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Selena's Friends [Retouched]
by mmitchell_houston, member since Jan 31, 2001 (homepage)
104 images, last upload Jul 24, 2010


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On a recent trip home, my sister-in-law found a beat-up old photo of some of her friends from way back when. My brother scanned it, made a few attempts at cleaning it, then gave up and sent it to me. I opened it in Photoshop 7 and got right on it (fortunately he sent it on a slow day).

I’ve done photo restoration before, but I must admit that this one was a tough job. The original scan, as you can see, is quite dark. I spent about 20 minutes playing with the levels, brightness, and a few other tools before falling back on the Equalize command. That provided me with the best baseline image to work with (see image above). I wound up combing a few other exposures I’d made with the levels tools (to bring out highlights and deepen shadows). I then created a b&w version of the photo, combined with a few of the other layers, and then merged them into a single layer (see color-corrected image).

I was finally ready to start working on the scratches. I used the clone stamp tool almost exclusively to lift okay areas of the photo and stamp them over the scratches. This was a meticulous process that also required I add some noise to clear up some of the smudged areas. For the huge scratches at the top of the photo, I copied and pasted the drapes, essentially redrawing them. I wouldn't normally do this, but this wasn't a paying job so I did cut a few corners. All in all, it took me about three hours from start to finish. My brother and his wife, by the way, were ecstatic with the results.
Details
Uploaded: August 13, 2005
Gallery: Photography
Genre: Step-by-Step
Size: 167.4 kB
Dimensions: 810x1113
Statistics
Views: 60
Views Today: 1
Views in Last 45 Days: 1
Full-size Views: 53
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0
Ratings: 3

Image Comments
by fluffgirl on Aug 13, 2005 8:15:26 pm [homepage]

you certainly did a wonderfull job on this photo..i have photoshop for 2 years now and im still learning new things with it, it is a powerfull tool..and a lot of fun.. great work..
by cynlee on Aug 14, 2005 3:39:28 am [homepage]

tough one to start with... well saved, sure they were happy :]
by chips7 on Aug 14, 2005 12:02:42 pm [homepage]

I admire your skill and patience. Terrific job!
by Sylvia on Dec 3, 2005 12:17:32 pm [homepage]

~Fantastic~ work... Your sister in law must be happy :) EXCELLENT!!

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