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Salvaging a 100 year old picture
Jan 2, 2014 00:20:18 #
I'm usually just a lurker here gleaning advice from everyone from behind the scenes. However, a friend sent this nearly 100 year old picture of her family that is fading. I've been working with it on Photoshop but I'm not happy with the results. Too grainy. I need some ideas....or if you even think it can be salvaged.
Thank you ahead of time! And please feel free to work on it.
Thank you ahead of time! And please feel free to work on it.
Jan 2, 2014 00:30:17 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
Not too grainy by 100 year old standards. Clean up the scratches and dust spots, increase contrast a bit and work on evening out the waterspouts on the ladies dresses(cloning should do this). Don't expect it to look like anything except a 100 year old image in better condition than the original.
Jan 2, 2014 01:18:50 #
This is the best I could do. Costco offers an old photo restoration service for $30 or so. I'm sure they could do a much better job.
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Jan 2, 2014 01:26:51 #
Jan 2, 2014 02:16:05 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
This is the best I could do. Costco offers an old photo restoration service for $30 or so. I'm sure they could do a much better job.
Better than my attempt.
Jan 2, 2014 03:01:21 #
Have you tried pacasa it is a free program downloadable from google earth that you can down load. You can do lot of work on photo's with it. It has a touch up feature that works fairly good for doing touch up work. When using the touch up feature it has a circle that you can adjust the size of and you click on an area that you want to change and then move and click on an area that has the shade you want and it will add to the area you clicked on first. It is something you can try the different options on and also cancel or undo to go back to the orignal if you do not like. I usually save a copy to practice on just in case.
Jan 2, 2014 03:03:00 #
romanticf16 wrote:
....work on evening out the waterspouts on the ladies dresses(cloning should do this).
Wow! I totally missed the waterspouts. :mrgreen:
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Jan 2, 2014 04:20:15 #
Original first, then one with a vintage look, and one B&W. Best I could do.
Original
Vintage edit
Black & White
Lighter vintage look
Jan 2, 2014 07:03:15 #
ohwisdom wrote:
I'm usually just a lurker here gleaning advice from everyone from behind the scenes. However, a friend sent this nearly 100 year old picture of her family that is fading. I've been working with it on Photoshop but I'm not happy with the results. Too grainy. I need some ideas....or if you even think it can be salvaged.
Thank you ahead of time! And please feel free to work on it.
Thank you ahead of time! And please feel free to work on it.
My attempt :-
Jan 2, 2014 12:14:15 #
These are all sooooo good! Thank you so much for all your time and talent! I'm not sure which is my favorite so I will send them all along with my own feeble attempt.
Jan 2, 2014 12:15:46 #
peteaaa wrote:
Have you tried pacasa it is a free program downloa... (show quote)
Free works for me since I don't see myself in the old photography business. Thank you so much!
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Jan 2, 2014 12:17:35 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
This is the best I could do. Costco offers an old photo restoration service for $30 or so. I'm sure they could do a much better job.
Thank you Heirloom! I'll pass that info on to her. But I think that yours is such a nice job...
Jan 2, 2014 12:19:29 #
dirtpusher wrote:
tried leave old photo tone
Thank you, dirtpusher! All of these give me such good ideas....
Jan 2, 2014 12:22:49 #
OddJobber wrote:
Wow! I totally missed the waterspouts. :mrgreen:
I actually got the waterspots...but the grain was bothering me....
Jan 2, 2014 12:26:02 #
Ace and Deuce wrote:
Original first, then one with a vintage look, and one B&W. Best I could do.
These are nice! Do you have an "original" to dl so I can send them to her? TY so much. Everyone has been so over the top generous!
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