Vintage Colors

[elayem]

Hello.

First time poster here. I have been trying hard to reproduce a vintage color effect, but I haven't received the results that I wanted. Any suggestions?

Here are some of the photos that I've been using as a reference and trying to reproduce the effect:

I've tried many different combinations of selective color black/black, adjusting the lower end red/blue in curves, and desaturations. I have come close but it's just not exactly the same. Any tips? Thanks in advance...

 

[docilebob]

Not sure what you mean. These aren`t exactly "vintage" photos...just too dark.