Lomo Effect Tutorial

Note: (Tutorial only works with Adobe Photoshop)

Step 1

  • Open Image.


    Step 2

    • Go to Filter>Distort>Lens Correction.
    • Inside the Lens Correction filter, adjust the settings in the Vignette section to create the vignette.
    • Vignette Settings: Amount = -100, Midpoint = +75.


      Step 3

      • Choose the Rectangular Marquee Tool.
      • Change feather amount to 1/12 the width of your picture (if your picture is 600px wide then you will set your feather to 50px).
      • Select your entire picture note: using select: all, will not work.
      • Inverse the Selection. Go to Select>Inverse.
      • Go to Edit>Fill and set the contents to black and click OK.
      • Deselect (Select> Deselect).


        Step 4

        • Inside the Channels pallet (Windows>Channels),select the red channel.
        • With the red channel selected, use the Brightness/Contrast tool (Image> Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast) and increase the contrast. The higher you set the contrast, the stronger the color effect will be. Increasing the contrast by 50 produces more realistic results.
        • Now select the green channel and use the Brightness/Contrast tool (Image> Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast) and increase the contrast by the same amount.
        • Select back the RGB channel to view the final results.

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