PhotoShop 6.0 coloring question

[faye]

Hi, i have a photo which is old but not very....

the colour of the photo is kinda old... no matter how i scan i still get old feeling...

i am wondering if photoshop has a function that allow people to make the photo older or newer...

 

[colonelR]

If by old you mean the colours are washed out then try changing the levels - might well help

 

[faye]

how is it to be done to be exact?

image/adjust/level

and i see 2 triangles...

just don't know what to do

 

[colonelR]

OK

Above the triangles you'll see a graph - this shows the levels of your image - The left represents DARK colours, the right LIGHT

Ideally the graph should stretch from the left triangle to the right (indicating a good distribution of levels) - however, an old picture (like yours) which has faded may tail out out before either end.

Simply slide the triangles towards the point where the graph tails off to Zero (or thereabouts) to redistribute the levels - do this for LIGHT & DARK.

As you do this your image will change .

At the top of the box it shows the channel (default is RGB).

If you want to change the levels of the channels individually just select each one and move the triangles accordingly !

Hope that helps - it really is easier than I seem to have made it sound !