Film Grain

Film Grain

Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn shot images using a black and white film. If you look closely on the persons face, you can see that it is slightly speckled. The black and white film makes the images look like a fill grain and i recreated this using photoshop.

Before Edit

 The First step was to add a new layer to the photo

Next, change the layer name to something to do with the image. I was creating a film grain so i changed the layer name to 'Film Grain'

Then go to Image - Ajustments - Black and White

There is no need to edit the colors because the image is in black and white, whereas if the image was in color then you would need to edit the colors to get the right colours in the photo

Next, Go to Layer - Fill. Then Change the 'Use' to 50% Grey and then click OK

Then click on the drop down menu for 'Mode' and then click 'Overlay'

 Then go to 'Filter' - Noise - Add Noise

Then Lastly Vary the amount of Fill Grain you would like in your photo, and click the Preview Button to keep checking the amount you have added. Then click on the box 'Monochromatic'. This is because the image is in black and white.
If the image was in Colour then you wouldn't click that box because it is specifically designed for black and white images.

After Edit

This is the final image. As you can see there is a speckled tone on the models face, that is the fill grain.