removing cracks and stains in vintage photos

[Osmer_Toby]

any idea how to get rid of the cracks which formed on the surface of this old photo? or how to get rid of the stain across her face?

 

[voodoocat]

Have you tried the healing brush?

 

[Osmer_Toby]

ya, the prob with reathe healing brush is there is no clean area for a source

 

[terri]

Try smudging it, or whatever that brush is called. Smudge an area clean and start from there. It's very painstaking, but I've done a few. If the photo isn't going to be overly enlarged, remember the casual eye won't see these tiny lines. Work on the larger areas.

 

[voodoocat]

Try this
http://thephotoforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=29811#29811

 

[Osmer_Toby]

thanks guys. i ended up running it through Neat Image, and man, what a difference!

 

[voodoocat]

thanks guys. i ended up running it through Neat Image, and man, what a difference!

or that I was actually going to mention that.

 

[hobbes28]

thanks guys. i ended up running it through Neat Image, and man, what a difference!

Well, let's see it.

 

[Osmer_Toby]

here it is. now i need to work on lifting the brown stains across her face. any suggestions for that?

neat image is great- i just need to get used to it. any good threads anywhere on its use?

 

[hobbes28]

I'd use the healing brush. That picture looks a heck of a lot better than the first. Holy cow!

 

[Digital Matt]

It also looks a heck of a lot less sharp now. It really needs some contrast and sharpening, but you are well on your way to fixing it.

 

[JonMikal]

Is neat image a filter in PS?

 

[Patrick]

Wow...what a difference!
How or where can I get ahold of "Neat Image"?

 

[mavrik]

I'll remove it from the net if you didn't want anyone playing around with it. This is a rudimentary try. I'm kinda sick and kinda tired, so I'll try again tomorrow. Here's an example without Neat Image tho.