>>3248530Crop from a digital photo using photoshop to generate the grain, I think this looks a little more natural compared to lightroom.
>Apply film preset of choice and remove lightroom grain (removing sharpening recommended - lens corrections and CA optional: add it back once saved to lightroom)>right click image, edit in photoshop>duplicate layer: Filter > Blur > Gaussian BlurApply a very very low amount and adjust with fill/opacity
>Duplicate Gaussian Blur layer and apply: Filter > Pixelate > FragmentThis adds a faint glow while further softening the image with lowered fill/opacity
I recommend making an action for this.
>New Layer: Edit > Fill > 50% gray/normal/100Then add the grain by converting the gray fill layer as a smart filter, so you can go back and edit it when you need to.
>Filter > Convert to Smart Filter > Blur Gallary > (any blur here)>change blend mode to overlayClick on the grain tab and max it out, play with the highlights and roughness. I like to keep the size at a low number so its not too sharp or too blurry. If you need the grain to be larger, just duplicate the whole fill gray/grain layer, make a new layer above it, then merge layers. Free transform it and make sure the ratio is locked by hitting the "infinite" symbol, then make it like 125 or 150 or something, again lowering fill/opacity until happy. Typing this out in length for anyone that needs the process.
In terms of digital grain instead of an overlay texture, this is the most natural looking, but still not quite there.
