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Posted on 27/01/12 4:41:24 PM |
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jimoz
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Faded Photo
Messed up my last, I think I made the photo a little toooooo small. Any suggestions for improving this 20 yr old photo ?  _________________ Many thanks, Jimoz |
Posted on 27/01/12 4:42:01 PM |
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jimoz
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Re: Faded Photo
 _________________ Many thanks, Jimoz |
Posted on 27/01/12 9:21:49 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Faded Photo
Not much colour to work with here, so suggest go for mono. Scan at high resolution - over 300 ppi. Duplicate layer and set to multiply. Adjust opacity to produce correct correct result. Clean up artefacts first though. Median filter will soften the grain, but difficult to assess without seeing a full resolution version. Nick |
Posted on 27/01/12 10:56:16 PM |
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Luis
Six-String Synthesist Posts: 236 Reply  |
Re: Faded Photo
Try this: Like Nick said, fix all the scratches first. Make a duplicate of the final version of the photo. Then Desaturate it and change the blending mode to Darken. You will notice the red tint turns to green. Then start using the color balance, curves or levels to start fixing the color of the photo. 
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Posted on 28/01/12 3:53:03 PM |
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jimoz
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Re: Faded Photo
Thanks fellas, I'm on it now. Louis, that looks good already. _________________ Many thanks, Jimoz |
Posted on 31/01/12 07:50:49 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6934 Reply  |
Re: Faded Photo
Great fix, Luis! Still trying to work out how a monochromatic layer set to Darken can turn the red to green. Impressive. |