Old
sepia toned pictures are no longer out of sight, out of mind. There are
now dusted off the attic and restored and revived digitally. Brand new
old pictures are like vintage wine that mature and bring back memories
alive and kicking as though they happened yesterday!
Restoration process has made photo editing
companies so special. Now there is no need to part with the pictures.
They can just be scanned and uploaded for the restoration work. The job
of an editor doing a photo restoration service
involves delicate work like cleaning the patches, blurs, yellowness,
wrinkles and maybe stitching. The editor will try to interpret the way
the process will be involved to solve the problem. The digital file is
always the best way to send rather than risk the original piece. A
picture that is yellowing can be made into a crisp B & W with the
charm restored. The damage is usually very stark but at times the client
may need some addition to the picture. Ideally, an estimate is the
first step that one needs-of time and money that the firm will charge
for the post production. This will determine whether the client is
willing to invest in the same.
Photoshop
offers several tools to restore old photos and improve them. Some of
the tools are crop tools, image adjustment tools, hue/saturation tool to
remove color cast, clone tool and image transform tool. The process of
digital photo restoration always begins with assessing the damages and
making necessary corrective measures for the photo.
Which are the areas this service can be pressed into action?
A
customer can give the original picture in any format-as a B & W,
negative, slide or a damaged color photo. And the possibilities that can
crop up are-damage via water, moisture or dew, fire, tears, ear folds,
dust, wrinkles and scratch, fading and yellowness, patches and stains of
all sorts. Even if the photo is scanned and uploaded, the editor will
create another digital file, which will have the same in a new
resolution. The maximum pixilated picture brings better results. The
original image that is sent is kept as a reference point for the edit
work. There are few editors who are masters of restoration. They have
the patience to work on the images. Every photo studio has some experts
who deal only in the restoration process.
They often apply the clone and healing procedure. First the smaller
work is done, like removal of the blemishes and stains. Even the
starches can be eliminated via this process. Once the roughness is
smoothened the picture can look like a beautiful painting. But care has
to be taken to make it look realistic and not very portrait like!
Often
when a group of photos are stuck together they tend to stick and create
patches. There is also a color difference in the picture. Restoration
work also involves uniformity of color tones. Then with the contrast,
views, sharpness and brightness the other areas are processed. Sharpness
is also achieved with the tools in the menu. Photoshop has enough tools
in their software programs to bring the right results. Mildew appears
on slides or negatives. These are also removed easily. Missing parts are
recreated to match the original frame. Sometimes painting is also done
as filler. In some cases the background is removed and a suitable one is
applied. After editing the photos are ready to be framed or archived as required.
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