There are many things to try within Levels to fix images, but in this case, just applying the three White/Black/Grey Point adjustments within Levels restored most of the color and detail. The years had faded this early-era full-color photo into almost sepia tones. Yep, Westerns were a big thing in the 60’s, and I sure loved those duds. On my last visit to my mother, amongst the photos pinned to her kitchen wall was this long-faded giddy-up snap up of little me and my big brother Arthur. This means that the goal is often to “rescue” the life of a photo, and not to completely restore an image to its original state. By leaving just a little of the aging process in place, it’s possible to rescue the contents and details in a photo, without relinquishing its nostalgic impact. In the same way that “over cleaning” a Renaissance painting can drain all the life out of a classic, over the years I’ve found that in many cases it’s best to partially restore a photo, rather than attempt to make it appear entirely new again. While the perfect restoration may still be time-consuming, this mini-series focuses on a few of my quicker fixes to recapture most of the life hidden within aging family snapshots. Although occasionally a photo is worthy of me devoting a professional level of retouching attention, in most cases the request is simply, “if it doesn’t take too long, can you do something so I can see it again?”Įspecially with Photoshop tools being constantly improved and updated, there are limitless approaches that you can take to “fix” photos. As the representative digital professional in my family, I’m frequently tapped to rescue an aging photo.
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