The wonders of photo shop - My Dad's photo repaired.

Discussion in 'Photo Restoration' started by spidge, Jan 1, 2011.

  1. Suribachi

    Suribachi Junior Member

    Yes you can. It depends on the image, what route you take, but something along the lines of converting it to grayscale, then adding some filters such as scratches and noise to give the desired effect. if you want to go for a sepia effect, convert the image back to rgb and add a new layer, colour that with a sepia type brown colour and then using other effects to 'overlay' or 'multiply' the colour over the black and white to give a sepia colour. Just make sure when you shoot the actual picture that it looks like photos that were taken in WW2, in their style and so on. Images retouched to look like ww2 images often look false as the technology nowadays is more advanced than they had.

    If you want to make it really look authentic, use an old film camera particularly a box brownie, get some film for it and shoot away. Silverprint in Waterloo is very good for getting film from and can cut film into sheets to fit odd shaped cameras.

    I did a few for a WW2 reenactment group and will post when i can find them.

    I am a designer and photographer so use photoshop all the time. I am available for all retouching, editing, restoration, etc etc. My rates are very reasonable :D:lol:

    Of course - you can create an action to do all of this at the press of a single button.

    My rates are incredible - if you're a VET of any conflict - I'll do it for nothing.....the least I can do.
     

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