Photo Restoration Please of Mary Wilson

[Treetotal]

I agree with what has been said about the Photo Enhancing Apps, in my view, they are very artificial and make the images look as though they were taken yesterday, fine if your photo was taken in the 60s but not for historical images.
It would be a very sad day if a false, one click App were to replace the years of experience of the many true photo restorers who give their time on the board, not to mention the skill and talent required to achieve a good result.
Example: I spent two hours on this post restoring and colouring a photo only for it to be overlooked in preference of the ones that had been recreated using such and App. Needless to say, I removed was surplus to requirements.
Carol

[Handypandy]

Carol.... it may have been surplus to requirements for some, not to those of us who also view and appreciate the work involved.

But please don't dismiss these apps out of hand because they are artificial. Lets be honest ALL restorations, colourisations etc, by their very nature, are somewhat artificial. Its a question of .... to what degree.

[Wayne N]

Don't worry. One-click apps won't replace restorers.

Although I do find it a little sad that artists here who have embraced Remini are thought to be taking shortcuts. The restoration here took me around 3 hours to replace the original detail using photoshop before I used Remini help with the final touches and enhance it. 

I thoroughly enjoy the restoration process (it’s very therapeutic) and it's my way of saying thank you to RootsChat for others helping me in other forum areas with my family research.

I've been blessed to have made a working career out of traditional fine arts (non-digital) and the commercial digital art space.  Although not restorations (I still have so much to learn).

One of the most important things I've learned over the last 30 years working with fellow designers. Is that they put their heart and soul into their work - just like the artists here.

[Ian Nelson]

I was clearing out used files from my Rootschat folder and found a Mary Wilson coloured version I hadn't posted.  After doing the original repairing I was going to post it but was somewhat put off by the brilliance of the already posted versions.  However, as I now realise some of them are re-created using the ingenious apps I think I should still put up my own attempts even though they seem a bit less professional than the apped ones, but then I thought that as there are a multitude of Coloured Variations I've yet to see a really good app-coloured one, so here's my lost portrait.   
Can I ask, why don't the restorers who use apps add some colour as well?
cheers, Ian

[Wayne N]

Can I ask, why don't the restorers who use apps add some colour as well?
cheers, Ian

We do from time to time... but for me, still with Photoshop 

[Gadget]

That looks like one of mine, Wayne.

[Treetotal]

Can I ask, why don't the restorers who use apps add some colour as well?
cheers, Ian

We do from time to time... but for me, still with Photoshop 

I don't, I hand colour mine using my own choice of colours.
Carol

[Gadget]

Can I ask, why don't the restorers who use apps add some colour as well?
cheers, Ian

We do from time to time... but for me, still with Photoshop 

I don't, I hand colour mine using my own choice of colours.
Carol

I think we all do, Carol, apart from one that I've noticed.  Like Wayne, I use colour masks and layers of colour which means that individual colours and their opacity can be easily changed. It is the way that is recommended. This method takes time.

Many images don't look 'right' in colour but that's discussed on another thread.
 

Gadget