hi everyone

[tommyh]

recently I have been back going over my family`s genealogy.I came across a lot of very old pictures my grand mother had.
I have found out 4 of them are old tin types,and many others appears to be on a thin card board backing.

now,I am not good at picture restoration.I am glad I found this site and am studying up on this stuff.I see there are a lot of good people here who can do wonders with a picture.My questions are,and maybe someone here can help me
1.how can I best preserve these pictures for my children to have?
2.What program do you all use here?Do you all use the same or use different ones?
W.A Blalock.jpg

here is one of the pictures that is on a thin cardboard back.
thanks

Tommy

[unimatrix001]

Hello tommy, and welcome to retouchpro, Myself I use photoshop cs4, to restore this picture, first i would use either a curves adjustment layer or a levels adjustment layer, to bring back the tones. then it would be just some cloning and healing brush to repair the damaged areas.

[aartist]

With a badly faded photo, start by using fade correction.
Then clone and scratch removal along with noise reduction.
Lots of work but worth it.

1. Preserve them one at a time. Seal Frame them and display on wall.
2. I use paint shop pro which I find easier to use than photo shop.

Paint Shop Pro is relatively cheap.
Amazon has it for 34.99 with free shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...X0DER&v=glance

Photo Shop is a few hundred dollars.

[tommyh]

thanks a lot.
I am looking into buying something to use to do these pictures with.
I have a freebie now and I did manage to get his jacket and hair color to come out.
This is my g-grand pa who died in 1914
picture is nearly 100 yrs old