Perspective

This pictures was created during my holidays in New York in February 2009. The original picture is quite boring. I used some sepia effects and color adjustments to get the special old look and feel out of this extraordinary building. I decided to include the street lamp so you really get it that the building is located in New York. As you see the Broadway-sign is seen very good :)
So, in conclusion I tried to achieve the typical retro stencil look.

Here is what I did to achieve this look in detail.

1. Go directly into Hue/Saturation level configuration. This is found in Image > Adjustments in Photoshop
2. Go to Preset > Sepia and click OK.
   
3. Go to Brightness / Contrast to adjust your settings. This is the easiest way. Remember, that you can adjust those settings in the Hue/Saturation window too but it is harder to find the right settings.
4. Special detail for this picture: Adjust the green value of the Broadway-Sign, also done in Hue/Saturation window.
5. To achieve the nice changeover in the sky I used the exposure tool to get the edges a little bit darker.

• ISO 100
• Auto white balance
• Shutter speed: 1/80 with aperture of 6.3
• Lens: 28-200mm Tamron