Thursday, October 9, 2014

Enhancement - Looking For Lost Details - October 2014 - 2


For some, an old photograph loses its charm when "restored" to modern day clarity with all the age spots removed. Some photographs however, benefit greatly from just a nudge of enhancement.

An improved contrast or the reversal of the yellowing brings out details that otherwise would have been missed and lost forever.

To please both camps of those who rescue old photographs, here are both the originals and the enhanced of just a few of the latest additions to Lost Gallery.

Again, there are some really good examples this month, where a little boost made a great difference. As always, little or nothing has been "repaired" but just enhanced a bit.


Two girls in profile
Two girls in profile
Two girls
Two girls

Cabinet Card Couple
Cabinet Card Couple
RPPC couple
RPPC couple

Man and Woman in woods
Man and Woman in woods
CDV two women
CDV two women


Portrait of a couple
Portrait of a couple


Man and child
Man and child

Man and Woman
Man and Woman
RPPC two women
RPPC two women

Two Women
Two Women
RPPC Two Women
RPPC Two Women

Buddies
Buddies
Small tintype
Small tintype
One small repair on this one.

Couple in woods.
Couple in woods.

Couple at teepee
Couple at teepee
Two Women
Two Women

Two women in front of the house
Two women in front of the house

Woman and child
Woman and child
Woman and child
Woman and child

buggy in studio
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Two men on horseback on a bridge
Two men on horseback on a bridge

Buddies
Buddies

Woman and child
Woman and child
Woman holding baby
Woman holding baby


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WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
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"What are they doing?"

2 comments:

  1. how strange that restoring many of the vintage photos resulted in my losing the emotions I felt with the originals!

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    1. Thanks Nonnie. Yes, strange it is. It affects me the same way usually. Their original appearance tells the story of their journey to our time. That's why I always present the original and the enhanced versions. I seldom fix or repair any of them. I just drain off the yellowing age and sometimes bump the contrast a bit. Often the new details that emerge make it worth the effort.

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