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I need to blend this photo into a square shaped flyer and don't know what effect should i use on th background to make it look like the photo.

This is the photo

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This is what i've done so far

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I really like the "old" pixelated effect of the photo but i couldn't reproduce it in Photoshop.

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It's film grain. You can try to reproduce it yourself or sample sections of the photo to create the rest of the background.

I recommend the second method because it's fast and relatively accurate.

Here's how:

1) Expand your canvas

2) Select the empty area plus some of the background (as shown in image)

3) Content-aware fill the area (shift + F5)

4) Fix it up a pit with cloning, spot-healing, or patching.

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Here's my result: enter image description here

You can see a lighter spot in the area above one of their heads, but this wouldn't be hard to clean up either.

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"pixelated effect of the photo" = film grain.

Easy to add in your photo editing software using a noise filter. Some editing software will even have a 'film grain' filter.

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  • In Photoshop CS6 my problem is that if i add noise it adds black pixels instead of white pixels, i have set the secondary color to white and still have the same behaviour. Nov 3, 2012 at 19:28
  • add noise to a new layer on top of your green. Use layer blending options and opacity to get it to match.
    – DA01
    Nov 3, 2012 at 19:58
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Try checking out this tutorial. In a nutshell, it uses a cardboard texture and applies a multiply blend. You may need to experiment with different textures to match your image.

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