I have an old photo...stuck to broken glass, faded, scanned thru the glass....ugh. Have been working on it and am just not satisfied. Need to send out of state for a Christmas surprise and am runnng out of time. i will try to upload image.

If anyone is up for a challenge, I will be glad to send full size file. Would appreciate any help on this.:depressed

email me at laradfreder@aol.com

Thanks in advance for looking.

Lara

Hi Lara,

Just a very quick go at this because I have to cook tea.

Levels adjustment layer, individual channels, bring sliders into majority of information.

Used the patch tool to quickly show you that it can be fixed up. Lots more to adjust of course, but it isn't quite as hard as you might think.

Sorry that it's messy and unattractive :depressed

Did a levels adjustment, then a the rest was simply tedious cloning, followed by a slight crop, a clone to the corners and a further levels adjustment. Hard to tell if the red lacy belt is actually drawn in or factual.

Working on the Lady only, I mostly used Levels, Selective Colors, Hue/Saturation

.... Hard to tell if the red lacy belt is actually drawn in or factual.... I think it could be an apron ... :confused:

I used several blending modes, levels, HSL adjustment layers etc.
I also cloned, healed and patched.

hey guys dont bother, not even a thanks, just another leech

I have done a few "stuck to glass jobs" and the recipient broke into tears. When that happens, you realize that it REALLY meant something to them!

hey guys dont bother, not even a thanks, just another leech
I understand your feeling very well Cass,

I always used to post my restorations/retouching(s) together with a step-by-step explanation + snapshots of what I had done .... but when I started seeing that the corrected images I posted had been viewed/downloaded 90 odd times (and sometimes even more) without a single word or comment at least from the member who had started the Thread, I changed my habits .... :hurt:

Thanks Flora, but I think this is a little different, contacted poster direct, not even a thanks, despite maybe hating my efforts.... stupid is only stamped on my forehead

Might as well make something good of this, then.

Anyone know how to get stuck photos off glass? I've seen it a few times, but I've been too timid to experiment since they weren't my photos. I'd guess steam, if afterwords you leave it to dry in a frame (so it doesn't curl).

Any other ideas?

Cass,

Thanks Flora, but I think this is a little different, contacted poster direct, not even a thanks, despite maybe hating my efforts.... stupid is only stamped on my forehead... I see what you mean... :o:

Stephen,

Might as well make something good of this, then.

Anyone know how to get stuck photos off glass? I've seen it a few times, but I've been too timid to experiment since they weren't my photos. I'd guess steam, if afterwords you leave it to dry in a frame (so it doesn't curl).

Any other ideas?I can't help you, but you can have a look here (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/history-conservation-repair/1664-removing-photos-stuck-glass.html), here (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/history-conservation-repair/629-damaged-photo-still-frame.html) and here (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/history-conservation-repair/1276-broken-glass-stuck-old-picture.html)...

Hope this helps...