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Title: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button, completed thank you all
Post by: tapsfoot on Thursday 07 July 11 12:54 BST (UK)
Here is my second photo, Dorothea Clarke on her Aunt Josephine's lap. This photo wou;d have been taken 1893
It's not badly damaged but I still wouldn't mind asking if it could be tidied up some, it appears grainy to me, perhaps a recolour also, thanks
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button
Post by: RecycledHippy on Thursday 07 July 11 13:56 BST (UK)
Hippy  :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 07 July 11 14:39 BST (UK)
One from me.
Carol
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 07 July 11 14:40 BST (UK)
A warmer one.
Carol
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button
Post by: jim1 on Thursday 07 July 11 16:39 BST (UK)
a clean up.

jim
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button
Post by: Niksmum on Thursday 07 July 11 20:17 BST (UK)
one from me

Irene
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button
Post by: Niksmum on Thursday 07 July 11 20:19 BST (UK)
and.............

Irene
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button
Post by: Bob Edwards on Thursday 07 July 11 22:02 BST (UK)
One from me
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button
Post by: saddles on Friday 08 July 11 05:04 BST (UK)
Hi Tapsfoot.......A colour version to add to the collection.

Carolyn  :)
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button
Post by: saddles on Friday 08 July 11 09:11 BST (UK)
And another slightly lighter if you prefer.

Carolyn  :)
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button
Post by: tapsfoot on Tuesday 12 July 11 15:05 BST (UK)
Hello everyone, I've been away over the weekend, so been a bit quiet here but I'm back home now. Some nice work done again, thanks everyone. Nice smoothout job Hippy, I'm going to make that one circular about where your smoothing tool finished up and keep that one, I love the lights shining in Dorothea's eyes, so alive in the picture.
And thanks to you again Carolyn, I guess the dad's got another suprise coming to him soon ^_^, you are a master of color, subtil, not over done. To the others who had a go, thanks to you as well though I probably won't be using them all. Please don't feel slighted, we all are learning retouching skills and all at different levels of ability including myself, there's no way I could come near what some of you do in my own efforts in retouching photographs.
I've saved one of yours as well Irene. Thanks


edited to name the correct person in the main text
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button, completed thank you all
Post by: tapsfoot on Wednesday 13 July 11 12:26 BST (UK)
Whoops, I screwed up big time, I attributed some of the work done on the photo to the wrong person   ::) I received your email this evening. So sorry Carolyn, and hope I didn't offend you to much. That won't happen again. I'll be more careful in future.

Kevin
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button, completed thank you all
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 13 July 11 12:56 BST (UK)
Just for the record Kevin...I am not a "Learner"..I have been restoring photos for four and half years...I don't use external filters I hand clean them and always try to retain some age to the photo...All down to personal choice I guess ::)...You can never know what people want from a restore...some like them to look new...others prefer them to retain that aged look!...Off to polish my crystal ball now.
Carol
Title: Re: Dorothea as an infant, cute little button, completed thank you all
Post by: saddles on Thursday 14 July 11 08:44 BST (UK)
You are welcome Kevin, the mistaken identity is corrected now and is forgiven, also thank you for your kind words.

Carolyn  :)