New to restoring.. first attempt.

[gleff]

Hi All,

I'm new to restoring photographs but want to get into it more. Just wondering if I can get some critique of my first attempt.

Here are the two photos side by side. The first is the original, and the second is the final image.

http://www.gleff.com/photocomp.html

Thanks
Geoff

[philbach]

gleff, welcome to retouch pro. I took a look at your before and after and you did a really nice job on the retouch/restory. Way to go.

[Swampy]

Welcome aboard, Geoff. Nice work! Look forward to your input around here.

[gleff]

Thanks guys for the vote of confidence. My techniques and knowledge in photoshop probably could have been a lot better but the advantage to using the Cintiq is you can be precise and quick at the same time. Even though there were a million things to clean up, it took no time at all on the tablet.

I hope to use this site and forum to learn better techniques and practice using the challenges etc. Perhaps down the track I'll be in a position to start my own business on the side This site will be great for my learning experience.

Cheers
Geoff

[zganie]

Welcome to retouch pro,nice job on the photo.

zganie

[Cassidy]

Geoff, lovely job on the photo