Restoring old photos
Jun 21, 2015 11:36:33 #
Silvermeteor
Loc: South Carolina, USA
I have found that I enjoy trying to restore old photographs for my Facebook friends. I started with images posted on several of the war bird groups and I have recently begun doing some images for my 1960 high school classmates.
Here is one I recently did. Most of what I do is done in Lightroom. I do have the Perfect Photo Suite and Photoshop Elements but I am not as comfortable in either of them yet.
Thoughts, comments and suggestions are welcome. I may be old (72) but fortunately I still enjoy learning.
Here is one I recently did. Most of what I do is done in Lightroom. I do have the Perfect Photo Suite and Photoshop Elements but I am not as comfortable in either of them yet.
Thoughts, comments and suggestions are welcome. I may be old (72) but fortunately I still enjoy learning.
Jun 21, 2015 11:40:55 #
IMO - never too old to learn new tricks! Nice job. I am in the process of doing similar to old family photos.
Jun 21, 2015 11:53:59 #
I'm also old, but which was the original??? All I really see is a color change.
Jun 21, 2015 11:54:01 #
Silvermeteor
Loc: South Carolina, USA
Siennarose46 wrote:
IMO - never too old to learn new tricks! Nice job. I am in the process of doing similar to old family photos.
There are so many different ways to do these things. It keeps me out of trouble to some degree. ;-)
Jun 21, 2015 11:59:26 #
Past Pro wrote:
I'm also old, but which was the original??? All I really see is a color change.
That was basically all the OP did. Restored the colour. It was also done rather well.
--Bob
Jun 21, 2015 12:16:15 #
Silvermeteor
Loc: South Carolina, USA
Past Pro wrote:
I'm also old, but which was the original??? All I really see is a color change.
The one with the blue green tint is the original. I removed a lot of spots in the sky. This was not just a matter of selecting the eye dropper and telling it to reset the image color.
I wish it had been that easy. There are a number of different adjustment brushes used to fine tune the colors.
Jun 21, 2015 13:19:26 #
Jun 21, 2015 13:25:07 #
Very interesting photo you posted. The F-106 belongs to the 48th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Langley AFB, VA. I was assigned there from March 1983 to March 1985 not long after they got rid of the F-106's & got F-15 Eagles. Same tail flash slightly modified.
Jun 21, 2015 14:09:20 #
Silvermeteor
Loc: South Carolina, USA
rmalarz wrote:
That was basically all the OP did. Restored the colour. It was also done rather well.
--Bob
--Bob
Thank you. There is always room for improvement but I was pleased with the outcome.
Jun 21, 2015 14:11:08 #
Silvermeteor
Loc: South Carolina, USA
nicksr1125 wrote:
Very interesting photo you posted. The F-106 belongs to the 48th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Langley AFB, VA. I was assigned there from March 1983 to March 1985 not long after they got rid of the F-106's & got F-15 Eagles. Same tail flash slightly modified.
Are you aware of this Facebook group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/48FISAlum/
I have done a number of images for them so they made me what amounts to an honorary member.
Jun 21, 2015 15:05:30 #
Silvermeteor
Loc: South Carolina, USA
RicknJude wrote:
Well done Silvermeteor. How long did it take?
Hard to say when you are having fun but I would guess about an hour. Maybe a little more.
Jun 21, 2015 15:24:38 #
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Jun 21, 2015 15:57:46 #
Silvermeteor wrote:
Are you aware of this Facebook group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/48FISAlum/
I have done a number of images for them so they made me what amounts to an honorary member.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/48FISAlum/
I have done a number of images for them so they made me what amounts to an honorary member.
Thanks. I wasn't aware of them. I'll have to check it out.
Jun 22, 2015 06:36:05 #
Good for you!!.....I"m going to be 70 this year, and I"ve been through a lot in my life, Including 2 years in Vietnam, when I was in the Special Forces group.I find life to be a endless journey, where as, learning something new, on a daily basis, truly is a blessing, and will keep your mind fit!!..
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