Create Instagram Crema Filter in Photoshop

Hey, folks! How are you doing? It’s been a while since I am writing only Instagram Filters related tutorials. Today’s is no different. Today I am going to show you how to create Instagram Crema filter in Photoshop. Like most of the Instagram filters, Crema is not much different. With the help of few adjustment tools, we can replicate a filter as good as Instagram Crema Filter.

Throughout the tutorial, we’re going to use adjustment layers. Every layer has its own importance and plays a vital role. We are going to use Levels, Photo Filter, Brightness/Contrast, and Vibrance.

So let’s begin the tutorial. But before we begin, I’d like to show you how the final result would look like.

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Step 1: First Remove Colorcast

The first thing we need to do is to remove colorcast if your image has any. This is a very much crucial step, otherwise your final result may get imbalanced. The best method I know to remove colorcast is the one with the Levels.

Open your image in Photoshop. Go to Layer>Adjustment Layer>Levels. Now change the channel from RGB to Green. Now you would see a slider with three buttons just above 0, 1.00 and 255. Try to place the black and white buttons with the starting and ending of the histogram. To put it in simpler words, your black button should be placed exactly where histogram starts and your white button should be placed exactly where the histogram ends.

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Now change the channel to Blue. Do the same.

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Switch to Red channel and do the same. Now you should not have any colorcast or tint present.

Step 2: Add Warm Effect

Now we are going to add yellow colorcast to give warm effect.

Go to Layer>Adjustment Layer>Photo Filter. Change the filter to Warming Filter (85). Increase the density by 56%.3.jpg

Step 3: Add Green Colorcast

Again go to Layer>Adjustment Layer>Photo Filter. Change the filter to green. Increase the density by 40%.

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Step 4: Reduce Saturation

Don’t you think that photo is very much vivid? Let’s decrease the saturation. Go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Vibrance.

Reduce the saturation to -31.

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Step 5: Reduce Contrast

Time to reduce contrast. Go to Layer>Adjustment Layer>Brightness and Contrast.

Reduce the contrast to -50.

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Still there’s too much contrast. We can simply duplicate the layer we just created. Press Ctrl+J/Cmd+J to duplicate a layer.

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Now it’s looking perfectly like Instagram Crema filter. Don’t you think so?

Let’s see the final picture again.

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Create Instagram Slumber Effect in Photoshop

Hey, folks! How are you all? I hope you are having a great weekend. You might remember the article that wrote last time i.e. Creating Instagram Juno Effect in Photoshop. This time, I am going to write another tutorial on Instagram effect. How about writing on How to Create Instagram Slumber Effect in Photoshop?

When you have used Instagram Slumber effect, you must have noticed that it generally gives yellow to an image and reduces the contrast but it manipulates an image much more than that. It adds a vignette, reduces colors, adds black & whitish effect (not much visible though).

So let’s dive into the steps. But before we proceed, I’d like to show you the final image.

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Final

Step 1: Reduce Contrast

The first we need to do is the reduction of contrast. Go to Image>Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast. Reduce the contrast to -50.

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We still have too much contrast. Let’s duplicate the layer so that our contrast minimizes more with least effort. Press Cmd+J/Ctrl+J to duplicate a layer.

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Step 2: Let’s Play with Adobe Camera RAW

Time to stack all the layers onto a new layer. Press Cmd+Opt+Shift+E/Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E for that. This will create a new layer at the top.

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Go to Filter>Camera RAW filter. Give your image a nice and soothing effect. This can only be done if you don’t have too much contrast.

Don’t close the Camera RAW now.

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Step 3: Add White Vignette

Let’s add a white vignette to the image. Keeping the Camera RAW opened, head over to “fx” tab. Add a nice looking white vignette.

Change the Style to “Paint Overlay”. Sliding the Amount slider to the right adds white vignette and sliding it to left adds a black vignette.

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Step 4: Add Warm Effect

Time to give warm effect to the image.

Go to Image>Adjustments>Photo Filter. Change the filter to Warming Filter 85 and increase the density to 37%.

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Step 5: Let’s give Black and Whitish Effect

Go to Image>Adjustments>Black and White. Now you need not do anything but change the blend mode to Overlay and Reduce opacity to 38%.

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Step 6: Final Step of How to Create Instagram Slumber Filter in Photoshop

Time to decrease the Vibrance again. Go to Image>Adjustments>Vibrance.

Decrease it to -37.

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And now we’re done.

Now that you have enjoyed this tutorial, the next thing you can do is to share it on Facebook and Twitter.

Here’s the final image again.

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