Old photo restoration

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PiT
Dec 30, 2004
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hi lou,

1. duplicate the background layer
2. with this layer take filter>blur>gaussian blur with e.g. 2.0
3. choose for this layer the blending mode multiplicate in the layer’s
palette
4. finally you have to play a little bit with the opacity sliders

have fun (in experimenting with photoshop) ;o)

PiT

"Lou" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
Problem:
An old picture of my parents has little white spots all over it – especially
in the hair. I can seem to overcome a little of the spotting using the healing brush on the places like skin but can’t get a good result in the hair without messing up the texture of the hair itself. I would really appreciate any suggestions !!

Thanks in advance –
Lou –

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Charley
Dec 30, 2004
Don’t post photos here.

Instead, post your photo somewhere that allows photos and then provide a link to it here along with your message. If the linked photo is a full resolution copy, some of us might also try to repair it (or part of it) for you and then give you an explanation about what was required.

To fix spots in hair I have the best luck by setting the clone tool to about 80% and brush size to just slightly larger than the white spots. Then clone an adjacent area of the hair over each white spot. It takes a while, and it requires care to align the clone point so that your copy maintains the lines of hair correctly, but it’s the only way that I’ve been able to achieve good results. Work on a duplicate layer and never on the background layer. The healing bruch works good for open areas where you can copy grain and texture easily, but doesn’t do well where detail replacement is necessary. The patch tool might also work for some areas if you can find a large enough good area to patch from.

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Charley

"Lou" wrote in message
Problem:
An old picture of my parents has little white spots all over it –
especially
in the hair. I can seem to overcome a little of the spotting using the healing brush on the places like skin but can’t get a good result in the hair without messing up the texture of the hair itself. I would really appreciate any suggestions !!

Thanks in advance –
Lou –

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Lou
Dec 30, 2004
Sorry about posting the photo. I wasn’t aware of the rules. Thanks for the tips. I was hoping to avoid
having to clone out each white spot. Maybe that’s the only way to do it.

"Charley" wrote in message
Don’t post photos here.

Instead, post your photo somewhere that allows photos and then provide a link to it here along with your message. If the linked photo is a full resolution copy, some of us might also try to repair it (or part of it)
for
you and then give you an explanation about what was required.
To fix spots in hair I have the best luck by setting the clone tool to
about
80% and brush size to just slightly larger than the white spots. Then
clone
an adjacent area of the hair over each white spot. It takes a while, and
it
requires care to align the clone point so that your copy maintains the
lines
of hair correctly, but it’s the only way that I’ve been able to achieve
good
results. Work on a duplicate layer and never on the background layer. The healing bruch works good for open areas where you can copy grain and
texture
easily, but doesn’t do well where detail replacement is necessary. The
patch
tool might also work for some areas if you can find a large enough good
area
to patch from.

—
Charley

"Lou" wrote in message
Problem:
An old picture of my parents has little white spots all over it –
especially
in the hair. I can seem to overcome a little of the spotting using the healing brush on the places like skin but can’t get a good result in the hair without messing up the texture of the hair itself. I would really appreciate any suggestions !!

Thanks in advance –
Lou –

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