Photo Restoration - - Help - Extreme restoration challenge - Page 2

klassylady25 · #16 12-02-2006, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by byRo

candice, did your original have JPEG noise like this - or was that something you threw in just to make it a wee bit more difficult?

Here we go, in (pretty much) the same style as the above.

Rô

For you Ro, I threw it in extra!!

Actually the original was just like that! Now why didn't I think of that. Ahhh because it was a restoration! LOL

I should have sent it into the challenge area, huh!?

klassylady25 · #17 12-02-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by solitear

Holy Smoke....... I don't know what you call this version..... part photo / part fuzz ........ ha!

Beth

I'd second the nomination for wonderful!!! OKay, what was the trick?

solitear · #18 12-02-2006, 05:46 PM

Hi Klassylady.......thank you..... it was an accident and started because I can't 'get' the dodge and burn method for doing skin retouching...... I took one look at this picture and figured it couldn't hurt to practice on it....

It was just zooming in and out with that *#!* dodge and burn..... I think I started with channel mixer and the mono thing selected, flattened and began working.

At the end I think I switched to Lab mode and chose the Lightness channel, changed to grayscale then finally back to RGB and changed the blend mode to Soft Light......

I don't think it helped my dodge and burn for up close skin though.... oh well..

Beth

nebgranny · #19 12-02-2006, 06:24 PM

Solitear: That is an awsome work. I can hardly believe it. I am so grateful and impressed with the work you and Ro and EVERYONE else did!! I have such admiration for you all and all you can achieve. A blessed talent for sure. I am going to post another photo ..I would like to ask help via directions . I would like to try it myself. But need help on what this picture might take to get it looking better. Now this is a scan of the original as can not scan it with lid down as it is a ah..convex photo. So this is the very best we can do. My friend understands this. So can someone help me learn the techniques to make this a better picture for printing. Thanks Neb
Using either photoshop CS2 or psp9

solitear · #20 12-02-2006, 06:53 PM

Awe..... thanks, Neb..... it really melted my heart when you'd said their father had passed away (my parents and only sibling are gone, too) and that was their only picture of him.... I have a large version of it if you'd like.... just PM me .....

I'm going to play around with your latest picture..... it should be fun, too!

oxoxo
Beth

Kraellin · #21 12-02-2006, 11:33 PM

neb,

any chance you could take a picture of the picture rather than with the scanner? might get you a better end result.

philbach · #22 12-03-2006, 05:28 AM

Well with this photo I first used a channel mixer adjustment layer to monochrome and selected about 60% red and 40% green and 0% blue since the blue channel was the worst one. I then used two levels adjustment layers on top of that. The first layer was for the center part of the picture and the second layer for the outer margins. On the second layer I painted the central part of the layer mask dark. After combining the layers I then used Neat Image to decrease the general noise of the photo.

If you want sepia, you can always add it back in at the end.

nebgranny · #23 12-03-2006, 08:28 AM

Thanks phil. It looks good. Craig I am going to try and capture a picture of it today. Any suggestions ..from you both or anyone else who has tried to to do this on how to get the best results will be appreciated. Neb

philbach · #24 12-03-2006, 08:35 AM

Well you should use a tripod. Nice lighting without reflections. Highest resolution possible on the camera. Several different exposure settings on the camera or use RAW if possible. Careful attention to depth of field. I.e. all areas of this curved photo need to be in focus. And if you are using a digital
camera blast away and use the best one.

Kraellin · #25 12-03-2006, 09:40 AM

neb,

i would say everything philbach said, plus have a look around the forums for similar threads. i know i remember seeing some about photographing photos instead of scanning. these might also have additional information useful here. and if Mike chimes in, i'm sure he has some excellent suggestions, being a pro photographer.

nebgranny · #26 12-03-2006, 11:08 AM

No Tripod Phil, and no intentions of getting one soon!! But willtry all th eother suggestions. All I am trying to do is get a good copy of this photo. Thanks

Craig..who is Mike?? Help Mike!! Neb!!

Kraellin · #27 12-03-2006, 11:09 AM

neb,

mike is 'Mike'. that's his user name here on RP.

nebgranny · #28 12-03-2006, 01:17 PM

OK..Thanks craig. Neb

klassylady25 · #29 12-03-2006, 06:22 PM

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