Best Film Looks For Photo
Top Film Effects To Make Your Images Look Like Film in Photoshop or Lightroom
Want to know how to make digital photos look like film?
The best and easiest way is to add real film texture scans / film overlays directly on top of your photos in photoshop or lightroom.
Types of film looks for photo editing:
- 35mm Film Frame Borders PNG
- 120mm Film Frame Borders PNG
- Film Grain JPEGS
- Film Burns and Light Leaks
- Vintage Lens Vignettes
- Dirty Letterbox PNG
- Film Slide Mattes PNG
- Split Screen Film Mattes PNG
- Viewfinder Overlay PNG
- Vintage Film Looks / LUTS
You can grab any of these and more in our Film Textures Collection.
Compatible with all photo editing software - add rich and deep 35mm and 120mm film textures to your photos and graphic design images to faithfully emulate the aesthetics of real film.
This is the all-in-one list of film looks for photographers, photo editors, content creators, agencies, and production companies in the media, arts, and entertainment industries.
Photo Film Frames: PNG Film Borders + Texture
Easily add real 35mm and 120mm film frame png borders on top of your digital images to give them the authentic film look as if they were scanned into the computer from the film strip.
You’ll receive 35mm kodak 400 film frames png, 120mm medium format film frames, 35mm film sprocket overlays, instax polaroid frame png, punch holes, and film texture accents.
Drag and drop Kodak 400, 800, Instax Polaroid, Hasselblad, Ilford XP2, Holga 120N Color, and Lomokino Sprocket Panorama photo film texture to craft truly original film looks - without the time suck.
Watch the tutorial on how to add photo film texture to your content.
Photo Film Frames PNG Pack Vol. 2
Compatible with all photo software, Photo Film Frames PNG Vol. 2 is a complete pack of drag and drop 35mm photo film borders for graphic design and photo editing.
With over 170 film texture overlays in 10K resolution; from Cinestill, Fuji Film, Kodak, Ilford, and Lomochrome film stocks, achieving authentic film looks will never be easier.
20 UNIQUE 35MM FILM STOCKS:
120mm Photo Film Frames PNG | Medium Format Film Borders PNG (8K)
Compatible with all photo and video software, 120mm Photo Film Frames PNG is a medium format film pack of drag and drop 120mm photo film borders for photo editors, graphic design, video editing, and more.
With 55 real film frame overlays in 8K resolution, achieving authentic film looks will never be easier.
14 UNIQUE 120MM FILM STOCKS:
Photo Film Grain JPGS | Film Grain JPG Images (8K)
Compatible with all photo editing software, Photo Film Grain JPGS | Film Grain JPG Images is a complete pack of drag and drop photo film grains for image editing and graphic design.
With 100 film texture overlays in 8K resolution, from Kodak, Ilford, Cinestill, Fuji Film, and Lomochrome film stocks, you will be able to create subtle or strong film looks with ease.
This pack is a perfect solution for any freelance photographer, production company, graphic designer, image editor, or creative agency.
Watch the tutorial on how to add real film grain to your images in photoshop.
Color Photo Film Burn Images + Light Leaks
Compatible with all photo software, Color Photo Film Burn JPEGS is a real film looks pack of 100+ experimental film overlays for digital images and graphic design!
Hand fogged 35mm Kodak 400 film with a variety of colors, we've created and scanned in truly unique color film burns and light leaks to add fun and psychedelic film looks to your still images.
Drag and drop a variety of vibrant and subtle film burns with blue, red, green, purple, pink, yellow, and orange colors. Wonderful options where the color blows-out the edges of the negative to look framed, has multi-colored shapes, and full spectrum streaks of light.
This pack of experimental photo film burn jpgs is the perfect touch to break the mold and add artsy, psychedelic looks to your content.
Dirty Letterboxes: Cinematic Aspect Ratio Mattes
Drag and drop clean and dirty cinematic aspect ratio mattes with rounded corners onto your images with the most popular 4:3, 16:9, 2.35, 2.40 and 2:1 letterboxes.
You'll get the full set of authentic letterboxes in all of the major aspect ratios.
Between the Clean, Dirty, and Dirtiest versions - you’ll have full control to customize the film look you desire. From dirty and grimy to clean and subtle.
Vignette Effects: Vintage Lens Vignette Overlays (8K)
Compatible with all photo editing software, Vignette Effects is a complete pack of 80 spherical and anamorphic vintage lens vignette jpgs in 8K resolution.
Have access to a wide variety of real lens vignettes and instantly add cinematic black vignettes with rounded edges and chromatic aberration to your images.
They come with 4 chromatic aberration versions: Black, Blue, Red, and RGB.
Viewfinder Overlays: Camera Viewfinder PNG + Focus Screen PNG (8K)
Designed from original ground glass 35mm film viewfinders, this over-scanned 8K viewfinder png pack is the perfect solution for any graphic designer, production company, or creative agency looking for a real viewfinder film look with drag & drop ease.
Take the time and effort out of achieving an authentic viewfinder look with the most popular 4:3, 16:9, 2.35, 2.40 and 2:1 viewfinder overlays with and without crosshairs.
VIEWFINDER PNG IMAGES:
- 1.33 / 4:3
- 1.66 / 5:3
- 1.78 / 16:9
- 1.85
- 1.90
- 2.00 / 2:1
- 2.35
- 2.37
- 2.40
- 2.44
- 3.50
In addition to all sizes of viewfinder overlays, bring the full frame of your content into focus with over 15 focus screen png sourced and designed from a variety of camera frames and camera viewfinders.
Watch the tutorial on how to add Viewfinder Overlays to your videos.
Film Slide Mattes / Film Slide PNG
Instantly add slide film mattes to your photos to create authentic reversal film looks.
Sourced from a variety of vintage 35mm slide film png and 120mm film slides - these simple to use, film overlay png are the perfect artistic touch to add vintage film textures to images.
Each slide film overlay png image is over-scanned at 3200 DPI and pre-keyed for drag and drop ease.
Watch the tutorial on how to add film slide mattes to video and photo.
Split Screen Film Mattes
Add authentic split screen film overlays to create attention grabbing visuals with drag & drop ease.
These simple to use, split screen film matte overlays with rounded corners are the perfect artistic touch to split your single scene into a dynamic layout of visual components.
Allowing you to display multiple shots and perspectives into a single frame.
Organized into a clean, a dirty, and a dirtiest category to allow customization of the split screen look.
Sourced from a variety of the most prominent film aspect ratios in 8mm, Super 8mm, 16mm, Super 16mm, 35mm, and Super 35mm film frames.
Watch the tutorial on how to add split screen film overlays to your videos and photos.
Vintage Film Looks | Film LUTS | Film Color Effects
Give your photos the real color film look with Vintage Film Looks | Film LUTS Pack.
Compatible with photoshop and lightroom, vintage film LUTs is like having 20 film color lens filters in your camera bag - for the price of one.
Transforming your photography with real film color effects has never been easier.
WARM, COOL, AND B&W FILM LOOKS.
From natural to vibrant, these film color effects provide you with great optionality, no matter the medium.
Each film lut has a slightly different amount of tone, tint, and saturation allowing you complete customization of the perfect vintage film look.
What is a LUT? Check out the LUT guide.
We hope you’ve found this article on the Best Film Looks For Photo to be useful and practical.
You can see all of these and more in our Film Texture Packs Collection.
For more valuable info, tools, and resources for film directors, videographers, photographers, motion designers, video editors, and creatives - check out the Ultimate List of Filmmaker Resources, Glossary of Essential Film Terms, or all blog posts.
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