To
demonstrate my restoration skills I chose this old picture which was broken
and then glued together in a careless way. I virtually cut the picture into
separate pieces again, put them in right positions and filled the missing spaces.
After that I removed scratching, mold and other damage. This kind of work I
call Major Restoration because it requires applying variety of retouching techniques
and takes a lot of time. If a picture doesn't have such a serious damage and
doesn't have missing important parts, I call it Basic or Moderate restoration,
depending on the extent of work. Keep in mind that you don't have to send the
original images because I can work with a copy. Restoration work usually takes
time and requires great care but can give your treasured old pictures a new
life.
Move
mouse over the picture to see the previous image.
Move
mouse over the picture to see the previous image
On this image you can see all happy family together.
If you move your mouse over the picture, you will be able to
see the original old photo with all the damage.
Firs of all I made a copy so that the original photo can be unchanged.
All my further work was done on the copy.
After completing the black and white image as explained before I lightened
it and added contrast.
Finally I put some delicate color on faces and hands and colored clothes according
to family members memories.
I didn't use too bright shades in order to keep the image still looking antic.
I hope my work doesn't destroy memories about the time the picture was taking
but just refreshes it.
