Please Help

[Gadget]

Tomkin - don't be daft - you know it needs lots of work on it - days in my case because I can only spend 1/2 hr at a time doing restores and I don't like using filters.

I've put a 1/2 hour one up but as I said - it doesn't meet my standards.

I think I'd taken the image off to lighten it when you replied.

Gadget

PSthe little girl seems to have moved her hand and they do all look pretty sombre. Dad was probably going to war next day   

[bazzajim]

Thanks Gadet, The photo is in terrbile condition and is not going to be easy to restore. I very much appreciate your time. Good news the father come home from the war.

[Gadget]

I'll have another go later today, Baz, and I've asked some of the troops as well 

Gadget

[Euro]

I had a go at this one but could not get the little boy right so I left a lot of it alone.

Just did a quick tidy up.

Colin.

[Gadget]

That's pretty good, Colin.

Perhaps I'll draw the little lad and you can insert him 

Gadget

[Rewcastle]

Gadget & Tomkin,

Just a comment....

 it's not a race or a competition, the aim should be to help, even if the pics are slightly better than the original most people appreciate the results.

People use different methods to get different results, after all it is only a hobby? and we're not all professionals at this type of work?.

Some people use filters & plugins and the pictures can be done fairly quickly, just the other day i had a go at using the healing brush in photoshop at a friends and you can get some quick results with it.

 Others like the challenge to brush, burn & dodge going down to pixel level to blend, merge, shape and clone to get the results they think fit which can take some time to do.

At the end of the day if the person who posted the pic is happy, then everyone should be happy.


Rewcastle

[Gadget]

Rewcastle

Thanks for your comments

I think that both Tomkin and I realise that it's not a race. Goodness It took me over a month to do some of the ones that I post.

I have done photo restores both professionally and voluntarily for 15 years or more digitally and am well aware of the various techniques - I even invented some.

Before that I used to do it the chemical way with toners, etc. but then it was easier to just give the neg a blow.

The main problem doing it here is that one can't scan the photographs ones self and there is a size limit.


Regards

Gadget

[tomkin]

 Sorry Rewcastle,

       I know that you are new to this and that my brand of humour may have gone completely
       over your head.  Gadget and myself have been having jokes with each other for a very long
         time, that is the purpose of the smileys to show that it is a bit of fun.

           I certainly do not need lessons from you as to the purpose of this photo'
           restoration site or in what methods other Restorers prefer.

                   Of course if you are joking please ignore my comments,

                    Tomkin
         

         

[Euro]

That's pretty good, Colin.

Perhaps I'll draw the little lad and you can insert him 

Gadget

Thanks Gadget.
Feel free to edit the picture in any way you see fit,
because when it comes to repairing faces I will admit I am useless.

Colin.