Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: vronlady on Saturday 29 December 07 16:07 GMT (UK)
Title: missing grandfather
Post by: vronlady on Saturday 29 December 07 16:07 GMT (UK)
HI
This is the first time i have asked for a photo to be restored. i hope that the picture isnt too big, too poor etc.
the photo has a bride in the foreground but in the background on the right side as you look at it there is the one and only picture of my husbands grandfather in existance. it is very faint but was wondering if there is any way it can be enhanced so the features of his face etc can be seen.
many thanks in advance to everyone
Title: Re: missing grandfather
Post by: mudge on Saturday 29 December 07 16:24 GMT (UK)
Hi I'm sorry but I can't get a true image :( :( :(
Can you rescan at 600dpi or more ??? ??? ???, as follows:- Do a Prescan first, and then select a small area around your husband's grandfather and do the final scan of this area, at high resolution Then repost this part of the image, as large as possible without compression ;) ;) ;) Can't promise anything but we will try to get something ::) ::) ::) Mudge
Title: Re: missing grandfather
Post by: g a r on Saturday 29 December 07 16:47 GMT (UK)
Just to add to mudge's advice - please scan in colour mode
I've had a go and come up with something but it's not brilliant
cheers, g a r
ps Welcome to rootschat
Title: Re: missing grandfather
Post by: vronlady on Saturday 29 December 07 16:58 GMT (UK)
ok will crop and post just that area in an hour or two. it is a black and white photo. i think my scanner can only do 300dpi.
Title: Re: missing grandfather
Post by: g a r on Saturday 29 December 07 17:06 GMT (UK)
a little fix-up for the bride
Title: Re: missing grandfather
Post by: vronlady on Saturday 29 December 07 17:09 GMT (UK)
have had another try but dont think this is any better - i can only scan at 300dpi or less.
i have been given a few old black and white photos of family members but the quality of all of them if not great thanks anyway for trying
Title: Re: missing grandfather
Post by: vronlady on Saturday 29 December 07 17:10 GMT (UK)
bride looks much better thanks
Title: Re: missing grandfather
Post by: mudge on Saturday 29 December 07 17:21 GMT (UK)
Even though it's a black and white photo,
STILL scan in colour mode
as it gives a greater tonal range Mudge
Title: Re: missing grandfather
Post by: Niksmum on Saturday 29 December 07 17:28 GMT (UK)
I gave it a shot
Irene
Title: Re: missing grandfather
Post by: vronlady on Monday 31 December 07 13:42 GMT (UK)
thanks for the help. willbe back with other photos if people dont mind as many need a bit of tender loving care with speckles and creases etc.
Title: Re: missing grandfather
Post by: g a r on Monday 31 December 07 20:29 GMT (UK)
one of the last for 07
credit where credit is due: this is a lightened version of Irene's version of the newer scan
Title: Re: missing grandfather
Post by: arnietheother on Monday 31 December 07 23:00 GMT (UK)
This is the best I can do with the later scan. It's possible that you might get a better scan: try cropping even closer, then not using so much jpeg compression (you should have an option for less compression - larger file size), as it looks like the jpeg compression has added some distortion. Cheers - happy new year etc. Arnie.