Making a Modern Photo Look 'Vintage' using Elements.

Turning this:

into this:

1. Open the image you want to work on


2. Check you are working in 'RGB' mode (Image > Mode >RGB)


3. Duplicate background layer


4. Window > Artwork & Effects


5. In the Artwork & Effects palette on the right, choose the third icon along, then below, choose Photo Effects and Image Effects


6. Highlight 'Tint Sepia' and drag the highlighted icon onto your image


7. Filter > Noise > Add Noise


8. Alter this as appropriate


9. Bottom left - set foreground colour to a cream colour


10. Layer > Fill Layer > Solid Colour
    
11. Select the cream colour you chose. OK


12. With your Colour Fill layer highlighted, but its 'eye' icon deselected (so you are working on the fill layer, but can't see it), use Elliptical Marquee Tool to draw an oval around the part of the image to be framed. Use the arrow keys to move the shape around


13. Select > Feather > 25 (or so, experiment!)


14. Make sure the Colour Fill layer is selected, and select the 'eye' icon to its left, then Edit > Delete


15. This will show you the image in sepia, surrounded by a cream frame


16. When you are happy, Select > Deselect


17. If the framed image is off-centre, then Layer > Merge Down will merge the frame and sepia layers


18. Highlight Background Copy layer and Fill Layer as before, using exactly the same Foreground colour which should still be selected


19. Reselect sepia framed layer and select the Move tool. Move the image to a central point, then deselect


20. Layer > Flatten image