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Title: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: MPINHO on Thursday 24 March 22 12:45 GMT (UK)
I'm attaching two of the same photo of my mom and my aunt.  The photo needs to be restored because both copies have problems in different areas.  Your help is very much appreciated. 
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: japeflakes on Thursday 24 March 22 17:18 GMT (UK)
Along the right lines perhaps.
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: aus*jen on Thursday 24 March 22 22:15 GMT (UK)
Lovely work on this photo Japeflakes   :D  Regards, Jen.
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: hoobaloo on Friday 25 March 22 15:34 GMT (UK)
A try from me, regards, John.
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: UglyDuckling on Friday 25 March 22 18:06 GMT (UK)
One from me.
I noticed there's what looks like a shield on the sleeve of the lady on the right. Could this have been a service uniform that was repurposed by adding the decoration to the front?
Cheers
Gary
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: John-76 on Friday 25 March 22 22:01 GMT (UK)
I realize you didn't ask for color so I posted both. The color is just for fun.
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: MPINHO on Saturday 26 March 22 15:24 GMT (UK)
John-76 - I like the photos very much.  However, I ask if you would be able to correct the right side of the face of lady on the left.  As you may be able to see on the original photo, her face is slightly thinner and does not protrude much beyond her eye brow.  The area near her right eye protrudes out a little too much.

The photo also appears to be in a higher resolution than the original, which is great.  Thanks for your help. 
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: John-76 on Saturday 26 March 22 16:08 GMT (UK)
I'd be more than happy to make any changes you'd like. I took the original and the color version and overlaid them. I also put alignment guides to compare features. I don't see what you want, but will change in any manner you'd prefer. I hope I'm not misunderstanding or interpreting your request incorrectly.
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: MPINHO on Saturday 26 March 22 18:05 GMT (UK)
I appreciate you sending me this and how you’ve aligned the two photos.  I believe if you move the first vertical  blue line on the right just a tiny smidge to the left closer to the eyebrow, you may resolve the issue. 

If not, I will keep these.  Thanks so much for your help.
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: John-76 on Saturday 26 March 22 18:18 GMT (UK)
More than happy to, but it’ll be late this afternoon, it’s 11:15 am local time right now. I hope that’ll work.
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: MPINHO on Saturday 26 March 22 18:30 GMT (UK)
No rush.  Thanks.
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: aus*jen on Saturday 26 March 22 22:47 GMT (UK)
The photo restorers have given you some excellent restorations MPINHO. ;D  Perhaps you are being a
little ungracious asking for changes considering the time and expertise given so freely by the restorers on this board.
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: John-76 on Saturday 26 March 22 23:05 GMT (UK)
Here's a couple of slight changes. The changes were made trying to keep everything as lifelike as possible.
If you'd like more adjustments no problem. I can incorporate the changes into the two original photos when we decide that we have what you want You can PM me directly if you'd like. We might be using excessive bandwidth.
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 27 March 22 14:14 BST (UK)
Lovely work Japeflakes, Gary and both Johns, I would have done it but too busy with garden right now  :D
Carol
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 27 March 22 18:01 BST (UK)
Don't forget to thank others I mentioned earlier who have also worked on your photo, restoring takes a lot of time and patience  ;)
Carol
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: hoobaloo on Monday 28 March 22 18:15 BST (UK)
MPINHO has thanked me via personal message, regards, John.
Title: Re: Photo Restoration Request - Photo of my Mother and her Sister
Post by: MPINHO on Wednesday 30 March 22 13:43 BST (UK)
I would like to thank everyone who responded to my request.  I appreciate all the time and effort you put into restoring this photo.  You are so talented!