Altered Images - Image Restoration
A sample of some of the images I have attempted to repair, I am not an expert with digital image restoration and repair, but I will have a go. For me it is just another hobby that presents a challenge.
There are 9 Images in this collection.
The image on the left is an A3 size photo that was taken at a 'Miss Delta' beauty contest hosted by David Jacobs (shown seated amongst the finalists) in 1970, as you can see, the photo is in 2 pieces and has some heavy creases in it. The image on the right is what I achieved after scanning the image, and then using image editing software - and some artistic licence. The young lady with the blonde hair on the left of Mr Jacobs (as you look at the photo) is Sandra, a former work colleague, and the owner of the original photo.
The image on the left was taken at Eliot Street Junior and Infant School, Nechells, Birmingham - circa 1955. Sandra (the owner of the original photo) is seated in the middle row forth from the right. The image on the right was achieved using PaintShop Pro (v8)
This photo didn't look too bad on first inspection, but there were many minor flaws that needed to be cleaned-up.
Surprisingly, this one was easier to 'fix' than I first thought.
The committee members of a club in the 60’s – sorry, I don’t know which club, or the members names.
The photograph on the left was so badly damaged I wasn't sure if I could do anything with it. Using Photoshop CS4, PaintShop Pro (v8), and some artistic licence, I managed to do a somewhat acceptable restoration.
The Grandfather of a friend of mine.
A work colleague asked me if I could do anything with the image on the left - the result is on the right. The name of the ship on the cap band is HMIS Dalhousie.
A friend of mine emailed the photo on the left and asked if I could do anything with it as it had faded a bit. I first thought that it was a monochrome image and was wondering what finishes I could do - Black and White, Sepia, Cyanotype etc, then I noticed that the splash of yellow wasn't a stain, but was in fact part of the image. I'm not an expert, and it is a long time since I tried cleaning up any photo, but I thought I'd give it a go. The result is on the right.