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Take a boring photo with your 50mm f/1.8 prime wide open, with a small
sliver of your subject in focus. Leave large portions of the subject outside
of the focal plane, regardless of how important or interesting they are.
Rotate the camera 30 degrees before shooting.
Square-crop.
Oversaturate or slightly desaturate. Tint red to look old. Under no
circumstances should you apply a neutral white balance.
Blow out the highlights.
Add a very strong fake vignette.
Finish