Cross Process Crazy!
Lately I’ve been obsessed with transforming my favorite images into cross process masterpieces. Not in the traditional sense of deliberately mismatching film and chemicals, but the lazy digital way.
This trend really got hold of me after experimenting with a cross-processing photo app on my iPhone. The app allows me to choose which RGB channel I want on or off and produces some amazing results.
From there I turned to Photoshop to morph some of my favorite rustic-Italian photos into cross process delights. The process was quite simple. Using a curves adjustment layer I shifted the blue channel and gave slight S curves to the red and green channels. This gives the basic look of the photo. Then adding another curves adjustment for contrast I overlay a yellow solid and take the transparency down to 10%, and voila!
As a lover of everything old and classical, this ‘vintage’ look really appeals to me, and gives my photos that added boost in character. Try it out yourself; you’ll love the results!
This passion belongs to Aaron, our graphic designer.