - Silver Spring, MD

Fluent in Real Estate & German, M.A. ABR ASP CIPS

Hi William, my heart beats shabby chic and vintage so I just had to follow Myrl's link to your post. The effect is just amazing - I could see using it for photographs of older or historic homes, having it framed and then giving it as a gift to the seller at settlement.

Sep 13, 2012 12:36 PM

William Johnson

Retired - La Jolla, CA

Retired

Hi All,

Here is the Step by Step process that would take a total of about 5 minutes.

Open up Ribbet.com

Upload Photo

Selected from top tool bar, "Effects"

Arrow down and select "Texture" under the Artistic category

Use the left/right arrow bar to pick the 7th choice on the bottom row

Make sure the advanced mode is set to Multiply

Adjust fade bar to 48%

APPLY

Then add 2 layers of matte, hit apply

Then add the 3rd layer of matte and then the frame size and color. The frame I selected is a grey tone. Apply

Save to your photo library, desktop of wherever you save photos. Done.

Sep 13, 2012 12:48 PM

Lynda Eisenmann

Preferred Home Brokers - Brea, CA

Broker Associate ,CRS,GRI,SRES, Brea,CA, Orange Co

Hi William,

Beautiful shot, is that one fairly recent in beautiful San Diego?

Also, just signed up for Ribbit, looks very similar to the "P" site, same people?

Sep 13, 2012 12:58 PM

Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD

Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Fabulous photo to start with and a very creative way of changing this beauty.

Margaret

Sep 13, 2012 12:59 PM

Mike Warren

Real Estate - Colorado Springs, CO

Wow! That's great! That photo is beutiful! Thanks for sharing how to do the trick.

Sep 13, 2012 01:10 PM

Joye Hollis Ridgeway

AgentOwned Realty, Charleston SC - Charleston, SC

- Homes, Land, Investment, Commercial

Wow. Great photo and great effects. I've not heard of Ribbet, but now that's top of my "to do list". Glad to know of another photo tool to use. As usual, thanks for sharing this knowledge....you are the best !

Sep 13, 2012 10:13 PM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Well done, William. Thanks for sharing your editing techniques. I wish I had your skills for editing my photographs.

Have an great day and an outstanding weekend.

Sep 13, 2012 10:53 PM

Toni Weidman

Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL

20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

William - this is fantastic editing. I'm going to give it a try. I love the photo editing tools we all have available. Suggested.

Sep 13, 2012 11:00 PM

Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty

Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL

Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

Hey this really does make a difference. Thanks for the tips....

Sep 13, 2012 11:01 PM

Suzanne Strickler

Realty Mark Associates - Havertown, PA

School is never out for the Successful.

William ~ Wow! The touch up gives it the appearance of being an aged photo. Thank you for the editing steps.

Sep 13, 2012 11:03 PM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I hope you have some cooler weather!

Have a very special weekend with your camera in hand.

Sep 14, 2012 08:56 PM

Toni Weidman

Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL

20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

I can't believe they didn't feature this, William. Just stopped by to admire it again. It's wonderful.

Sep 14, 2012 10:36 PM

Susan Neal

RE/MAX Gold, Fair Oaks - Fair Oaks, CA

Fair Oaks CA & Sacramento Area Real Estate Broker

Wow! That's interesting, William. If I hadn't seen the first photo, I would have thought you were posting an old historical picture.

Sep 15, 2012 04:46 AM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Have a great day and an outstanding week. Be sure to have your camera in hand to capture the special moments.

Sep 16, 2012 12:12 AM

Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional

Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL

Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

William - You are indeed the photo guru here in ActiveRain! What an amazing difference in the two photos! Thanks for sharing your secrets!

Sep 16, 2012 01:22 AM

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

William,

This recipe is definitely worthy of a SUGGEST!

With the holidays approaching, I can see where this technique can be quite helpful and make excellent gifts for family and friends.

Thanks for the gift of friendship and all the education you provide here on ActiveRain.

Sep 16, 2012 02:19 AM

Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert

Richmond, TX

William,

Myrl mentioned you in her blog so I thought I would stop by that is a great picture I love the what you did with it! It is amazing what we can do with photoshopping! I hope you had a great weekend!

Sep 16, 2012 09:17 AM

Dianne Goode

Raleigh Cary Realty - Raleigh, NC

Realtor/Broker

I'm a big fan of Ipiccy but I'll certainly give Ribbit a try. It's amazing, what we can do with onine photo tools! The effect you created is very attractive.

Sep 16, 2012 11:11 AM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Enjoy the last day of summer and be prepared to have your camera in hand to capture the colors of autumn.