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08/26/2005 11:55:01 PM · #1 |
Here is a baby picture of me from 1967 before and after I repaired and cleaned it up in Photoshop for about 20 minutes, I know a have a ways to go with this especially around the red text, but just wanted to know if any has any experience at this type of work and can you make any money doing this?
 
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08/26/2005 11:59:20 PM · #2 |
Can you make money at this? Yes... I know one person locally that runs a printing service, who started as a retoucher. She found that it was beneficial to offer printing service to offset te cost of some of her equipment more efffectively, and that has become the largest portion of the business. Still, good retouchers can make a living off it, no doubt.
I have not researched what the normal hourly charges are for retouching, however.
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08/27/2005 10:25:59 AM · #3 |
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08/27/2005 10:31:03 AM · #4 |
I worked on that file last night - you did good work for 20 mins of work and if you want to build up this business, it is definitely possible. I know someone who's always looking for a good PS guy - the work is putting white bgs on ebay pictures. Some easy, some really tough, but if you want the contact info, PM me and I'll give you dude's email address. I was working for him for awhile, but it's not profitable enough for my time right now. I've been toooooo busy this summer.
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08/27/2005 10:38:18 AM · #5 |
I do photo restoration and charge the US equivalent of $50 an hour with a $35 minimum. So your example would have cost my customer $35. But many jobs require a lot of time so I have a maximum charge for a single restored photograph of $250 (US equivalent.) I have had only two photos that customers were willing to pay that much, but one was two days of eiting because the 1930-era photo was in such disasterous condition. But the man who paid for the work wept when he saw the results. His grandmother lives upon the wall once more. Some things are not about money.
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08/27/2005 10:39:54 AM · #6 |
You're making a good job of it, Bob. For the area around the red type, try blowing up the image until you have a red portion pretty big, then go to "select/color range" and use the eyedropper on the red; adjust the fudge factor until it selects all the red and nothing else, should be simple. Then invert the selection and clone away with impunity, not touching the red portion which is ecluded from the selection.
Robt.
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08/27/2005 10:45:48 AM · #7 |
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08/27/2005 10:51:29 AM · #8 |
I just had a try at this recently.
 
The first is the original. The second is my first try at restoring an old photo. Also I tried adding color to the dress on the girl in the middle. This photo is one my Dad let me have a try at. He has sent me another So I'll have a go at that one later. Any tips would be great.
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