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Kerwick011
Kerwick011
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Oct 13, 2017 4:58 PM UTC
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Restore old photo

Hi,

I have here this old photo which I would like to restore, as well as possible. Me as a basic Photoshop user tried things as playing with contrast, curves etc, didn't help that much. Could someone help me with this? I could send it to 'you' if you want to fix it yourself. I know the photo isn't that good but it is the real condition of the original photo I have in the photobook.

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    davidc1815
    davidc1815
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    Oct 14, 2017 3:49 PM UTC

    You may find someone willing to have a go for free here:

    https://www.dpreview.com/forums/1006://​

    'Have a go' is of course a different thing to a professional service.

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      Chuck Uebele
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      Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
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      Oct 13, 2017 10:17 PM UTC

      Landailyn is an excellent at restoration, and has very good prices. I would highly recommend her.

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      Landailyn
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      Oct 13, 2017 9:55 PM UTC

      Hi. I'm a photo restoration expert/lynda.com author on the subject and I could help you with it, but I'd have you send me a good copy of the image and I'd give you a quote. I can tell you the amount of work that looks like it would take would probably be in the $150 area. You can find a lot of people that would do it cheaper, but you should look for someone who's proficient with badly scratched/damaged photos. If you'd like to send me the image, the email is [Please use the Private Message system instead of posting email addresses publicly, as it is against forum policy.]. Good luck!

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      Kerwick011
      Kerwick011Author
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      Oct 14, 2017 3:36 PM UTC

      Thanks for your comment. Not to be rude, I actually hope'd someone would do it for free, or would give me tips how to fix this photo.

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      davescm
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      davescmCommunity Expert
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      Oct 15, 2017 4:04 PM UTC

      Kerwick011  wrote

      ............ Not to be rude, I actually hope'd someone would do it for free, ...........

      Do you work for free?

      As far as tips - if you want to tackle it yourself, you can take a look at the following tools to get you started

      1. Dust and scratches filter

      2. Black and white adjustment layer

      3. Spot healing brush

      4. Clone stamp

      No single tool/filter will instantly fix the image. As indicated in the posts above it will take a fair bit of work - but could be a good learning experience if you are willing to do it.

      Dave

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