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Title: photo tidy request
Post by: Polin on Sunday 10 November 13 18:50 GMT (UK)

I have been looking through this section of the forum and am blown away by what great work people are doing here!

I have this family photograph of my great great grandparents with the girl on the right being my great Nan.

The paper is disintegrating and there are a few holes in the image, mainly on the right hand side of my gt Nan's hair and also a hole in her tights!

There is also some reflection from the glass as I dare not remove it form the frame for fear of it falling apart.

If anyone has the time I would love to see what could be done to tidy it up or add different colour/textures etc.

Thanks so much

Title: Re: photo tidy request
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 10 November 13 19:18 GMT (UK)

Hi and welcome to Rootschat...stockings darned and a quick clean up  ;D
Carol

Title: Re: photo tidy request
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 10 November 13 19:22 GMT (UK)

and with a different tone and texture.
Carol

Title: Re: photo tidy request
Post by: Polin on Sunday 10 November 13 19:32 GMT (UK)

Hi Carol

Thanks so much they both look fantastic! And such a quick response!
 I can't decide which one I like best yet but will go and have a look on my main PC so I can view on a bigger screen!

She looks far more respectable now her stockings are darned ;D

Title: Re: photo tidy request
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 10 November 13 19:36 GMT (UK)

My pleasure...It would have been so much clearer scanned without the frame though  :-\
Carol

Title: Re: photo tidy request
Post by: Polin on Sunday 10 November 13 19:45 GMT (UK)

Yes you are right but I too scared!

I am thinking of maybe taking it to a restorer who may be able to make it a little safer for me as the frame is weak too, it's quite a large picture taken I think between 1914-16 as I know the baby is my great great aunt Lil and she was born in 1913. How old do you think she looks? 1? 2?

I often wonder how much it would have cost them to have this taken at the time? I far as I know they didn't have very much money, they all worked as servants and labourers according to census reports. Perhaps with the threats of war looming they thought it would be a nice idea to have a family portrait?
Must work harder on getting my time machine working again so I can answer all these questions, and everyone else's too!

Title: Re: photo tidy request
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 10 November 13 20:01 GMT (UK)

I think she looks about 18 months...It is lovely isn't it...I think you could be right about a pre-war photo of them all together and photographs had become much cheaper to produce by this time.
Carol

Title: Re: photo tidy request
Post by: saddles on Monday 11 November 13 09:57 GMT (UK)

Hi...Another for you.

Carolyn  :)

Title: Re: photo tidy request
Post by: Polin on Monday 11 November 13 17:01 GMT (UK)

Hi Carolyn

Wow that looks so different! I love it thank you so much. It's amazing how altering the photos in different ways always seems to bring out some new detail that I hadn't noticed before

Great work thanks again.