How to age a photo

After discovering how to use Instagram on iPhone and Android, did you get a craving for creating vintage-looking photos even on your PC? Then you must definitely try Instant Retro, a very fun and easy to use online service that, a bit like Instagram, allows you to apply retro effects to photos and share them online on social networks (or save them on your computer, depending on your tastes).

It includes a wide range of filters, one more beautiful than the other, and "manual" adjustment tools that allow you to customize the photos uploaded to the site down to the smallest detail. Of course all free and accessible from any browser and / or operating system. So, what are you waiting for to find out how to age a photo con Instant Retro?

Be vuoi scoprire how to age a photo, all you have to do is connect to the Instant Retro website and click on the red button Upload to picture located in the left sidebar to select the image to be aged. So wait a few seconds (the time for the photo to be uploaded to the site's servers) and you will find yourself in front of a page with a preview of your image and a list of all the vintage effects applicable to it.

There are tons of filters to choose from: that one Vintage which makes the photo monochrome and less defined (just like a photo of a few decades ago), that Lomography which applies a lomo effect to the images making them particularly contrasted and full of colors, Sunrise which gives the photos a yellowish hue and many more. Just click on the button of each effect and it is immediately applied to the photo, but be careful because you can only select one at a time, they do not overlap.

Once you have chosen the effect for age a photo you prefer, you can save the image obtained on your computer simply by clicking on the button Save Image located at the top right. On the page that opens, right-click on your photo and select the item Save image as from the menu that appears to save it in a folder on the PC. Alternatively, you can use the social sharing buttons to post the image directly to Facebook and Twitter. If you do not want your photo to be made public on Instant Retro after saving, remember to uncheck the item Public before clicking on the button Save Image.

If none of the effects available on Instant Retro fully satisfy you, you can change the parameters of the photos "manually" using the adjustment bars and options on the right side of the screen. Moving the indicators Darken edges, Lighten center e desaturate you can "play" with the shadows, lights and saturation level of the photos, while activating the options under the heading Effects you can apply numerous effects to images that will help you make them look more aged.

Again, when you are satisfied with the result, all you have to do is click on the button Save Image, right-click on the photo and save it on your PC by choosing the appropriate item from the menu that opens. Simple, isn't it?

How to age a photo