Friday, January 23, 2009

Scrap Girls Photo Restoration Class


Monday, I took Session 1 of Katherine Weaver’s Photo Restoration class using Photoshop. All I can say is, “Wow!” Katherine is part of the Scrap Girls team and, boy, does she know her stuff. Look at the before and after shots of what I was able to accomplish after a one-hour class.

Our homework assignment was to dig out the most damaged, time-worn photo we could find and repair it. I should note that Katherine told us old photos of this period were actually black and white; but had yellowed over time due to the chemicals and papers used...

The most exciting part, for me personally, is that I didn’t know who this little tyke was when I pulled the photo out. I even named my file, “Who Are You”, and that got me humming the CSI theme song: “Who are you? Who,who? Who, who?” by (who else but?) The Who.

Here's my article on photo restoration .

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4 comments:

  1. Unknown12:24 PM

    Hey there! You actually don't know it, but I've come to your blog a lot to check it out. I think I was having problems seeing your comment link. (APPARENTLY, I'M AS BLIND AS A BAT BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT THERE!!!)

    I'm a nut sometimes. LOL

    I'm so glad that you're enjoying the class! That's awesome!

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  2. Eileen The Artful Crafter2:16 PM

    Thanks so much, Ro! I'm delighted to have you visit anytime.

    I have such eyestrain at the end of most days, I completely empathize with your missing the Comments clicker. ;-)

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  3. Unknown8:58 AM

    Hi Eileen,
    Wow, what a difference between your before & after photos (I'm super impressed with what you've done already)! :) Keep working on that toddler photo (there's still lots of goodies in store during the class).

    PS: Very often people will bring back a hint of sepia after tone & contrast have been properly balanced, & all other major repairs have been completed. It is, after all, what we're used to seeing in an antique photo.

    Hint: You can use another soft shade, other than sepia, to slightly colorize an antique photo. This comes in really handy, if say, you're planning to feature a larger-sized copy in a room of your home & you want to color coordinate.

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  4. Eileen The Artful Crafter9:20 AM

    Thanks so much for the tips, Katherine.

    I'm looking forward to the next class, as well as the more advanced session in Feb.

    I just signed up. Woohoo!

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