Restoration - Photoshop Tutorials | Photoshop Contests

Keb · 10-29-2007, 02:51 AM

I had a request to restore this old picture taken in 1920 by a local. Tell me what you think. Will he be happy?
I also have a restored sepia tone one if he wants it too.

Here's what I started with:

Here's the finished product:

joshbond · 10-29-2007, 03:01 AM

Wow Keb, very nice work. That looks really good.

Pelican · 10-29-2007, 03:10 AM

I was just thinking about this as a contest. I was scanning old family photos with my brother this last week and was thinking it would make a great contest.

Contests · 10-29-2007, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Pelican

I was just thinking about this as a contest. I was scanning old family photos with my brother this last week and was thinking it would make a great contest.

If you find a good one we can use, PM me and I will start a new contest.

s1dEw@yZ · 10-30-2007, 09:49 PM

I got a bit bored!

Preacher · 10-30-2007, 10:23 PM

I like the challenge of restoring old photos. I did this for my wife. While not a technically difficult as the OPs, it was fun to do.

This is my father in law, playing Chess in a Havana Men's Club in 1955.

**thediceman** · 10-31-2007, 02:15 AM

i work at walgreens and for the stuff that you guys just did we charge $45 for you guys can be making some money doing this.

think about it.

dkf10425 · 10-31-2007, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Contests

If you find a good one we can use, PM me and I will start a new contest.

I have a good one you can use for a contest. PM sent. Nice restoration Keb. To fill in some of the fading on the trees use your elliptical marquee tool to select a small faded area on the tree. Then add a curves adjustment layer and adjust the curves within the selected area until the fading goes away. Click ok. Then using a soft brush paint on the curves adjustment over just the faded areas of the tree. This should even out the fading so it will blend in with the non faded areas of the photo.

BnG · 10-31-2007, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by s1dEw@yZ

I got a bit bored!

Nicely done! reps!

s1dEw@yZ · 10-31-2007, 07:15 AM

Thank you very much

(It took barely 15 minutes to do that piece of the picture - Hardest part was thinking what colour clothes they were wearing lol )

Keb · 10-31-2007, 12:24 PM

The colorization looks great. The guy I did it for didn't want color though. he just wanted the wrinkles & tears fixed. I also made a sepia toned one for him to look like a picture taken in 1920.

Also, I used a levels layer to darken the washed out areas in the trees and edges. The posted image is not what I gave him. The ones I gave him were quite large so he can print them.

s1dEw@yZ · 10-31-2007, 06:57 PM

Thats great Keb, Bet he was very happy with the results. Good work!

lilohappypants77 · 12-19-2007, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Preacher

I like the challenge of restoring old photos. I did this for my wife. While not a technically difficult as the OPs, it was fun to do.

This is my father in law, playing Chess in a Havana Men's Club in 1955.

what do u think?

**thediceman** · 12-19-2007, 02:50 AM

heres a couple ive just finished