Before and After Manipulation by JeffG7BRJ
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
This is a picture I did about 15 years ago with very basic software, it took quite a few hours to do. It is a photo of my elder brother taken circa 1938, my brother Sonny(James Thomas) was about 14 months old. The man in the pic was a famous pianist of the time, I think he was called Charlie Koones(maybe spelled wrong). My brother was in Manchester Childrens Hospital with TB. The picture along with a story was printed in one of the newspapers of that era. Sonny still has one of the originals and the newspaper article. This copy as you can see was rather damaged to start with. Not the best job I have done but it was the first.
Thanks for stopping by for a look and for any commenst you care to make.
There are no strangers in the world,
Just friends that have not met.
Thank you Andrea for the correct spelling he was called Charlie Kunz, born an American, he died and was buried in England.

Comments (45)
Very good work...
Very good job on the restoration!
This is a job well done by you my friend.
Wow, stunning work here!!
Amazing work!!!
and software has come on in leaps and bounds since then jeff .just think what you can do now :o)..excellent job on the pic mick
Great job Jeff and considering how far 15 years has moved the Tech on. I didn't get chance to postwork my upload for today, it was a last minute thought. See you when I'm back from London !
Fantastic job, Jeff! Charlie Kunz was a fantastic pianist who played syncopated rhythm jazz type music, and my Mum bought his set of 78's which were to teach yourself to do it. She got quite good at playing in that style, which involved bouncing the left hand up and down across several octaves in almost every bar!
Looks superb Jeff! There was a great deal of damage and you did an amazing job of restoration! 5+
Wonderful work.
WOW Jeff!!! This is an amazing restoration job!!! And all those years ago too. Brilliant work and a very cute baby!!
Wow Jeff - this must have taken you some time! Great restoration work my friend! :)
Very well done!
Brilliant done Dear Friend!!!!!!!!!!bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
Excellent photomanip!
Really nice restoration! so sweet that treasured shots can be saved! =)
Great work!
Now this is what I would call extreme damage, you did very well here Jeff, well done!
Really PERFECT!
Excellent for the time. Photoshop CS2 could take the cloning marks out of it, now. Restorations take a lot of patience! I know.... :c)
wow Jeff - you have all my compliments - very good work !
walk in a stranger and leave a friend.I saw it on an old bank building converted to an antiwue store.I think you done superb post work
Perfect work, Jeff! I have a lot of this old pics, waiting for restoring. If you have sometimes nothing to do, send an e-mail! My pics are in good hands...LOL
Very well done! You have done a fantastic job! If you had taken this and it was in the photography gallery it would have been a pick in LWiTG for sure!
VERY WELL DONE !!!!! PERFECT :)
Really magnificent and lovely Memory Excellent!!What a beautiful photo!! Great work, congratulations!!!A million stars from me!!!******************************** Thank you so much for your comments and favorite.Hug and kiss in Your heart. Happy day. Luminous blesing. Ludy
Wow, this is most impressive, Jeff... I've never tried to do this sort of thing... I can see that a lot of work went into this.... well done!
Great job on the restoration of this piece of family history. Looks like quite a challenge considering the condition of the original.
Great work...5+
Well done Jeff the results were worth the hard work