Monday, April 15, 2013

Enhancement - Looking for Lost Details - April 2013

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


Woman and horse
Woman and horse

Sally
Sally

Woman and horse
Woman and horse

Woman at the beach
Woman at the beach

Stripes
Stripes

Girl and sailor scarf
Girl and sailor scarf

woman and scarf
woman and scarf

Girl on a Bridge
Girl on a Bridge

Girl on a fence
Girl on a fence

Two with Jodhpurs
Two with Jodhpurs

Two children
Two children

Two bored children
Two bored children

Two children
Two children

two children at the beach
two children at the beach

Two and a wheelbarrow
Two and a wheelbarrow

Man and baby
Man and baby

Cabinet Card portrait of Grace Newsome Clark
Cabinet Card portrait of Grace Newsome Clark

Child and goat
Child and goat

Doesn't he know?
Doesn't he know?

A boy and his dog
This one had a number of other aging issues but removing the yellow helped a great deal
A boy and his dog

The most popular photographs most popular, Family Group,
An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half Area 51 and a Half
You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! completely unaware of the photographer
This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

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Dee and the Business School Dee and the Business School
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
Neiffel and Helvetica Typehigh

"What are they doing?"

4 comments:

  1. I really like these "before and after" photos. What photo editing program do you use? I have considered getting Photoshop Elements for a long time but am afraid of the learning ramp up time. Or I guess I am really just afraid of change. :-)

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  2. Thanks Teresa. I use Photoshop CS6. I don't really do very much to the photographs except remove the yellow and sometime increase the contrast. I think Elements will do this too but I have never used it so I can't say for sure.

    Being afraid of change has its benefits too. One really feels good when a change is actually made.

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  3. The Lady 5th photo down is very attractive!
    Its one of the things I enjoy about scanning old photos (especially the tiny ones) Tweaking & adjusting them.It feels to me like bringing them back to Life somehow.
    Splendid Photos As Usual Sir!

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  4. Thanks Tony. Yes, I enjoy discovering things hidden by age and damage. Old photographs tell many stories especially when details emerge with just a little adjustment.

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