Photo retouching can take a lot of patience and detail work. A few months ago, I was asked to fix a damaged photograph of my grand parents. I was provided with the original image which had been pinned to a closet door, collected dust and was severely scratched. The image itself had faded on the highlights. Dated somewhere in the mid 1950's, it was impossible to track down the negative. All I had to work with was a black and white mangled print.
After 6 or 7 hours of work, using Photoshop, I was able to achieve a somewhat acceptable repair.
Workflow for retouching:
- Scan @ 300 DPI. Here I try to gather...
Alisa is 5 months new!, originally uploaded by kevinbhookun.
Lots of smiles and giggles at this time. She even has her first 2 teeth sprouting. Gotta love the high pitch sounds.
Here is a the beginning of a collection of images taken with the advantage of overcast weather.
Cloudy days are excellent to help your photos with rich colors and soft lighting.
It is like being in a huge studio. outside.
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