The Elements of Photography-Understanding and Creating Sophisticated Images

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Comparison between original capture and plastic camera effect applied in Photoshop. ORIGINAL IMAGE © ANGELA FARIS BELT, 2006.

and develop more individualized techniques based upon your needs. The effect of plastic cameras varies, but two of the more telltale signs are slight softness, and intensified color and contrast, in particular near the vignetted edges of the image. Step 1. Open your image in Adobe Photoshop; do any re-touching, curves adjustments, and sharpening to the image.

Original capture. Step 1.

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