A week ago the Filter of the Day was – Old Drawing.03 So I thought a complementary Old Photo might be in order. Its great fun playing with these filters that age your image. It almost immediately makes the picture appear to have more history and therefore so much more story telling power.
Description
This filter automatically ages your photos by converting them into black-and-white, adjusting contrast and adding grain, scratches, rips and stains. Additionally, it applies color toning such as Sepia.
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old, aged, age, old-time, damaged, scratch, scratched, stains, stained, creases, creased.
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OK so lets try it out – here is Betty – one of the characters I use as my avatar around the internet because she is far more attractive than me and actually looks good in a fur bikini and long boots – and indeed it is a rare breed who can – and I am not amongst that group. Anyway I digress. Take a look at the picture below. It is so much fun now to make up a story based on a worn out photo – rather than just a straight portrait. I’ll give it a go. Feel free to join in.
Story time
Sandy had never done anything like this before and couldn’t help looking around to see if anyone was taking notice of her. Surely they must be able to sense her levels of excitement as she sat down in the coffee shop and tried to look nonchalant. She needed to wait calmly for the Private Detective she had hired.
A rather grey and nondescript gentleman sat down opposite her when she was half way through her cappuccino and she had to wipe the froth from her mouth before greeting him. Sandy was surprised at how completely normal this man was. He could at least have warn a trilby or a long coat surely.
He spoke quietly but firmly, “I believe you have a photo to show me”,
“Yes” replied Sandy and gently laid down a small photo in front of the detective.
Sandy continued “My Dad gave me this when I was 10. He said she was known as ‘Ooh Betty’ , she used to travel with a circus. After I was born my Dad realised he couldn’t make her stay – so she left again. I want to find her or find out where she went.”
The detective took the photo and smiled at it. Sandy guessed he couldn’t help it, despite the age of the photo Betty still had a piercing look.
