I have this old picture I have come across. It is double exposed and was probably taken somewhere in the 1920's or 30's possibly. I attached a copy of the picture though it is just a picture I took of it with a cell phone. I have not been able to get a proper scan because I am afraid of possibly damaging the photo if I take it out of it's current album. I was wondering if any of you think it is possible to separate the images. I am afraid there are important parts of each image that may just be too dark or covered by the other image to pull apart. I know both images have potential to be really interesting pieces. Any advice is appreciated. From what I can tell I believe one image is possibly my great grandmother, and the other image I believe could be military related as there are a lot of photos in the bunch I found of a family member during their military service (probably around WWII). This has been a mystery to me for almost two years. Please let me know if there are any programs I should look into or any other things I should check out. Even if it is a lost cause I look forward to anyone's input on this.
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Originally posted by photomom5 View Postbut if maybe look at the different color channels and see if there is a way to separate it.
My opinion on this one would be to paint it out by hand. There have been attempts to automate things like this. I think they were Siggraph papers on the topic. It could have been another source, but that isn't really relevant. The most reliable way here would be brute force (retouching out the undesirable elements).
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It might be worth trying scanning through the glass - sometimes where you cannot separate the photo from the glass that is all you can do...I know its not ideal and assuming you can take the glass and photo out of its frame without damaging either......
If you can do that then it might be worth playing around with the scanners settings to see if you can draw out any more information from either of the images - a bit of trail and error really - it might not work because of what klev has said but it could be worth a go....just remembering what CTein achieved by altering the scanning settings in his video.....Last edited by JoReam; 01-25-2015, 07:47 PM.
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Originally posted by JoReam View PostIt might be worth trying scanning through the glass - sometimes where you cannot separate the photo from the glass that is all you can do...I know its not ideal and assuming you can take the glass and photo out of its frame without damaging either......
If you can do that then it might be worth playing around with the scanners settings to see if you can draw out any more information from either of the images - a bit of trail and error really - it might not work because of what klev has said but it could be worth a go....just remembering what CTein achieved by altering the scanning settings in his video.....
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"I am sure it all comes down to personal preference, but I would like to hear what you guys think."
It may not be what we think, but what the customer thinks. Have had several customers come back and say "Wow, really like your work, can we get so many copies in black and white and so many more in sepia tone? That way everyone in the family is happy.
I have found that happy customers makes for a happy bank account.......
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Can you scan the photo without removing it from the album - or is it too hard to do and likely to wreck the album?
I agree with Mike regarding black and white or sepia. Sometimes though if you can work out the photographic process and what the photo would have originally been - i.e. black and white or sepia, then people are interested to know.
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Originally posted by JoReam View PostIt might be worth trying scanning through the glass - sometimes where you cannot separate the photo from the glass that is all you can do...I know its not ideal and assuming you can take the glass and photo out of its frame without damaging either......
If you can do that then it might be worth playing around with the scanners settings to see if you can draw out any more information from either of the images - a bit of trail and error really - it might not work because of what klev has said but it could be worth a go....just remembering what CTein achieved by altering the scanning settings in his video.....
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Taking a picture with a good quality camera is certainly an alternative to scanning. The key points being even lighting and avoiding any distortion.
Alternatively will the album lay flat, photocopy style on a flatbed scanner or are the pages/binding too delicate?
As far as the separation of images goes I agree with klev. Good Photoshop painting skills and a lot of time are needed. Maybe an ongoing personal project? If you need a couple of pointers on photoshop painting let me know, although a lot of the skill is gained through doing/trial and error. With a little patience projects like this can work wonders for developing your skills.
Sepia or not is a matter of taste. I usually do a good black and white conversion then re-apply a sepia tone. This gives me control over the strength of the sepia effect and allows me to match images as part of a set if needed. Of course everything is kept non destructive to allow for a change of mind.
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