Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Enhancement - Looking for Lost Details - May - 2014


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 men
Two men
Nothing much new in this one.

Couple on sidewalk
Couple on sidewalk

Two women and a car
Two women and a car
Two in the snow
Two in the snow

Two girls
Two girls
Two Babies
Two Babies

Two women
Two women
This one was enlarged slightly in proportion to the backing.

Two women by the lake.
Two women by the lake.
Novelty photobooth with moon
Novelty photobooth with moon
Yes, this one was repaired a little too.

Two women and a child
Two women and a child
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers

Three people
Three people

Three and a car
Three and a car
Three in the snow
Three in the snow

Excursion boat
Excursion boat

Child on steps
Child on steps
Child in high chair
Child in high chair

Baby in Smock
Baby in Smock
Child and baby buggy
Child and baby buggy

On the Farm
On the Farm

Child on a horse
Child on a horse

Child in Costume
Child in Costume
Baby on chair
Baby on chair

Child on a chair
Child on a chair
Boy on a fake horse
Boy on a fake horse

Young Girl
Young Girl
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Child and baby buggy
Child and baby buggy
Child in a rocker
Child in a rocker

Two in a baby buggy
Two in a baby buggy
Boy, bib overalls, car
Boy, bib overalls, car

CCC Camp
CCC Camp
Girl in a wagon
Girl in a wagon




Girl in garden
Girl in garden

Summer day
Summer day

Sitting on a rock
Sitting on a rock


"I"
"I"
Girl on grass
Girl on grass

Two men in the snow
Two men in the snow...wait a minute ...
This one benefited a great deal from the enhancement. It turns out to be two women.

Man and chair
Man and chair
Man with hat
Man with hat

CDV woman
CDV woman
CDV boy and chair
CDV boy and chair

Cabinet Card man.
Cabinet Card man.
Cabinet Card man with beard
Cabinet Card man with beard

Man with overalls
Man with overalls
CDV woman
CDV woman

CDV portrait
CDV portrait
Small portrait
Small portrait

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2 comments:

  1. Mike BrubakerMay 7, 2014 at 11:54 AM

    All excellent improvements. Perhaps the most useful tool in digital image software is making an enlargement to magnify details, but I've found that the sharpen and multiply features can bring out letters or insignias and reveal more clues.
    The little girl in shawl and flower pot hat is celebrating Welsh heritage and St. David's Day. You had a group of them in another post not too long ago.

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    1. anyjazzMay 7, 2014 at 12:54 PM

      Thanks Mike Brubaker. I try to avoid "repairing" any of the old photographs. I enhance them slightly just to see if I am missing any details because of the yellowing and fading. Yes, I featured three photographs about traditional Welsh Costuming on one page back in March. Here you can see what this one looked like when I found it.

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