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05/07/2003 04:06:51 PM · #1 |
My aunt sent me this picture of my Grandpa and Grandma (both passed away) and i was wondering if anyone had some time to help with it I am not doing a very good job on it... or any tips you may have
thanks a bunch!!
also thanks for all the comments on my web site i really appreciate all the expert opinions!!
take caregrandpa
Message edited by author 2003-05-07 16:07:24. |
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05/07/2003 04:12:30 PM · #2 |
You'll need a higher resolution than that if you're going to want to print it. If you can scan it on a higher resolution that should work. I'm not exactly sure how to go about restoring it though... Never done something like that. I know there's places you can take pictures to have them restored and they do a really good job at it usualy. My family had one done that way for my grandparents a few months ago on their aniversary and it turned out really nice. Photoshop would be my best guess for where to start in restoring the picture, but I'm not exactly sure how I would go about doing it... hopefully others will have better advice.
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There's a rough idea what's possible in Photoshop, auto contrast, desaturation, then the healing brush to clean up some of the bigger flaws. With more patient you could probably clean it up nicely with rubber stamp and healing brush in Photoshop.
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05/07/2003 04:24:36 PM · #3 |
Hi rll07, I'm going to try linking a pic for the first time here in response to your restoration question...
I've done some simple, basic restoration on some family photos. By just converting to B&W, and doing a levels adjustment, I got the following
Well I took out link to image, Wes has a result that looks like mine :)
Already an improvement in its own. If certain sections are faded, you can try lassoing those sections and then doing a level adjustment. The level adjustment will be applied only to the section you lassoed, and you can lighten or darken areas. Alternatively you could try burning and dodging those areas, though I haven't tried that myself...maybe I will to see if its a good way to do it :)
Finally you can take out specks of dirt, wrinkles, etc. using the crop tool. Try different modes for cropping (like darken and lighten - depending if you're removing a dark spot on a light background or vice versa), I think it produces a better clone result (also by lowering the opacity of the clone slightly).
Those are some basic techniques. If you need any elaboration on anything I menetioned, don't hesitate to ask...
Originally posted by rll07:
My aunt sent me this picture of my Grandpa and Grandma (both passed away) and i was wondering if anyone had some time to help with it I am not doing a very good job on it... or any tips you may have
thanks a bunch!!
also thanks for all the comments on my web site i really appreciate all the expert opinions!!
take caregrandpa |
Message edited by author 2003-05-07 16:26:28.
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05/07/2003 04:28:41 PM · #4 |
Number one advice: you'll be mainly using the clone tool. Put the touch-ups on a separate layer(s). Make small changes. SAVE OFTEN.
Number two advice: spend $100 on a Wacom tablet (or a better one if you can afford it). It is orders of magnitude easier to edit than with a mouse or trackball.
Number three advice: force yourself to get up and walk around at least every 10-15 minutes.
If you get the tablet, I suggest you practice on a very low-resolution copy of the image to get an idea of what will and won't work, then work on the hi-res version. |
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05/07/2003 04:49:37 PM · #5 |
before i give any advice, i guess i'd like to ask you where you'd like to see the pic go - then i'll know what to specifically target. ie colorise it? smooth it? etc
thanks
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05/07/2003 05:10:44 PM · #6 |
| rll07, my best advise is to visit //www.retouchpro.com/ where the photoshop retouchers are hanging out; it's a fun site. You'll see problem pictures there with amazing results. And if you can't come up with an adequate solution yourself, you might consider submitting it there as a challenge. |
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05/07/2003 06:32:32 PM · #7 |
| I would just like to get the smoothness back in (less blotchyness and lines) black and white is okay...i'll try that site too thanks |
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05/07/2003 08:18:10 PM · #8 |
I used levels to begin with and then smart blur and then levels again. In stead of using the clone brush like i would have before PS7 I used the great healing brush to remove lines and scratches.
With some time you could make it better, just make shure not to make it look fake. Scratchy photos can have great caracter and tell a story.
I like the sepia tones and the atmosphere of this photo.
Good luck
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05/08/2003 05:23:23 AM · #9 |
Setzler may also have some good advice, I think he's done a couple of similar projects...
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05/08/2003 12:28:35 PM · #10 |
I fooled around with this picture for my own benefit, to brush up on some of my skills, but I thought I'd share the results. Not perfect by any means, but I think it shows what can be done with the clone tool and healing tool, as people here have said.
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