Can these film photos I took be saved?

[Stevenl]

And how? I took a photography class in 98, the kids found my photos and as you can see there are now some issues.
The first is a homeless man at an abandoned train station, one of my personal favorite pictures. The second is my wife before she became my wife, so it's sentimental.

 

[tirediron]

Certainly both images can be saved, but it will take someone with a bit of knowledge with a program such as Photoshop, PainShop Pro, or Gimp. The only thing that I see which cannot be fixed is the soft focus of #2. There are some very skilled "Photoshoppers" here, and likely someone who would be willing to help with this. Perhaps put a post in the "Photoshop Challenges" forum?

 

[gsgary]

If you have the negative it wouldn't be hard in a darkroom **** photoshop do it properly

 

[CCericola]

I say if you have the negatives. Have new prints made.

 

[ghache]

I restored my moms photo collection with my epson v500 flatbed scanner.
from 35mm film to old cracked discolored pictures taken in the 30s.

for the money, they do a gread job. they are kinda slow but its acceptable for home use, even to process alot of film and photos.

they are affordable and produce really good scan.

 

[FattyMcJ]

IMO...the first doesn't need to be "fixed" other than the color cast...but even that has its artistic merits. I really like that photo just as it is.