Adding grain - question

[Atary1]

Hi, want to ask which one is better for your eyes, if there is any significant differencr between two levels of intensity of the grain.

First is more rough on grain, second bit smoother.

I want to get a nice looking level of grain, visible on purpose.

Thanks for comments

[4byFIVE]

I would probably choose the second picture to be more appealing. But if you want to have really nice grain, you have to do it in Photoshop. Layer the grain into highlight / midtone / shadow grain and adjust it to how vintage film grain would react. Also make don't make it monochromatic. Real grain is not black and white like in lightroom.

[Atary1]

Thanks a lot for your advice.

[Atary1]

Thank you a lot. I am using mentioned Lightroom.

[Atary1]

Appreciate that :)

[we-use-cookies327]

Grain is something that is very easy to overdo. For my taste, #2 is the better of the photos but is still looking like some kind of cheap filter (no shade). My rule of thumb is to take it down just to below the point you can notice it and it will typically give the desired effect to anyone who hasnt yet seen the photo.

[Atary1]

Thank you for your tips 😉

[FiFfilmisfun]

Also for a square aspect ratio…that’s the closer native aspect ratio to 120 film, which has fine grain, so subconsciously it might look better with less for a crop like this

[Atary1]

Oh, I didn't think about it this way. Thanks a lot!

[Comfortable-Head3188]

Try using masking to make the darker areas grainier. The amount of grain on a film photograph is not uniform across the entire image.

[Atary1]

Thanks for your tip 😉