Sunday, September 22, 2013

Enhancement - Looking for Lost Details - September 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.

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


CDV baby
CDV baby

CDV child in chair
CDV child in chair

Cabinet Card boy in studio
Cabinet Card boy in studio

Child portrait
Child portrait

Child in the garden
Child in the garden

Cabinet Card Baby in Smock
Cabinet Card Baby in Smock

Child in playpen
Child in playpen

Two children in a studio
Two children in a studio

RPPC child on a chair
RPPC child on a chair

Cabinet Card small boy
Cabinet Card small boy

Girl in a mist
Girl in Garden
This one is enlarged slightly in proportion to the mounting board.

Two Chldren
Two Chldren

Two Children
Two Children
this one improved a great deal.

CDV small child
CDV small child

Boy on a pony
Boy on a pony






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

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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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THE KIDS Lesson one. It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

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?
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"What are they doing?"

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2 comments:

  1. Tattered and LostSeptember 22, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    These are good. I'm fine with fixing old images since it's all done digitally and doesn't harm the original. Besides, it's like taking the soot off the ceiling in old chapels to reveal the frescos from long ago.

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  2. anyjazzSeptember 25, 2013 at 6:35 AM

    Thanks. I agree. When I see those "collages" made from snipped up old photographs, I am really saddened. They have destroyed the original, maybe the last copy.

    The digital process used to recover the details of these old treasures is very simple and only takes a moment.

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