Looking for restoration tips

"JM" wrote in message

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as possible?

JM

I suggest posting your image to this group
http://www.flickr.com/groups/90604013@N00/
who specialise in restoration work! It would mean opening a Flickr account, but that won’t be difficult and is free!!

Harry

Please comment.
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~kcpps/restore.htm

"JM" wrote in message

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as possible?

thank you,

jm

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:34:29 GMT, "JM" wrote:

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as possible?

thank you,

jm

Is that the working scan ?

I had a play but I don’t think there is enough actual detail in the scan to enhance

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/BorgCymru/ren2.jpg —

http://Borg.no-ip.com

XJ900 Trike GS850 Trike

Some people are like slinkys….
no real use but it makes you smile when they fall down stairs!

that’s a really good effort, especially in so little time. that’s basically what i came up with on the suit, although i didn’t create as much detail.

thank you.

jm

"kctan" wrote in message

Please comment.
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~kcpps/restore.htm

"JM" wrote in message

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as possible?

thank you,

jm

good effort, thank you.

no, that image is a much-scaled down version for the web. the scan i’m working with is over 100mb.

jm

"BORG" wrote in message

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:34:29 GMT, "JM" wrote:

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his
white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as possible?

thank you,

jm

Is that the working scan ?

I had a play but I don’t think there is enough actual detail in the scan to enhance

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/BorgCymru/ren2.jpg —

http://Borg.no-ip.com

XJ900 Trike GS850 Trike

Some people are like slinkys….
no real use but it makes you smile when they fall down stairs!

The image you posted is 740 x989 pixels about 119KB 🙁

"JM" wrote in message

good effort, thank you.

no, that image is a much-scaled down version for the web. the scan i’m working with is over 100mb.

jm

"BORG" wrote in message

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:34:29 GMT, "JM" wrote:

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his
white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of
the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as
possible?

thank you,

jm

Is that the working scan ?

I had a play but I don’t think there is enough actual detail in the scan to enhance

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/BorgCymru/ren2.jpg —

http://Borg.no-ip.com

XJ900 Trike GS850 Trike

Some people are like slinkys….
no real use but it makes you smile when they fall down stairs!

http://www.retouchpro.com/

try this site, it is full of quite good folks with lots of expertise.

JM wrote:

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as possible?

thank you,

jm

kctan wrote:

"JM" wrote in message

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as possible?

Please comment.
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~kcpps/restore.htm

Where did you get those shoes? I can’t find them in the original.

—
dvus

Paint it.

"dvus" wrote in message

kctan wrote:

"JM" wrote in message

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as possible?

Please comment.
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~kcpps/restore.htm

Where did you get those shoes? I can’t find them in the original.
—
dvus

kctan wrote:

"dvus" wrote in message

kctan wrote:

"JM" wrote in message

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as possible?

Please comment.
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~kcpps/restore.htm

Where did you get those shoes? I can’t find them in the original.

Paint it.

I thought the main idea was to bring out information in the original, only adding detail that was obviously worn away. Painting in original details seems sorta like cheating.

Don’t get me wrong, your effort looked damn good to my amateur eyes, except for those shoes.

—
dvus

"kctan" wrote in message

The image you posted is 740 x989 pixels about 119KB 🙁

Yes, I understand that. I didn’t post it with the intention of people working with that image, although I very much appreciate those who took the initiative to do so. I just wanted a sample image for discussion reasons.

If people want to work with this image, I’ll be glad to make a larger one available.

jm

"JM" wrote in message

good effort, thank you.

no, that image is a much-scaled down version for the web. the scan i’m working with is over 100mb.

jm

"BORG" wrote in message

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:34:29 GMT, "JM" wrote:

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his
white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of
the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as
possible?

thank you,

jm

Is that the working scan ?

I had a play but I don’t think there is enough actual detail in the scan to enhance

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/BorgCymru/ren2.jpg —

http://Borg.no-ip.com

XJ900 Trike GS850 Trike

Some people are like slinkys….
no real use but it makes you smile when they fall down stairs!

Good practice anyway and is that you, the boy in the photo?

"JM" wrote in message

"kctan" wrote in message

The image you posted is 740 x989 pixels about 119KB 🙁

Yes, I understand that. I didn’t post it with the intention of people working with that image, although I very much appreciate those who took the initiative to do so. I just wanted a sample image for discussion reasons.

If people want to work with this image, I’ll be glad to make a larger one available.

jm

"JM" wrote in message

good effort, thank you.

no, that image is a much-scaled down version for the web. the scan i’m working with is over 100mb.

jm

"BORG" wrote in message

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:34:29 GMT, "JM" wrote:

Please see this link:

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/themitchells5/

I’m restoring this photograph, and I’m looking for options for improving his
white suit. The blown out exposure and the fading have eliminated most of
the detail. What are some methods to address this issue as effectively as
possible?

thank you,

jm

Is that the working scan ?

I had a play but I don’t think there is enough actual detail in the scan to enhance

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/BorgCymru/ren2.jpg —

http://Borg.no-ip.com

XJ900 Trike GS850 Trike

Some people are like slinkys….
no real use but it makes you smile when they fall down stairs!