5/28/2023 0 Comments Portrait retouching crease at arm![]() Use save as and use a different name – eg restored1. When you are happy with your initial rebalancing DON’T just press save. Once you have scanned the original picture save it, call it original or something of that nature, then start work on the adjustments to the contrast and greyscale. Bear in mind this is not the same as the file size it will show if saved as a jpeg, which will be much smaller. I normally try for a final file size of between 25 and 35mb for the total file size opened in the program used. For example a 10×8 inch print scanned at 300dpi (dots per inch) will give you a fair starting point but if the original is smaller then you need to increase the dpi maybe to 400, 600 or even 1200 dpi. Try to make the file size as big as your computer can easily handle. The basic program has it’s roots in the long history of Adobe Photoshop so it’s underlying engine is one of the best. Many scanners come with a free copy of the program in a lite format – a slightly simplified presentation. Similar things can be done for old coloured prints though achieving a natural colour effect can take a bit of practice.Īn ideal program to start this sort of work used by many professionals is Adobe Lightroom. You will be surprised that often faded and poor detailed sepia images can be restored to the full range of a black and white modern image restoring a large amount of detail and definition. Basic restoration includes restoring contrast and adjusting the greyscale of an image (the detail between black and white) to bring back the detail. But now you can scan your old image and work entirely digitally. Originally restoration was done on the original by hand by skilled artists. Restoration is taking the original image and improving the overall appearance. This is the more complex and skilled end of improving an image. Retouching is when you replace bits in the picture that aren’t what you want, for example the removal of a crease line in a picture or duplication of one area into another to restore a damaged area. So what can you do to restore or repair old pictures? In years gone by this was solely the realm of the professional photographer or retoucher but digital processes have made the whole process much simpler and anyone with an interest in images can soon pick up a basic understanding and the skills to improve those old pictures.įirstly, lets understand the difference between restoration and retouching. Once you know who some of these people are the importance of the picture increases ten fold and at that point one looks at the picture with more respect and with a view to keeping it safe. ![]() I talked in my last blog about the importance of keeping old family photographs even if you don’t know who the characters in them are until such time as you can do some family history research which can shed some light on the subject. ![]()
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