Turn any photo into a dot grid artwork with these Photoshop actions. You'll get great results with dots that change size. They get larger in brighter areas and smaller in darker areas. Free download available.
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Written tutorial continues belowHipster Photo Effect Photoshop Tutorial
Step 1
Open a photo into Photoshop. This effect works best for sunny outdoor photos.
Step 2
First, we’ll create a bloom effect to make it appear more sunny. Before we apply any filters, convert the layer to a Smart Object. Right click on the Background layer then choose Convert to Smart Object. Now that your layer is a Smart Object, you can apply Smart Filters which are basically non-destructive (settings changeable at any time without any loss in quality) version of filters.





Step 3
In this step, we’ll show you how to make the bloom effect more realistic. This step is optional and you may skip to step 4 if you want to keep the bloom effect strong. To make the bloom effect more realistic, we’re going to modify the blending options for the layer to tell Photoshop to keep the bloom effect to the bright areas but hide it in the dark areas. First, delete the filter mask because we won’t be using it. This is just to keep our layers clean. Right click on the filter mask then choose Delete Filter Mask.


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Step 4
We got the bloom effect so now we are going to add an effect gives the photo a low dynamic range look. Start by adding a Black & White adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Black & White. Don’t worry about the settings, we’ll change this later.
7 comments on “How to Make Your Photos Look Hipster with Photoshop”
Simply sunning. Well written, well explained, and your Lomo Lightning file is perfect. Thank you so much.
this is a great tutorial! very descriptive and easy. love it!
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Doesn't look hipster to me. Sorry.
Hipster photo treatment is making a photo look like it was captured by analog film camera. To do so it is better to use film presets for lightroom
Hi,
I have a problem when i place my light.
The thing is, i want to mold it to something, i don't want that square when i place and select screen mode.
M.
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very nice thanks :)