Restoration
While at the July 4th picnic, my Aunt Nell gave me this picture that she found literally stuck to a drawer. She had not seen the picture in ages and really forgot it existed. She brought it to me to see if I could save it. It was taken in 1946, when my great Uncle James, who passed away in May, was stationed overseas. That is my Aunt Nell and my great grandparents. Here is my first rough draft at restoration. It is a difficult process because it was torn completely, was many different shades and had many, many cracks and wrinkles. So far so good! I love a good Photoshop challenge! 
**Update: 2nd method worked much better than the first !!! The first edit, for Photoshop folks, was the healing tool, which produced a more blurred, less detailed edit. The last one, I used the patch tool, the clone stamp as well as a paint brush or two- to restore more even color. I put a black and white filter on it and it looks great!
**Update: 2nd method worked much better than the first !!! The first edit, for Photoshop folks, was the healing tool, which produced a more blurred, less detailed edit. The last one, I used the patch tool, the clone stamp as well as a paint brush or two- to restore more even color. I put a black and white filter on it and it looks great!As far as the scan, I just have an all in one machine (printer, scanner, copier.)- BUT the key to scanning is in the resolution setting. Bu default, most scanners only scan at 75-150 dpi...maybe 300. I change the dpi to the HIGHEST possible on photos that I intend to edit- this one was scanned at 1200 dpi! That makes a HUGE difference in your zoom capacity and editing capabilities. The original file is HUGE (9 MB in this case....)! After editing, I resize for ordering prints or other uses.
There is your computer nerd TIP for the day!!!
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