Images that are dramatically stained with age carry a distinct charm that sometimes leaves us staring at them with utmost awe and inexplicable nostalgia.Undoubtedly, there is always glamour and romance in a vintage piece of art. That is why, in this day and age, a lot of people (especially contemporary artists) are inspired by
photographic language of olden era.
With many modern techniques and tricks available in this digital age, even an amateur shutterbug or a simple vintage-photo enthusiast like me can create faux antique images that look like real thing.
The remarkable tools of digital darkroom, or in simpler terms—your home computer, make it possible to create nostalgic images quite easily, especially since necessary software is available for free on Internet. One example is BWorks from Mediachance, a company that has already produced a whole range of helpful programs for digital image editors.
BWorks transforms digital color images into black and white photos or so-called duotones. In this context, Windows program can not only take care of reducing images to grayscale, but can also apply numerous effects to make them look as if they were photographed 100 years ago. Yup, just like those antique photos that you adore. Noise, color defects and like are some of phenomena that give nostalgic effect to a modern image— and they're precisely what BWorks can produce on your pictures. Let me tell you how.
