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Gadget
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Posts: 24515
Holy Island - Pilgrims' Path
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Hi Ivor 
I started doing photo restore, etc. work 15-20 years ago. My eyes give out quite often now - sore/gritty so only do 30 mins at a time.
I use a mixture - I've got Photoshop CS, CS2 and CS3 and Paintshop Pro 7, X1 and X2 on my machines plus a few goody add-ons . They all do the basics quite adequately. It's really how they're used that is most important. The Gimp is supposed to be good as well.
Don't rely on filters, etc. Assess the image. Adjust the tonal balance (levels/histogram/curves) first ( look at the RGB channels as well) , then clean/repair - pixel by pixel if necessary. Then do the fancy work.
Gadget
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jc26red
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Hi Ivor,
I have pretty much the same as Gadget,
Started with Paintshop then moved over to Photoshop Elements 5 and now also use CS2. All a bit dated now but still do a good job. My preference for ease of use is Photoshop Elements, though there are some things it can't do - hence the lower price, but it does the job well for a non-professional piece of software.
Make sure you master restoring before going onto colouring, colouring does not hide bits you've missed or thought you could get away with! Agree with Gadget on the filters, go easy on them, and also don't use on the whole photo, just the bits that need the filter, thats a very common mistake. Play with all the tools to see what they do, you will find which ones you like to use best and check out the tutorials on the web, there are loads of them now, especially on YouTube.
When I started to learn how to restore in 2007, I would look on here to see how others did their restores and try to reproduce the ones I thought were good... it doesn't mean I used their style but tried to get up to the same quality of repair. Same with colouring, you've probably noticed how different colouring styles can change a photo dramatically. Same with applying frames, its a personal preference after you have completed your work. There are one or two people who shall remain nameless on here that are infamous for their frames 
If you just want to practice colouring, "borrow" some of the good restores from here and colour... but please remember to acknowledge the original restorers work as it possibly took them hours to do!
good luck and look forward to seeing how you progress 
Jenny
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rev.ivorbiggin
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Thankyou Gadget, and thankyou Jenny,
I appreciate the help and advice,
Check out the tutorials Jenny!!, im male of the species and never look at the instructions untill its gone horribly wrong, ha ha, you should see some of the flat pack furniture ive built, im sure that setee was supposed to be a wardrobe.
Ill keep playing and hopefully ill get close to your standards one day
Ivor
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