removing a black veil?

I have a couple of photos of someone wearing a black veil. The angle is such that the veil is also obstructing the face of someone standing next to the woman in the veil. What tools would I use, if there are any, that would allow me to remove the veil and expose the face? The veil itself is the type from the 30s or 40s, similar to the one pictured in the link below. So you can already see part of the face. It seems like if there was some way to select that part of the picture and just have it remove all the black, it would be a step in the right direction. Anyway, I don’t know how to do that and for all I know, it’s a bad idea anyway. Would love to hear suggestions on the best approach to take and how to do it.

I have a couple of photos of someone wearing a black veil. The angle is such that the veil is also obstructing the face of someone standing next to the woman in the veil. What tools would I use, if there are any, that would allow me to remove the veil and expose the face?

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I have a couple of photos of someone wearing a black veil. The angle is such that the veil is also obstructing the face of someone standing next to the woman in the veil. What tools would I use, if there are any, that

allow me to remove the veil and expose the face?

You can’t remove the veil and "expose" the face; there is no face there to expose. The best you can do is *create* the face, from scratch–something which requires a nontrivial degree of artistic skill, as well as technical proficiency with Photoshop.

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I have a couple of photos of someone wearing a black veil. The angle is such that the veil is also obstructing the face of someone standing next

the woman in the veil. What tools would I use, if there are any, that

allow me to remove the veil and expose the face? The veil itself is the type from the 30s or 40s, similar to the one pictured in the link below.

you can already see part of the face. It seems like if there was some way to select that part of the picture and just have it remove all the black,

would be a step in the right direction. Anyway, I don’t know how to do

and for all I know, it’s a bad idea anyway. Would love to hear

on the best approach to take and how to do it.

I have a couple of photos of someone wearing a black veil. The angle is such that the veil is also obstructing the face of someone standing next to the woman in the veil. What tools would I use, if there are any, that would allow me to remove the veil and expose the face? The veil itself is the type from the 30s or 40s, similar to the one pictured in the link below. So you can already see part of the face. It seems like if there was some way to select that part of the picture and just have it remove all the black, it would be a step in the right direction. Anyway, I don’t know how to do that and for all I know, it’s a bad idea anyway. Would love to hear suggestions on the best approach to take and how to do it.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

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"Marcus Hamilton" wrote in message

I have a couple of photos of someone wearing a black veil. The angle is such that the veil is also obstructing the face of someone standing next

to

the woman in the veil. What tools would I use, if there are any, that

would

allow me to remove the veil and expose the face? The veil itself is the type from the 30s or 40s, similar to the one pictured in the link below.

So

you can already see part of the face. It seems like if there was some way to select that part of the picture and just have it remove all the black,

it

would be a step in the right direction. Anyway, I don’t know how to do

that

and for all I know, it’s a bad idea anyway. Would love to hear

suggestions

on the best approach to take and how to do it.

Without suggesting that you are not aware of the difficulties, this reminds me of a story from a local photo store:

A woman walked in with an old photograph showing her mother and father, posing for a travelling photographer. Her father was wearing a hat, covering his hair, and most of his forehead. The woman asked whether the hat could in any way be removed. The guy in the store said that it could be done, but it was going to take some time, and be expensive. That was okay with the woman. The guy then asked the woman about her fathers hair color and hair style. The woman looked at him suspiciously saying: "You will be able to see that when you take his hat off!".

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"Marcus Hamilton" wrote in message
A woman walked in with an old photograph showing her mother and father, posing for a travelling photographer. Her father was wearing a hat, covering his hair, and most of his forehead. The woman asked whether the hat could in any way be removed. The guy in the store said that it could be done, but it was going to take some time, and be expensive. That was okay with the woman. The guy then asked the woman about her fathers hair color and hair style. The woman looked at him suspiciously saying: "You will be able to see that when you take his hat off!".