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Using Photoshop to Restore Old Photos

By: David Peters

Many people find that the pictures of years gone by need restoration to preserve the memories they hold. The fact is that many photos become damaged through the passing of time. The color may fade, the image may blur and the picture may even suffer from marks and scratches. With the help of the Photoshop program, these problems can be a thing of the past. Technology has enabled Photoshop to provide a solution to your photo restoration needs.

The Dust and Scratches Filter are available "Elements" in Photoshop to repair scratches and eliminate marks in your photos. Click on the Filter Tab in the Dust and Scratches Filter located on the Menu Bar to start your corrections. A drop down menu will appear that will list "elements." Then choose the Noise tab and select Dust and Scratches.

After choosing the Dust and Scratches menu, a window will pop up containing two control sliders. The first slider is for the Radius and the other one is for the Threshold. There will also be another window if the preview box is checked. These are the main options that will be used in correcting the image.

The Radius slider may do away with the scratches through adjustments. Please take note that overdoing this process may result in the edges blurring. Should this happen, adjust the Threshold slider to raise the clarity of details and make the picture crisper with the scratches vanishing. Be careful though not to adjust either slider too far or it may result in blotches on the photo.

In removing the marks, selecting the whole photo will not diffuse these marks. The option is to select only the part where the scratches are located. He may use the Lasso to do this.

You can then feather the edges of the chosen area so that the selected area will not be apparent on the picture. You can do this by clicking the Feather option and click the Scratch and Dust Filter again. You can repeat the process of adjusting the Radius and Threshold sliders to get the texture desired and do away with the scratches.

Should there still be noticeable marks in other areas of the photo, repeat all of the steps, choosing one portion of the photo at a time for adjustment. You can crop the image to remove any cracks and torn edges of the picture to complete the process. The canvas feature can be used to evenly crop the photo.

You can insert drama into the picture by adding a drop shadow to it. This will make the picture seem as if it has been lifted off the page. The color may also be removed using the controls Shift+Ctrl+U. You can then add color by adding a small amount of Sepia using the Hue or Saturation tab. The contrast may be balanced using the Levels option.

These are easy steps toward your photo restoration solution. Photoshop offers a user friendly program that packs quite a punch against scratches and marks that could otherwise ruin your treasured keepsakes. Now you have the means to restore these photos for display in albums or picture frames for everyone to enjoy.

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