After falling in love with the beautiful film grain obtained using Ilford Delta 3200 film, I decided I had better learn how to do it in Photoshop, or I would be at high risk of starting to mess with smelly chemicals.
(See http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38982)
My usual method of simulating film grain was simply to add Gaussian Noise to the image. This proved VERY unsatisfactory at reproducing the look and feel of the Ilford film. So I had to find another way. The problem was that the noise was too fine and too evenly distributed. I needed to create bigger grains, and have them selectively appear more in the darker areas.
Browsing through the options revealed that PS has an Artistic filter called (duh!) Film Grain *slaps forehead*. OK Let's try this out.
First you choose a nice closeup shot, taken at high ISO:
Then you convert to B&W using the LAB mode method:
Oops, Auto Levels overdid it. Adjust the curves a bit:
(See http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38982)
My usual method of simulating film grain was simply to add Gaussian Noise to the image. This proved VERY unsatisfactory at reproducing the look and feel of the Ilford film. So I had to find another way. The problem was that the noise was too fine and too evenly distributed. I needed to create bigger grains, and have them selectively appear more in the darker areas.
Browsing through the options revealed that PS has an Artistic filter called (duh!) Film Grain *slaps forehead*. OK Let's try this out.
First you choose a nice closeup shot, taken at high ISO:
Then you convert to B&W using the LAB mode method:
Oops, Auto Levels overdid it. Adjust the curves a bit: