First attempt at photo restoration.

[Manfredo]

First of all, I'd like to say thank you to everyone here for making this site possible. I just discovered the site and it is fantastic.

I am a attempting to restore some old photographs of my grandparents, this is my first attempt and would like to ask for some feedback/suggestions for improving the work I am doing. I'm no pro but I do learn quickly, I am using Photoshop CS2. The original was very yellow so I converted it to Greyscale, but now I am not sure how to add the sepia back. Any tips would be appreciated.

Again, thank you for any feedback/tips you provide.

[Nan]

Hi and welcome. I think you did a beautiful job. I don't see anything that could be improved. I'm using Paint Shop Pro X so can't be of any help with the sepia but I'm sure someone else will come along and help.
Great work!
Nan

[Juneberry]

Use a color balance filter, around +53, 0, -90

Here is an example

[kilty560]

Hi there and welcome to Retouch pro. Nice work there as for the sepia tint there are few ways to do it. The easiest way is to go to Image/Adjustments/ Photo Filter or pick the color you want from here. Another way is Image/ Adjustments/Hue and Saturation/click on colorize and pick the appropriate color. Few samples here.

[Manfredo]

Thank you Juneberry, that was extremely helpful.

[Manfredo]

Thank you Kilty560, your help is much appreciated.

[sergio2263]

Originally Posted by Manfredo

First of all, I'd like to say thank you to everyone here for making this site possible. I just discovered the site and it is fantastic.

I am a attempting to restore some old photographs of my grandparents, this is my first attempt and would like to ask for some feedback/suggestions for improving the work I am doing. I'm no pro but I do learn quickly, I am using Photoshop CS2. The original was very yellow so I converted it to Greyscale, but now I am not sure how to add the sepia back. Any tips would be appreciated.

Again, thank you for any feedback/tips you provide.

You've done a very good job for your first attempt, your work looks more like a pro than a newbie, this is the best i've seen for a first attempt.

well done


helen

[Zepplinn]

You did a great job with that photo. I like the sebia version better. It is a warmer version and fit with the pic.

[Kraellin]

run a color mixer adjustment layer over your b&w. adjust to taste. this is a very easy way to bring a b&w to sepia.

there are also plugins that will give you sepia also. i dont recall any specifically; it's been a while since i used one for that, but i do recall they exist.

[zganie]

Nice Job,I think you have to know when its good for you
You can always make it better or tweak it
But you did a nice job

[Gobsmacked]

Looking at the original , I'm amazed at the end result ! The sepia tips are spot on . Excellent work ! Bill