I am finally ready to start on a photo restoration/digitization project for all my old family photos (some as old as 100 years). I was planning on doing this several years ago and got some tools for it, but I just never got around to it. I did upgrade from Photoshop CS4 to Photoshop CC, but my concern is that some of the techniques and learning tools that I have may be outdated. Here are the programs/hardware that I have:
I have found several Youtube videos on the subject such as from Eric Basir plus I have 2 main books to help me: Digitizing Your Family History (Rhonda R. McClure) and Digital Restoration From Start to Finish (Ctein). Digital Restoration From Start to Finish will probably be my main book, but my biggest concern is that it was published in 2007. This book has a 2nd edition printed in 2010, and I know that there have been some advancements in retouching. For example, I've heard on a couple photography shows that levels and curves are now considered "old school" and are being replaced by ACR sliders, but I wasn't sure if they were just referring to processing modern digital files from cameras. Content Aware also seems like a powerful tool that wasn't around before.
Do you think I have the most up-to-date tools now, or are there now better learning tools (books/videos) with more modern, better techniques? I just found this forum, so I'm pretty sure I'll be using it as a resource. I know I may be over thinking this, but this will be a pretty big undertaking, so I want to get this right the first time.
- Photoshop CC
- Lightroom 5
- Epson Perfection V700 Photo Scanner
- **still need to buy multiple storage media**
I have found several Youtube videos on the subject such as from Eric Basir plus I have 2 main books to help me: Digitizing Your Family History (Rhonda R. McClure) and Digital Restoration From Start to Finish (Ctein). Digital Restoration From Start to Finish will probably be my main book, but my biggest concern is that it was published in 2007. This book has a 2nd edition printed in 2010, and I know that there have been some advancements in retouching. For example, I've heard on a couple photography shows that levels and curves are now considered "old school" and are being replaced by ACR sliders, but I wasn't sure if they were just referring to processing modern digital files from cameras. Content Aware also seems like a powerful tool that wasn't around before.
Do you think I have the most up-to-date tools now, or are there now better learning tools (books/videos) with more modern, better techniques? I just found this forum, so I'm pretty sure I'll be using it as a resource. I know I may be over thinking this, but this will be a pretty big undertaking, so I want to get this right the first time.
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