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Rusty » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:31 am
One additional thought on your restoration project...
It has been my experience that as old photos fade, they acquire a warm tone. Sometimes they were sepia to begin with, but even when not, the faded color is more towards tan than a cool blue.
If I take an old picture and change it to black blacks and pure white whites, it looks artificial. I think you will like the look better if you try to stick with warmer tones than the slightly blue cast you produced in your first one.
Here's an example. I had a
lot easier photo to work with than you did. Most of my effort was cloning out speckles. I did some work on the cardboard frame but deliberately did NOT try to make the frame perfect. That photo is about 100 years old and I didn't want to make it look like it came from a studio yesterday. I also thought it was an appropriate touch to leave the handwritten note at the bottom.
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Just my 2¢
Rusty