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EDoggggg

Joined: 16 Jun 2006
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:56 pm    Post subject: Old photo too dark Reply with quote

I have this old photo of my great grandparents that measures 1.75 x 2.25 inches, but it is so dark. It almost looks like a negative. I've been able to do a lot of things in Photoshop, but no success on this. I've already spent about 3 hours on it, then I thought it was done and I zoomed out to regular size and it looked laughable. I had tried to reconstruct the dress and it looked really fake. Can someone point me in the right direction?


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swanseamale47

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well theres good news and bad news! the good news is I lightend it up no problem, the bad news is it shows up all the marks now. Wayne


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EDoggggg

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 8:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, I can get that far too. Just keep creating a new layer under screen. But is there an easy way or trick to get rid of all the creases, wrinkles, and lines and maybe see what's in the background?
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swanseamale47

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Theres no quick fix, I would be tempted to create a duplicate layer and invert it, and play around with the blend mode, you might find one that hides some of the cracks a bit. Wayne
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EDoggggg

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the tip. I'll try that.
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