Adobe Photoshop old photo restoration - photo touchup

http://www.facebook.com/digitaldesignhouse This is a photo of my grandmother . The photo is the only one we have of her at this age . So I did a restore on the photo and increased the photo res from a very small , wallet size to a full 8x10 . This was done in Adobe Photoshop cs3 . The final picture took about 6 hours of touch up and finish work . I just wanted to show the bulk of the initial work for this vid . When I restore vintage photos or just do touch ups,they can be very time consuming .
The music bed or backing track used in this photoshop cs3 example is Aerosmith Dream On acoustic version .
This photo was in extreme decay and bad shape . If you would like more information about Digital Design House , please visit our website http://www.digitaldesignhouse.com

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[menmegirlz]

What is the point of this video? It says how too. All it is, terrible music and somebody showing off.

[DigitalDesignHouse]

@menmegirlz Really, where does it say "how too"? And just for future use, you used "too" when referencing "how too" which implies "in addition". You were looking for "to" as in "how to" which indicates motion or action. Here endith the lesson.

[dankhimself]

Awesome touchup vid, you are really good. I just purchased Adobe Production Premium CS 5.5, it's amazing. I need to take some classes or just do some research to get this type of workflow. Just knowing exactly what to do next and knocking it out step by step.

I have one question though, When these photos were originally printed they weren't yellow, they were black and white. Was this just a physical restoration or is it normal to leave tho photo that way?

[DigitalDesignHouse]

@dankhimself - As to the original color, I think its personal preference. I tend to try to leave the photos discolored within reason. Changing the colors too much is just against my taste. By the way I will not colorize a photo for any reason. I have been offered lots of bigger jobs and I turned them down. Colorizing an original B&W photo is nothing more than image rape in my opinion

[orirnda]

It is not a tutorial it is a MONTAGE.

[DigitalDesignHouse]

@orirnda - Thats why I didn't put tutorial in the title or in the description or in the video

[DigitalDesignHouse]

@masterspanishru Not a tutorial but thanks for playing :)



[billomatic5000]

Dude, your grandma is 'vintage-hot'

[mmkumar1231]

Super u take few min u should clear all

[luilui8812]

DAM SONG!!!!!

[adrianstroila]

Log Live the Clone Stamp Tool :)

[TheLondonForever]

Part 2

When you are cloning from certain areas you have to take small samples and build to the nearest known pixels in that tonal range. Any imperfections n a run sampled with the clone stamp tool can give you the effect of 'snaking', a common mistake. Everyone does it at some point. My advice would be to work in smaller areas, work tight and then when you have a wider range to sample from you can apply a bigger brush range.

[dankhimself]

Developed* not printed, my mistake. Please refrain from the usual youtube trashing haha.