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With the new Background copy layer selected, open the Displace filter by going to Filter> Distort> Displace. Use the default settings for now and click OK. A window will appear where you can select the bump map texture. Open the Photoshop file we saved earlier in step 4 and click OK. The photo should now be distorted to better match the wrinkle texture. To get the right settings, you'll need to do do this by trial and error; undo and redo the Displace filter with different horizontal and vertical scale settings. Usually the default settings of Horizontal Scale: 10 and Vertical Scale 10: creates good results but depending on your image, you may need to undo and use different settings.
Before and after applying the Displace filter
Step 9: Remove the chroma noise
By step 8, you probably thought you were done. But if you look closely, you'll notice excessive chroma noise (grainy color artifacts) that wasn't there in the original photo. To fix this, simply select the Wrinkle layer and desaturate by pressing Shift+Ctrl+U or choosing Image> Adjustments> Desaturate.
Before and after desaturating the Wrinkle layer
Step 7: Remove the grainy texture (optional)
The wrinkle texture also contains a grainy texture that adds to the look of natural paper. But if you want the photo to look smooth without the paper texture, continue with this tutorial.
To remove the grain, first select the Wrinkle layer and choose Filter> Blur> Surface Blur. The Surface Blur filter will blur only the flat surface areas of the texture to make it look smoother. Set the threshold to 255 levels and adjust the radius to blur out the paper texture. I recommend using a radius setting of no more than 3 pixels to keep the creases looking sharp. The Surface Blur filter will also make the creases softer so use this filter sparingly.
Before and after removing the paper texture with the Surface Blur filter
Final Results
Original image
Wrinkled Photo Photoshop tutorial
