Need photoshop advice :)

spystyle · 05-02-2010, 04:38 PM

Hello from Maine,

My brother has a print from a 100 year old photo of the house he just bought, he asked me to scan it and fix it up but I can't get it to look good.

Care to advise me?

Thanks,
Craig

Last edited by spystyle; 01-14-2011 at 06:43 PM.

noahpurdy · 05-02-2010, 05:22 PM

Hi there. Hope you don't mind me taking some initiative.

I desaturated and straightened / cropped the image. I then did a global curves adjustment and a second curves selectively on the garage and roof.

Wheatfield · 05-02-2010, 05:29 PM

Convert it to gray scale, fix the levels and perhaps the contrast, and then start fixing the blems.
I downloaded it. I'll give it 15 minutes of my time and post it back here for you.

spystyle · 05-02-2010, 05:36 PM

Thanks fellas

Ari · 05-02-2010, 06:40 PM

My 2 cents (not full size) greyscaled, cropped out the really water damaged edges, de spotted, sharpened a bit. Hope you don't mind.....

Wheatfield · 05-02-2010, 06:52 PM

Here ya go. It's a little Q&D in places.

spystyle · 05-02-2010, 07:00 PM

Thank you guys

I can develop my RAW files, but I'm not good with such old photos.

Ira · 05-04-2010, 11:18 AM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

Here ya go. It's a little Q&D in places.

What did you do?

It looks like you Photoshopped a microwave oven in there way in the back.

Plus, I see a bottle of Viagra sticking out of his pocket.

spystyle · 05-04-2010, 01:39 PM

Here are just the people (at higher res)

I think I see two daughters, their grandmother sitting with a dog (who's moving and appears as a blur), father, then mother, and a plant hangs in the window.

Since no one is smiling I would guess this photo was taken before Kodak coined the term "Say cheese"

Wheatfield · 05-04-2010, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by Ira

What did you do?

It looks like you Photoshopped a microwave oven in there way in the back.

Plus, I see a bottle of Viagra sticking out of his pocket.

Busted....

Two layers, one for the sky, the other for the foreground.
Layer masked both layers, fixed the sky on one layer and then adjusted it till it blew out.
Adjusted the foreground layer until it popped a bit and then painted the sky layer mask to reveal it.
Like I said, it was a bit Q&D.

MPrince · 06-12-2010, 06:08 AM

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but thought I'd have a go at this.

spystyle · 06-12-2010, 07:12 AM

Thank you Matt

And I don't see any problem with resurrecting an old thread

05-02-2010, 04:38 PM	#1
spystyle Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 424	Need photoshop advice (solved) Hello from Maine, My brother has a print from a 100 year old photo of the house he just bought, he asked me to scan it and fix it up but I can't get it to look good. Care to advise me? Thanks, Craig Last edited by spystyle; 01-14-2011 at 06:43 PM.

05-02-2010, 06:40 PM	#5
Ari Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Freehold, NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 856	My 2 cents (not full size) greyscaled, cropped out the really water damaged edges, de spotted, sharpened a bit. Hope you don't mind..... Attached Images

05-02-2010, 06:52 PM	#6
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,981	Here ya go. It's a little Q&D in places. Last edited by Wheatfield; 02-05-2011 at 08:44 PM.

06-12-2010, 06:08 AM	#11
MPrince Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: WV Posts: 1,495	Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but thought I'd have a go at this. Last edited by MPrince; 07-01-2017 at 10:57 AM.

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05-02-2010, 05:22 PM	#2
noahpurdy Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 479	Hi there. Hope you don't mind me taking some initiative. I desaturated and straightened / cropped the image. I then did a global curves adjustment and a second curves selectively on the garage and roof.

05-02-2010, 05:29 PM	#3
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,981	Convert it to gray scale, fix the levels and perhaps the contrast, and then start fixing the blems. I downloaded it. I'll give it 15 minutes of my time and post it back here for you.

05-02-2010, 05:36 PM	#4
spystyle Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 424 Original Poster	Thanks fellas

05-02-2010, 07:00 PM	#7
spystyle Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 424 Original Poster	Thank you guys I can develop my RAW files, but I'm not good with such old photos.

05-04-2010, 11:18 AM	#8
Ira Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Coral Springs, FL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,216	Originally posted by Wheatfield Here ya go. It's a little Q&D in places. What did you do? It looks like you Photoshopped a microwave oven in there way in the back. Plus, I see a bottle of Viagra sticking out of his pocket.

05-04-2010, 01:39 PM	#9
spystyle Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 424 Original Poster	Here are just the people (at higher res) I think I see two daughters, their grandmother sitting with a dog (who's moving and appears as a blur), father, then mother, and a plant hangs in the window. Since no one is smiling I would guess this photo was taken before Kodak coined the term "Say cheese"

05-04-2010, 05:11 PM	#10
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,981	Originally posted by Ira What did you do? It looks like you Photoshopped a microwave oven in there way in the back. Plus, I see a bottle of Viagra sticking out of his pocket. Busted.... Two layers, one for the sky, the other for the foreground. Layer masked both layers, fixed the sky on one layer and then adjusted it till it blew out. Adjusted the foreground layer until it popped a bit and then painted the sky layer mask to reveal it. Like I said, it was a bit Q&D.

06-12-2010, 07:12 AM	#12
spystyle Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 424 Original Poster	Thank you Matt And I don't see any problem with resurrecting an old thread

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