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Tutorials · 2 min

How to make photos look vintage on iPhone

Any photo on your iPhone can come out as a print from another decade. Here is the whole thing in VNTG Studio, from the camera roll to the finished print, in about a minute and a half.

Step by step

  1. The VNTG gallery with the Choose your mode sheet open: Remix, Collection, Studio and Camera

    1

    Open Studio

    In VNTG, tap Create and choose Studio.

  2. The Import screen with a grid of camera roll photos and three of them selected

    2

    Pick your photos

    Choose one photo or several from your camera roll, then tap Import.

  3. The camera collection showing the VNTG 460, a 1977 instant camera from the USA

    3

    Choose your camera

    The camera shelf opens. Swipe through 25 cameras, each from its own era, and tap Select.

  4. The editor with the Filters panel open under a print of friends lying on the grass

    4

    Pick a filter

    Tap Filters and the print changes as you choose one. Every filter belongs to that camera and its era, so the look stays true to it.

  5. The editor with the Adjustment panel open: brightness, contrast, saturation and a strength slider under the print

    5

    Add effects and adjust

    Effects add grain and texture. Adjust fine tunes brightness, contrast and warmth.

  6. A handwritten caption reading Hi! being placed on the white border of the print

    6

    Write a caption

    Type a caption onto the print, the way you would write on a photo. Every camera brings its own handwriting. Drag it anywhere on the frame.

  7. The Frames panel open under a captioned print, five frames to choose from

    7

    Add a frame

    Find the frame that fits, then tap Apply to all and every photo in the set takes the same look.

  8. The editor with the Save All button at the top right and the finished captioned print

    8

    Save all

    When it all looks right, tap Save All. Your prints land in the VNTG gallery, ready to keep, print or share.

Studio is free with the free cameras, 5 saves a day. Editing a whole set at once, every camera and unlimited saves come with VNTG PRO.

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