4 TIPS to Edit Digital Photos Like FILM

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In this video, Daniel shows you 4 ways to edit digital photos to look more like film using Lightroom and Photoshop.

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[shizukulover]

BIG tip: get a cinebloom or some other diffusion filter. this almost is always on my camera, it gives that cool bloom/haze around lights that takes a lot of the digital edginess off the photo

[JacobMcAllister]

I recommend using Lightrooms grain as opposed to a grain overlay regardless if it's taken from "real" scans or not. It doesn't behave in the same way as real grain because it doesn't interact with midtones or shadows differently. Lightrooms grain actually does interact with your image and adds individual new pixels. In print, it looks far better than any overlay.

[dna]

Brilliant video! Sidenote: I like the simplicity of the talking head setup taking place in the kitchen with a laptop. That simplicity from a 1m sub channel is refreshing in a era that has so many fancy YouTube studios -- not that those aren't great, it just makes it feel more approachable for those of us that don't have a perfect IKEA-esque space to film in, but would like to build a channel up. Inspiration all around

[TheGroovyGuitarDude]

Great tips, and definitely some things I didn’t previously know! Love the style and simplicity of the setup in this video too, thanks man!

[MKNYC_]

Watching your photoshop tutorials remind me how little I actually know about photoshop, cool tip with the halations.

[dna]

Would it be possible to see a part 2 where you do this for portraits/lifestyle photos or anything with human subjects? Maybe even a couple different camera brands raws (Sony, Canon, Fuji etc)? Getting skin tones and the overall look on par with film can be tricky sometimes. I shoot Sony, and Canon/Fuji seems a little easier to get there, but any brand would be really cool to see.

[himeshpardasani]

ngl the sponsor ad of squarespace was creative and couldnt even thought of skipping it. Amazing work

[RanDeligero]

Probably another good tip is to use references of those shots from film cameras to determine the best approach to edit digital photos like film.

Awesome tips! Love the glowing technique in the photoshop :)

[ployny]

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[EbukaMordi]

I honestly thought it was just the grains. I’m glad I watched this video. Can’t wait to start shooting and editing like film!

[danielhuang]

finally someone actually analyzing what film does to color! btw love your sponsor section, very creative and great humor!

[veronikakhabarova]

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I literally show it to my family and friends

[AsgarAli-yjpf]

Thank you for another year of banger videos! Looking forward to learning more from you guys next year!

[BenjaminHari]

Thank you so much for another video! I absolutely LOVE the film look and is one of the biggest reason I purchased my first real camera as editing RAW from those cameras is 100x times better than on phones. Also love how you touched on points that other tutorials never do and it's exactly those small things that make the "film look edit" even more realistic.
Hope you two had great holidays so far!

[chinmayasinghrawat]

Wow! I liked that you covered older versions of Lightroom as well. Additionally, what you did in Photoshop blew my mind!

[Kintec]

Mother of god, best ad for Squarespace ever :D well done!

[MrTabz]

I've never been as happy to see a mid-video Squarespace promotion. Hope they give you double the normal commission!

[danihaupt]

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[nerwin]

The Squarespace bit, you guys are too cute 😂

[alecsrivera]

This video is beginner friendly! I instantly learn from your tutorial! More power to your channel and thank you 🙇🏻‍♀️