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deadants
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Faded Photos
« on: Friday 08 April 05 08:26 UTC (UK) »

Here are two photos that newbie sent to me for a diagnoses. This is a common problem but fortunately can be usually easily fixed with the brightness/contrast controls. The major problem is not the faded appearance, it is the stains and spotting. Also the top half of the two pictures shows more fading then the bottom, possably from being in a picture frame that was partly exposed to light from a window.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to bring these two amazing matching photos back to life.

deadants


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Re: Faded Photos
« Reply #1 on: Friday 08 April 05 10:17 UTC (UK) »

Hi deadants

Have you got a better high-res version of this picture for us to work with?Huh

Regards
Ken

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Millington - Manchester, Birmingham
Harris - Manchester, Salford, Southern Rhodesia, Aston Manor Birmingham, Temple Balsall, Knowle
Jones - Higher Broughton, Cheetham Hill, Denbighshire
Lawton - Prestwich, Manchester
Smith - Manchester
Carey - Manchester
Cotterell - Lambeth, London
Fletcher - Middleton, Manchester
Capper - Manchester

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Re: Faded Photos
« Reply #2 on: Friday 08 April 05 22:40 UTC (UK) »

Hi kenhar,
       Send me your email address in a PM and I will send you the originals.

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Re: Faded Photos
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 10 April 05 12:59 UTC (UK) »

Hi deadant

Thanks for the picture

My solution on this mission is "CROP & CHOP"  Smiley

Hows this looking. I dont really like it myself, it is to busy for me and needs a lot of cleaning, but at least the picture is more viewable now. My next job is to start again on it

Looking forward to your suggestions & corrections  Smiley

Regards
Ken


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Hilton - Wiltshire, Prestwich, Manchester
Millington - Manchester, Birmingham
Harris - Manchester, Salford, Southern Rhodesia, Aston Manor Birmingham, Temple Balsall, Knowle
Jones - Higher Broughton, Cheetham Hill, Denbighshire
Lawton - Prestwich, Manchester
Smith - Manchester
Carey - Manchester
Cotterell - Lambeth, London
Fletcher - Middleton, Manchester
Capper - Manchester

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Re: Faded Photos
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 10 April 05 23:19 UTC (UK) »

Hi kenhar,
   You got the levels right, next time I suggest making a seperate layer for each onject. eg. a layer for the horse, a layer for coats etc. that way you can turn the other layers off and consentate on one section at a time. With the ladies coat for example, after you have selected it, duplicate it on a new layer and increase or decrease  the brightness add a gaussian blur then reduce the opacity so the layer undernath starts to come through. This should fix some of the spotting.

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