Here's another shot I did some work on. The original shot was really small and strange. It's only about 1.5 x 1.75 inches in size and the picture is kind of like a thin plastic / paper on a paper backing. Most of it was flaking off and very delicate. I think it dates back to around 1937'ish. The first picture is the original and the second is what I've done with it. Any pointers on making it better?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/jfoster48386/Miscellaneous%20Shots%20Non%20300D/Genealogy%20Stuff/Werth/Scan0106.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/jfoster48386/Miscellaneous%20Shots%20Non%20300D/Genealogy%20Stuff/Werth/PataLuWerth.jpg

Thanks, Jon.

Looks good, though theres a lot of colour noise on the jacket (which I assume is from the scan not the original image)

Perhaps try converting the image to greyscale to get rid of the colour noise.

Well I felt the contrast in the face was a little on the low side. So running levels and moving the black slider to the right and masking out the dark jacket would improve the face.

You can use a levels or curves adjustment layer and then just select the lighter layer

Or use a Blend if on the layer style menue and use a blend if to mask out the darker part of the photo

Thanks for the suggestions and help.

Jon.