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That punchy, flash-lit 2000s digicam look is trending everywhere right now — and instead of buying an old point-and-shoot on eBay, you can recreate the whole aesthetic in Photoshop and Camera Raw. This tutorial covers the contrast, color, texture, and vignette settings that build the look, a masking trick to fake an on-camera flash while protecting your highlights, and a duplicated blur layer that makes the light glow right off the skin.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Recreating the 2000s Digicam Look
1:36 Boosting Contrast in Camera Raw
2:10 Shifting White Balance Cooler
3:05 Adding Texture, Clarity, and Grain
5:23 Color Grading Shadows and Highlights
6:48 Adding a Vignette for a Bright Center
8:07 Masking a Fake On-Camera Flash
11:39 Saving Your Edit as a Preset
14:36 Duplicating and Blurring for Glow
17:35 Dialing In Effect Opa...