Always start with a good picture
Jan 16, 2020 00:23:09 #
Full frame, APS-C, Celphone, ...Potatoes....
The kind of camera used is useless unless used properly.
"Always strive to get the best picture".
This meant that in the end, we get a good photo -more often.
The difference between a good photo and a mediocre one is very much illustrated with the pictures below.
Both were posed photographs, both used film but one was a studio portrait and the other, a family snapshot.
Although many years older and neglected. The first photo was taken with greater care and started as a better picture. So much that even in its state of greater damage, when i was asked to "do something" about them, i pulled out more detail and was able to clean it better than the family snapshot.
As most things in life, a good foundation is essential. Strive to get the best, always start with a good picture.
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The kind of camera used is useless unless used properly.
"Always strive to get the best picture".
This meant that in the end, we get a good photo -more often.
The difference between a good photo and a mediocre one is very much illustrated with the pictures below.
Both were posed photographs, both used film but one was a studio portrait and the other, a family snapshot.
Although many years older and neglected. The first photo was taken with greater care and started as a better picture. So much that even in its state of greater damage, when i was asked to "do something" about them, i pulled out more detail and was able to clean it better than the family snapshot.
As most things in life, a good foundation is essential. Strive to get the best, always start with a good picture.
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Cropped scan
(Download)
Cleaned it hopefully without taking too much authenticity away
Almost no improvement with this image
Jan 16, 2020 00:58:56 #
Jan 16, 2020 04:10:19 #
Monochrome is always easier to restore than color, this is not about the 'quality' of the original'.
Jan 16, 2020 05:12:51 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Rongnongno wrote:
Monochrome is always easier to restore than color, this is not about the 'quality' of the original'.
Shouldn't you be at the park arguing with pigeons?
Yes, a B&W image is easier to restore than color, but that most assuredly does not diminish the value of a high quality original.
Jan 16, 2020 06:16:56 #
Jan 16, 2020 07:02:57 #
Wallen wrote:
Full frame, APS-C, Celphone, ...Potatoes.... br Th... (show quote)
Is this discussion about the quality of a photo or a print of a photo?
Jan 16, 2020 10:41:59 #
LWW wrote:
Shouldn't you be at the park arguing with pigeons?
Yes, a B&W image is easier to restore than color, but that most assuredly does not diminish the value of a high quality original.
Yes, a B&W image is easier to restore than color, but that most assuredly does not diminish the value of a high quality original.
When one speaks or restoration? No.
As to your personal comment, do get a life and return to the attic where you belong.
Jan 17, 2020 08:57:34 #
MrMophoto
Loc: Rhode Island "The biggest little"
I find it very disheartening when someone posts a photo- related topic and the thread turns into personal attacks or political rebukes.
Back to the original post; A studio shot will (or should) always be concerned with the quality and composition of the final print. The family snapshot is just that, a snapshot, with usually little concern for composition or exposure past being in focus and reasonable exposure. It simply documents a place (or people) in time.
Back to the original post; A studio shot will (or should) always be concerned with the quality and composition of the final print. The family snapshot is just that, a snapshot, with usually little concern for composition or exposure past being in focus and reasonable exposure. It simply documents a place (or people) in time.
Jan 17, 2020 08:59:11 #
The preciousness of a photograph depends largely on its meaning to viewers of it. A snapshot remains a snapshot but its sentimental value elevates it.
Jan 17, 2020 09:00:00 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
Nice job with the restoration. You are right. There is only so much you can do. If the info is not in the original then you can't get it back.
Jan 17, 2020 09:45:48 #
fetzler wrote:
Nice job with the restoration. You are right. There is only so much you can do. If the info is not in the original then you can't get it back.
You might want to check out this video by PiXimperfect to see what you can "get back" Also note this is done to a jpg image, not raw. Post work is mainly limited by the skill and creativeness of the editor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Y8YcKnRm0
Jan 17, 2020 10:50:37 #
Strive to finish with a good picture. I would say your restoration work is so so.
Jan 17, 2020 12:25:54 #
Jan 17, 2020 12:31:54 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Strive to finish with a good picture. I would say your restoration work is so so.
As a non-restorer, what improvements should/could be made to the restored picture? It looks pretty good to a pre-amature, but I don't know what to look for.
Jan 17, 2020 13:48:19 #
Yes, I do professional restoration and I teach it also but my comment was not phrased well. Your work is good. And it shows real talent. What I do like about your work is you seem to understand that the goal is to restore not create a new piece of art. You don't have a heavy hand which is what a trained eye looks for and tries to avoid. Restoring the original look and feel without making it obvious that it was retouched is what makes a great restoration. I am giving you credit for accomplishing this which is a big part of it. My original inarticulate point was meant to say don't stop there. There's still more to do.
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