You've probably watched footage from recent combat missions or embedded TV crews where the picture comes from a night vision system. These systems have a characteristic green color and blurry picture. Overall, it's a neat effect to duplicate onto some of your action photos. In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to take any day photo and turn it into a widescreen night vision photo.
The process begins by selecting your photo and opening it in Photoshop. I'm using Photoshop Version 8 (CS) so your mileage may vary depending on what version you are using.
After opening the shot, crop it to the desired dimensions and resolution. For my free widescreen wallpapers site, I crop photos to 1680 x 1050 with 72 dpi resolution.
One of the keys to making the effect work is removing the color from your photo. Go to Image->Adjustments->Desaturate and remove the color. If you don't do this step, colors will bleed through the effects below and ruin the overall effect.
Once the photo is desaturated, go to Image->Adjustments->Photo Filter and add the filter. Select the color option and click the color box to get to the Color Picker. In the Color Picker at the bottom, add the color id #5A7531. This color comes from my samplings of real night vision images. Select OK and then adjust the density to 100% and uncheck Preserve Luminosity.
Your photo should now have the night vision color. Now you will move to the more artistic decisions. If you look at night vision photos, you will notice they aren't very clear and they have healthy doses of noise and grain. To duplicate the effect, go to Filter->Blur and blur the image slightly (your call just don't overdo it).
After blurring, go to Filter->Noise-Add Noise and add between 2 - 5% Gaussian noise with the Monochromatic box checked. It's your call again as to how much noise to add.
The last step is to simulate the pinhole type effect from most night vision cameras. Go to Filter->Render->Lighting Effects and add Light Type "Spotlight" effect. What works good for me is Intensity->45 Full, Focus->14 Wide, Gloss->0, Material->67 Metallic, Exposure->0, Ambience->9 Positive. Again, these are artistic choices, try some variations and see what works best.
Congrats, you've just created a simulated night vision picture.
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