I have written up this short tutorial to show how to achieve classical cross-processed look on a JPEG photo, using Adobe Photoshop. The main objective is to turn a normal daily life photo into vintage-feel in a few steps, without the need to work with RAW files.

For your information, cross-processing is the name given to the practice of developing films in the wrong type of chemistry, resulting in strange color casts but at the same time adding impact onto photo. This can be easily done on digital photographs, especially when you get to see the result immediately.

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Standing at a point, you may be seeing the dark side;

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or you may be seeing the bright side of it.

Hence,
it is not where you stand that matters;
it is where and how you are looking at it.

I have always wanted to get a backpack photo bag for day-to-day usage. Upon a few considerations, I eventually got myself the Crumpler Sinking Barge for SGD$213.

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This is my first outdoor portrait photography ever. I had a 2-mins studio portrait shooting, on an old man with long beard, but this one is totally different from that. No preset lighting, no set-ups, 5 amateur photographers without portrait shooting experience, and an inexperienced (but outgoing) model – Olive. And the best part is that – we went to Old Changi Hospital.

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My friend got a tourism booklet on Balestier Road (from somewhere) and we decided to have a stroll down the road for interesting shots. As usual, we started off a bit directionless and shot a few insignificant lousy stuffs (LOL)..

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