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05/18/2008 03:10:47 AM · #1 |
My great aunt died a few weeks ago, she was a real character and the matriach of our family. As a tribute to her I am making a slideshow of any photos I have been given of her. Some are recent and some are very old like these 3 that I have just been sent.
  
Any hints on how to fix these up?
As an aside I use photostory for my slideshows as its free but I am starting to feel its limitations can anyone recommend another free slideshow programme?
ETA I can use CS2 or Microsoft Digital Image
Message edited by author 2008-05-18 03:12:56. |
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05/18/2008 04:09:35 AM · #2 |
| Are you just trying to remove the rips and wrinkles or are you also trying to colorize them? |
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05/18/2008 04:20:05 AM · #3 |
You'd find some simple curves and levels adjustments would bring them to life quite quickly and easily. It's just a matter of playing with them. You've got lots of cloning etc to do to fix the rips etc. It'll take time and patience. The lady in the middle of the first photo will be the biggest challenge to repair but there is plenty of her still to clone from.
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05/18/2008 05:37:02 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by wizardry:
Are you just trying to remove the rips and wrinkles or are you also trying to colorize them? |
both!
You'd find some simple curves and levels adjustments would bring them to life quite quickly and easily. It's just a matter of playing with them. You've got lots of cloning etc to do to fix the rips etc. It'll take time and patience. The lady in the middle of the first photo will be the biggest challenge to repair but there is plenty of her still to clone from.
Im not that experienced with cloning any tips?
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05/18/2008 06:05:39 AM · #5 |
Charlie - It takes a lot of time, but I have found it is remarkably rewarding. First, as  Makka suggests, curves and levels adjustments are the first things I would recommend.
First things first - make sure you have the best scan possible at the highest dpi you can reasonably work with. This will allow for more manipulation of the flawed areas.
For photos that don't have many flaw/ decay areas - curves, levels and a bit of USM at large radius (25,50,0) followed by a bit of sharpening really works well. I did very minor cloning to remove some spots in the background, but not much else.
Before  After 
Before  After
But for photos with significant amounts of damage, you will spend a significant time cloning. IT is possible to repair photos digitally, you just need to be creative and take your time to find the matching areas to clone in.
Before  After 
Before After 
To maintain texture in a specific area, I used the cloning brush near 100% opacity.
For larger areas of decay and for edges of the decay area to get them to blend, I found the cloning brush below 30% worked well.
Personally, I think you have a lot to work with on these photos - most of the faces have remained intact. It will take time, but time worth spending!
Message edited by author 2008-05-18 06:11:21. |
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05/18/2008 03:34:47 PM · #6 |
Thanks very much Peter for your helpful tips and info....I love this place ;)
I'm feeling quite imtimidated but will give it as ago |
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05/18/2008 03:56:23 PM · #7 |
I would not feel intimidated - my PS skills are not especially great and I still got it to come out. Let me know if you need some help getting started.
Originally posted by joynim:
Thanks very much Peter for your helpful tips and info....I love this place ;)
I'm feeling quite imtimidated but will give it as ago |
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05/22/2008 07:49:21 AM · #8 |
Charlie
I got your PM. Here is a quick edit of one of the 640 pixel images you posted. I tried not to mess with the image too much, but simply tried to repair some of the damage to the faces and adjusted the levels a bit.
For you benefit, I left some brief details on the steps I used. |
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