RESTORING OLD PHOTOGRAPHS
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veryone knows that if their house was burning, besides saving family and pets, the next thing we’d save are family photographs. That’s how much we treasure them. Restoring old photos is a way to preserve priceless memories and, at the same time, hone your Photoshop skills.
repairs depend on the type of damage there is. The 1958 family picture below (I am on the far right at 10 years old with my two younger sisters, two older cousins, and my mother) is a
The degree to which old photos are damaged varies widely. They can be discolored, torn, water damaged, scratched, faded, and defaced. They can also have pieces of the image itself missing if the emulsion has chipped away. This is the most difficult scenario to deal with. The tools and techniques needed to do the
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