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Photography F.A.Q (Last Updated: 2024 Nov 01 10:53 pm)
Marshall you did an amazing job! The original was extremely damaged...
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I restored a damaged photo once that was no where as tough as your project. The only thing I can suggest is to maybe try and highlight the hair along the edge where the light source is aiming at to give it a more natural look. Not sure how you would do that...maybe a slight touch of dodging(?) Regardless of whether you try that, I'm sure your friend would be ecstatic with the results you have already achieved. I am more than impressed! :)
I've only done a couple of these myself, for friends also... I think you've found out that the main think is taking time over it - and you seem to have done that already coz this is a fabulous job. I think you should stop here - it's a brilliant job as it is. I've seen a few people go too far with restorations and completely lose the feel of the age of the original, purely because they forget that the original image (before aging and damage etc) would have looked far from perfect by todays standards anyways! (",)
Great restortation! You might try a little gaussian blur on the collar, it does a great job of taking out blotchy spots, keep the edge of the collar sharp and it will look like you lost no detail. Sometimes the easiest way to accoplish that look is to create a duplicate layer, use the blur on the top layer then erase the parts that you want to stay sharp. Once done combine the two layers.
Thanks for all the input. This one was an all nighter, or as we say down south, this one took a six-pack. Watapki, I'll try that blur on the collar and see how it works. My concern is that it may lose what little texture there is and look too smooth. Perhaps just a dash of blur might do it. Thanks all!
Excellent job Marshall, there is nothing better than Photoshop for this kind of thing as showcased by this image!! Agree with Randy re the little gaussian blur on the collar, and the layering technique suggested, maybe a less advanced way is to try the blur tool which can also do a good job. I have some great books to recommend if you need to learn some other ways.
Danny O'Byrne http://www.digitalartzone.co.uk/
"All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice" Eliott Erwitt
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