Photo Restoration - - Little bit of help.

RJD · #1 07-27-2006, 11:59 AM

Sorry I have posted something similar to this in another part of the forum and have edited this question so people know what I mean.
I would like to find some images that have not been edited that I can work on. I have been visiting websites that i have seen on this site and been doing before and afters but that is no good as you really know what has been done and has to be done.
I have been looking around on the internet and most stock photography if not all has already been touched up.
What I am asking is their any way to find images that have not been touched up or if available can some one send me a few images to work on that i can make myself a few briefs on. These are just to work on and would never be published anywhere other then my own computer.

Thanks in advanced if anyone can help me. Ryan

Marthig · #2 07-27-2006, 01:25 PM

Hi RJD,

There are many stock photo places that you can find the type of images you are looking for, the ones I mention below have free images and to dwld them in most cases all you need to do is register.

Stock Exchange
Morguefile
Abstract Influence
Flikr

Good luck and hope to see your work soon in the forum

philbach · #3 07-27-2006, 01:40 PM

Well here on retouch pro there are a series of challanges that you can work on. The initial photo is the unretouched version. Lots of good and hard to retouch material. Check-CLICK HERE

RJD · #4 07-27-2006, 05:14 PM

Thank you so far. Going to work on some images in the next few days and I will post back some retouched ones.

Flora · #5 07-27-2006, 05:44 PM

Hi Ryan,

you could find these links also interesting:

http://forums.superiorpics.com/ubbth...eads.php/Cat/0
http://gallery.use.net.ru/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?misc

byRo · #6 07-27-2006, 09:46 PM

Flora,

Thank you so much.
I though that .ru gallery was gone for good.
That is (was) one of my favourite "before" places.
I'd given up on this one - even threw the link away.

Thanks again.

Rô

Flora · #7 07-28-2006, 03:03 AM

You are very welcome, Rô!

....As 'one of my favourite "before" places' too, I had also 'mourned' the 'disappearance' of that .ru site for a while ... (it was called something 'Eldorado'...) ...

I could have jumped for joy when, during one of my 'blood-hound' impulse, I stumbled upon it again!!!

RJD · #8 07-28-2006, 11:09 AM

Thanks Flora this helps.