Original photo texture problem

[Mig]

Good job with this. That type of grain is difficult to get rid of and you did a nice job.

Mig

[Len]

Thanks for that Mig. I know it's not perfectbut I think I've improved it a little. Now all I have to do is work on some other photos I have with the same problem. It's funnt but I've noticed that a lot of pre war and war time photos seem to be printed on the same type of paper i.e. post cards. Probably because proper photographic paper was hard to get, I guess.

Thanks for the confidence you've given me.
Cheers
Len

[jeaniesa]

Len,

You've done a really good job with this.

The only (small) suggestion I would make on your final version is to blur the background a little bit because even though it's a pattern, it looks sharper than the picture itself. (You might then need to add a little noise or film grain to the blurred background to match the picture - you'll need to make that call.)

Hope that helps,
Jeanie

[Len]

Thanks for that suggestion jeaniesa. I'll get on that as soon as I finish another photo with the same grain problem. That's what I like about this forum everyone is so eager to help. It's nice to know that so many people care.

Thanks again

Len