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Offline laochrione

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Granny and Grandad Kate and Jem Kavanagh in Dublin
« on: Friday 05 May 17 18:02 BST (UK) »
Hi guys,
I'm not sure anyone can help, but I can always ask. I love this photo of my grandparents (deceased), however, as it's sepia and not black and white it doesn't really suit the frame I have. Can anyone make it black and white AND possibly make it a little more vivid - it's very flat, the people in the background are nearly as defined as the grandfolks, whereas I'd like to see their outline a little better. Obviously I'm not sure if that is even possible.
Thanks in advance!
Kelley
Rickard (Ballivor, Kildalkey, Killaconnigan, Co. Meath; Kilsallaghan, Shallon, St. Margarets, Co. Dub)
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Re: Granny and Grandad Kate and Jem Kavanagh in Dublin
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 06 May 17 12:52 BST (UK) »
Hi, Kelley. Hope this is what you're after. Cheers, Peter.
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Re: Granny and Grandad Kate and Jem Kavanagh in Dublin
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 06 May 17 13:30 BST (UK) »
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Re: Granny and Grandad Kate and Jem Kavanagh in Dublin
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 06 May 17 13:32 BST (UK) »
Normal b&w

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Re: Granny and Grandad Kate and Jem Kavanagh in Dublin
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 06 May 17 14:06 BST (UK) »
One from me
GUIDE FOR PHOTO RESTORATIONS PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR SCANNER BED IS CLEAN AND SCAN AT A RESOLUTION OF 300-600 WITH THE SCALE AT 100% MINIMUM.

If you would like a coloured version, details such as hair colour , eyes and clothing etc.  if known  would be helpful to restorers

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Re: Granny and Grandad Kate and Jem Kavanagh in Dublin
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 06 May 17 14:15 BST (UK) »
I had a go too. I'm still learning about this stuff so for me it was more of an exercise than anything else. Here's the result anyway.

Cheers,

Mike

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Re: Granny and Grandad Kate and Jem Kavanagh in Dublin
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 06 May 17 14:32 BST (UK) »
Looking at my 1st posted version, I noticed that the contrast between the 2 people and the background is too high. In this second version, I've darkened the background slightly so that the picture as a whole looks more natural.
Mike
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Re: Granny and Grandad Kate and Jem Kavanagh in Dublin
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 06 May 17 14:33 BST (UK) »
Blurred background a bit to bring them out, another with slight heavier blur
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Re: Granny and Grandad Kate and Jem Kavanagh in Dublin
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 06 May 17 14:41 BST (UK) »
Quote from: rsinbad on Saturday 06 May 17 14:06 BST (UK)
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Excellent work! Youve cleaned up the JPEG artifacts wonderfully. Nice smooth result without loosing any detail. Care to share (here or via PM) how you did this? I used my go-to noise filter but I didn't get anything like the quality in your photo. I'm still learning!

Mike
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