how to Customize a cr oss-processed look with MaxCurve

1 Cross what? At one point it was popular to process print film as if it was slide film, and slide film like it was print film, to give images an alternative appearance. These days it’s easy to recreate the same effect digitally by manipulating an image’s color curves. In Photos, you can achieve this with the MaxCurve extension. 2 Use the curves Tap the overlapping circles icon to access the RGB Kit, then select the Red graph. The histogram under the curve represents the brightness of the pixels that make up the image, with the brightest at the right end and the darkest at left. If you add a point on the curve and drag it up, you increase the amount of red in the image. 3 Work the reds Tap the curve near the top and drag it to the very top so the brightest areas go white and the highlights have a pink note. Then drag the point at the bottom of the curve up a little, injecting a little red to the darkest areas. Now add a couple of points in between the end points and drag them in opposite directions to create a shallow “S.” 4 Get the blues Find the Blue graph and tap to select it. Then drag the point at the far right of the curve down a little to take some blue out of the highlights. Doing this also injects some yellow into the highlights, because yellow is opposite blue in the spectrum. Now drag the point at the other end of the curve up to put some blue in the shadows. 5 Adjust the greens Next select the Green graph and add a few points to drag up and down to create a shallow “S” shape, similar to the one you created for the reds. Dragging up will increase the amount of green in pixels of that brightness, while dragging down removes green and adds magenta. Revisit each of the color graphs in turn and tweak. 6 Finalize the contrast As a final touch, tap the sun icon to access the Lightness Kit and select the Contrast graph. Add points to the curve and drag them up to increase contrast and give the image a punchier appearance. Experiment with different points until you find a look that you like – this is your creation, after all!