Restore old photo..advice please

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Juco
Dec 18, 2003
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I have old photo (black and white) and trying to restore for a relative. It is a portrait of three heads but they are blurred the pic is also slightly faded and there are lots of scratches.
Any advice on this will be welcome (I have photo 6.0)
thanks
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Major Malfunction
Dec 18, 2003
"Juco" wrote in message
I have old photo (black and white) and trying to restore for a relative.
It
is a portrait of three heads but they are blurred the pic is also slightly faded and there are lots of scratches.
Any advice on this will be welcome (I have photo 6.0)
thanks
I’m just starting on the same type of project. I have yet to acquire the book, but I got a lot of good advice and help glancing through "Photoshop Restoration & Retouching" by Katrin Eismann (ISBN: 0735713502). She also has a nice website with some amazing before and after pictures.

http://www.digitalretouch.org/

After the Holiday’s I’ll be far enough along with my PhotoShop learning, I’ll be acquiring my own copy. It looks like if you will do this type of thing, the book is invaluable.
SM
Steve Moody
Dec 18, 2003
In article <DDmEb.67$>, Juco
wrote:

I have old photo (black and white) and trying to restore for a relative. It is a portrait of three heads but they are blurred the pic is also slightly faded and there are lots of scratches.
Any advice on this will be welcome (I have photo 6.0)

Whatever tools or techniques you use, do all your work on a blank layer. That way, you can erase bad work later to reveal the original underneath.
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Drewster
Dec 18, 2003
Why not put the image on a webpage so we can see how you’re progressing and offer better advice.

"Juco" wrote in message
I have old photo (black and white) and trying to restore for a relative.
It
is a portrait of three heads but they are blurred the pic is also slightly faded and there are lots of scratches.
Any advice on this will be welcome (I have photo 6.0)
thanks

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Juco
Dec 18, 2003
I have posted the picture at…………….

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mypicturesedits/

"Juco" wrote in message
I have old photo (black and white) and trying to restore for a relative.
It
is a portrait of three heads but they are blurred the pic is also slightly faded and there are lots of scratches.
Any advice on this will be welcome (I have photo 6.0)
thanks

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nettle
Dec 18, 2003
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 18:48:39 -0000, "Juco"
wrote:

I have old photo (black and white) and trying to restore for a relative. It is a portrait of three heads but they are blurred the pic is also slightly faded and there are lots of scratches.
Any advice on this will be welcome (I have photo 6.0)
thanks

http://www.retouchpro.com/tutorials/index.html

An excellent website for retouching techniques. Maybe if you ask nicely they’ll take your picture for a project, and you’ll have your pick of restorations from some very talented people.

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nettle

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