Retouching Old Photos

[webestang64]

Thought I'd share some of my retouch work. I really love doing this kind of work. Using CS6 now, I'm self taught starting with PS-5. This example is one of my favorites I have done. I had to start the project in BW, fix everything and then re-color. This photo is from 1970.

Before.....


After.....

 

[Mach0]

I think you did great. I've been messing with some old ones of my own that has gotten damaged over the years.

 

[alv]

nice work

 

[BrickHouse]

That is INCREDIBLE! Wow. Truly impressed.

 

[The_Traveler]

really, really nice work.
I mean really great.

this picture must be pre-1986 because the shirt isn't green but the shade you do have is wrong.
before 1984 the dress shirt with the Class A uniform was a light tan not white as you have,

 

[webestang64]

really, really nice work.
I mean really great.

this picture must be pre-1986 because the shirt isn't green but the shade you do have is wrong.
before 1984 the dress shirt with the Class A uniform was a light tan not white as you have,

Thanks.....my clients tell all the colors they want, but that's good to know for next time.

 

[fazapan]

Amazing! Very impressive

 

[JerryLove]

I admire your skill. My photoshop work is neophyte at best.

 

[Gavjenks]

This is really nice work. It sort of reminds me of the similar practice of re-staging old photos from the same exact vantage point in modern times. Which obviously doesn't work for portraits, but still. They are linked in a cool way. Trying to think how somebody might even do both combined.

 

[WillygLounge]

Great job. I remember when I was a teen I was restoring photos for my family. For fathers day, I restored a photo of my grand mother and print it as a 11 x 14.

 

[webestang64]

Thanks everyone!

Great job. I remember when I was a teen I was restoring photos for my family. For fathers day, I restored a photo of my grand mother and print it as a 11 x 14.

Back in the day I would make a 4x5 copy-neg, print a 11x14, give it to a air-brush artist (I wish I learned that skill) who would do the "retouching". Then I would make another 4x5 copy-neg and print of the final.

 

[Newtricks]

Great work.

 

[Newtricks]

dress shirt with the Class A uniform was a light tan...

And that can be seen in the original photo.

 

[CherylL]

Great work! Do you have any tutorials to recommend? Thanks.

 

[webestang64]

Great work! Do you have any tutorials to recommend? Thanks.

Thanks! ....... I'm self taught using Martin Evening's books "Adobe Photoshop (CS6) for Photographers". Also, when I got started I would print very dusty negatives and tear the prints into sections for practice.