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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: yummy-mummy-amy on Monday 11 February 08 12:31 GMT (UK)
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hi,
i have been sent in this direction from family tree forum and told that you will be able to help me.
mum had dark brown hair, "peaches and cream" skin, bluey-grey eyes and pale pink lips. as for the cardigan she is wearing i have no idea - apart from the fact the photo was taken in 1953//54
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Hi there Amy
Welcome to Roots and the restoration board.
Here is one from me to start things off
Irene
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Hello yummy , :P
Here's a clean up before the coloured ones come.
Jim
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hi and thanks.
her cheeks are a bit too dark but apart from that, it looks nice.
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Hope this is better
Irene
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Hello Yummy,
Welcome to the madhouse . ;D
If you want any changes , let me know.
Jim
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Hi Amy ;D
and my colour one, this one has a few enhancements to the other one posted and its bigger
Jenny
fist time I have ever done this:
removed as not up to "standard"
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Hi yya
Here's mine
Mudge
Freckled one removed ;) ;) :-\ :-\ :'( :'(
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If she has freckles I bet her hair is sandy/red ;D...
Aw Mudge .... you took her hair ribbons out ..... :( ;)
Poll :)
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hi, and thanks.
irene - thats alot better thanks.
jim - i like the purple effect cardigan but her skin is 2 pale as are her lips. and you missed the bows in her hair.
jenny - her hair is 2 light but aprt from that its fine.
mudge - no freckles and her skin is much lighter,and you missed her bows.
this is going to bee hard to decide which 1 to put on her bit on ancestry. thanks.
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Well !!! Thats you lot told ::) ::) Feels like being back at school!
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sorry, dont want to be rude. its the only picture i have of mum when she was young.
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Amy, for the hair colour I went with what I was presented with and tinted.. rather than change it completely. She is photographed in sunlight and her hair is glistening in the sun ;D
On some people hair colour can change as the grow up.
My brother and OH were both really blonde as children but changed to dark brown... Without photos you would never imagine that either were little blondies as kids.
To make her hair darker I would have to change the lighting and over saturate, it wouldn't look natural and if you then placed the before and after side by side it would look really odd!
Jenny
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Hello Yummy
Here's second attempt ,
Hopefully I got the flavours right . ;D
Jim
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Trying this one for size .... :-\
ooooer .. her skin's gone a bit grey :o
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thank you everyone and sorry if i've upset you.
jim that is lovely, i have decided that i am going to use that 1 as her picture on ancestry.
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Thankyou Yummy Amy :P
Jim
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Hi
Well done Jim, go to the top of the class while we all stand in the corner and lick our wounds ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Here's a lighter version y-m-a :-\ :-\ :-\ :-X :-X :-X
Mudge
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Hi Jenny!
I thought your version was lovely! It was really tastefully coloured. I think that you should re-instate it for those RCs who never got to see it! :D
Judy ;)
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jenny i did like yours, the colours were really nice.
i am greatful to all who have tried, i have no idea as to where to start with colouring and restoring photos. iunderstand that you can only do so much with them b4 they look fake.
the last 1 you did mudge looks like an oil/pastel drawing and is effective from a distance.
thanks again
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How far ??? ??? ??? The end of the street ??? ??? ???
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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no few paces back, just not right ontop of pc. :D
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How far ??? ??? ??? The end of the street ??? ??? ???
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;
Depends how long your street is :P ;D :P
Rachel ;)
(only trying to stir things up ;D)
Nice skin colour
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Like always, I'm hours behind everyone else. I've really got to learn to work faster to keep up.
Don't think I got the colors right and had trouble with those bows.
Nan
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That's really beautiful colouring Nan :D
I often take days (sometimes weeks) before I think I've done it OK ...
But I had a go at this one before, so that's why I was quick to post.
My flesh colours are beginning to look weird and I know that
when I upload there's a change in colour and density :(
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Thanks Rachel. It's good to know I'm not the only one who's slow at this.
I have the same trouble with colors. I've tried getting my monitor calibration right but I don't think it's ever quite what it should be.
I do wonder if what looks right to me looks completely different to everyone else, depending on their settings.
Nan
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Thanks Rachel. It's good to know I'm not the only one who's slow at this.
I have the same trouble with colors. I've tried getting my monitor calibration right but I don't think it's ever quite what it should be.
I do wonder if what looks right to me looks completely different to everyone else, depending on their settings.
Nan
Mine looks as if she has five o clock shadow around the chin and I can't think what I need to do ....
rethink my whole approach I guess .... :-[
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one more .... larger one available for printing if required .
Poll :)
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hi,
thanks everyone that has had a go at mum for me. they are all lovely in there own way, it just shhows how everyone intereprets information differently. but if we all did things the same life would be borin. i'm sorry if i offended anyone yesterday i didnt mean to. :D
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Jenny
The day I see a restore of yours that is "not up to standard" is the day I quit photo restoring.
Caz
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:-* Caz,
We all give it our best shot and colour how we see it.
As I've said previously on other threads, between us, we should be able to provide at least one that is acceptable to the postee and if it doesn't then they should go to a professional restorer to get it done.
After all if the photo is that precious then its priceless ;)
Jenny
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I am amazed at the quality of the restorations on here .
I took a photo of my mother to photographers and it cost me £18 for a photo about 8 inches by 10 inches so well done you.
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just wanted to say.that the work you all do on here is amazing and very good quality.
well done all of.you should be proud of yourselfs.you have restored so many photos for people,and made them very happy.and on top of it all,you all do it free of charge.
thank you all,for the work you do xxbash :D