How much can be restored? - Completed, Thank you!

[kiwicatz]

I have an old school photo of my Mum and would like to know if it can be restored. It's taken between 1916 and 1926 and is quite faded.
Somes faces can just be seen.
Regards
Jan

[Keitht]

Hi Jan,

To answer your question we would need to see he photograph. There are photo editing programs which can improve faded images immensely but, as always, there are limits to what can be achieved.

Put it up and let's see what can be done.

Keith

[kiwicatz]

This is the better of the two
regards
Jan

[kiwicatz]

Hello again Keith

And this is no 2
Regards
Jan

[Keitht]

Hi Jan,

Number two might take a little longer but here is number one. I have converted to grayscale as being the easist means of removing alll the blue from the faces but still have the full colour version if you would prefer it.

What happened? Has someone thrown a bottle of light blue ink over them or something? I've never seen kids with blue faces before.

Keith

[kiwicatz]

Hello Keith
Thank you for that. Actually they looked better on here than in real life - I was surprised. Can I see the coloured one?

I don't know about the blue ink, except perhaps that was the day my Mum got shut in the stationery cupboard for dipping another girls plaits in the ink well, and decided to wreck the cupboard.

Now I need to try and find out what school it was.

Thanks again
Jan

[Keitht]

Hi again Jan,

Here it is in its original colour, blue and all.

I have had to reduce the size to fit the permitted size for attachments.

Keith

[Keitht]

Hello again  Jan,

Here is the other photograph.

All I have sone so far is to increase the contrast. I'm afraid I can do very little with the child st the right of the front row.

Many of the marks and scratches can easily be removed but to take out the blue ink would be a major task. If you would like it tidied up further, plese let me know.

Which area was the school in and which child is your mother?

Keith

[Keitht]

Not quite what I intended. Try this one.

Keith