marcin_wilk1

<p>Thanks for your tips. I'll keep experimenting with the adjustment layers, then - I'm much rather into learning than buying.<br>

What's your experience with different modes a layer can be created in? Lately I've been very much into curves layer in the soft light mode.<br>

JDM von Weinberg, the photos I've linked are by no means aged, that's the point :-)<br>

Martin</p>

<p>Hi everyone,<br>

I am looking for some Photoshop / Lightroom tips to make digital photographs look rustic, with a natural, "peaceful" spirit.<br>

In fact, the description of what I want to achieve is as short as that: digital photo that stimulates film - but I omitted that label in the title since all the instructions I managed to find under it had "vintage/aged"- like image as a goal (overcooked to me, I'm not interested in the ways of manipulating the image in a way that literally shouts it's been manipulated).<br>

What I am looking for is a way to make a photograph look natural, with its colors deep and slightly muted - yet vivid, profound! Here are some examples: http://gotujzdrowo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/konfitura-ala-chutnay-z-zurawiny-i-jablka-1-800x1195.jpg or http://gotujzdrowo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kasza-jaglana-z-marchewka-i-borowka-1-800x1168.jpg or http://gotujzdrowo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/zupa-krem-z-pieczonej-papryki-i-pomidora-3.jpg ; a perfect example is also "Kinfolk"-style photography (what I believe has become a term now, see here: http://www.pinterest.com/kinfolkmagazine/).<br>

Any tips on how to achieve the effects described?<br>

Thanks for your help in advance,<br>

Martin</p>