Attached photo hung in a friends store for about 60 years and the effect of aging is obvious. A smaller viewing area in the center left part of the photo to age differently. In fact you will see the aging is in three sections.
I tackled a photo like this several years ago and wound up recoloring a lot of the photo to get anywhere near something that looked like the original would have. As I remember the final product had around 15 layers.
I am seeking advice and ideas as to the best way to approach this project. You can adjust the tonal ranges and establish the balance points, but this is not the complete solution, at least I have found that to be the case for this photo. So, was the brute force method I used before the correct approach, or is there something I am missing?
Morris
I tackled a photo like this several years ago and wound up recoloring a lot of the photo to get anywhere near something that looked like the original would have. As I remember the final product had around 15 layers.
I am seeking advice and ideas as to the best way to approach this project. You can adjust the tonal ranges and establish the balance points, but this is not the complete solution, at least I have found that to be the case for this photo. So, was the brute force method I used before the correct approach, or is there something I am missing?
Morris
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