Resurrecting a photo

[spitfire-ian]

Ok, there may be nothing anyone can do with this as it is a scan of a photocopy of a photo but I was wondering if anyone more adapt at photoshop than I am could improve it in any way.



Full size version here

[CivicMan]

[Goldeeno]

Ive had a go, its pretty bad... not much to work with really. Sorry

[DanH]

CivicMan said:

I say! How the devil are you old fellah? What! What!

[fluffnik]

spitfire-ian said:

Ok, there may be nothing anyone can do with this as it is a scan of a photocopy of a photo but I was wondering if anyone more adapt at photoshop than I am could improve it in any way.

Do you have access to the print or just the photocopy?

Photocopies are black and white - no grey, just black and white.

You can't get back data that the photocopier has thrown away.

[jackal]

spitfire-ian said:

Ok, there may be nothing anyone can do with this as it is a scan of a photocopy of a photo but I was wondering if anyone more adapt at photoshop than I am could improve it in any way.



Full size version here

could completely rebuild/repaint it putting back aload more detail but it would take at least a days work so sorry, im not about to offer


other than that not a lot i imagine unless you get teh original photo and stick it on a decent flatbed
there are no quick fixes

Edited by jackal on Thursday 17th January 01:54

[spitfire-ian]

jackal said:

spitfire-ian said:

Ok, there may be nothing anyone can do with this as it is a scan of a photocopy of a photo but I was wondering if anyone more adapt at photoshop than I am could improve it in any way.



Full size version here

could completely rebuild/repaint it putting back aload more detail but it would take at least a days work so sorry, im not about to offer


other than that not a lot i imagine unless you get teh original photo and stick it on a decent flatbed
there are no quick fixes

Edited by jackal on Thursday 17th January 01:54

That's what I was afraid of. I aquired the photo about 18 years ago but once I'd copied it the only way I knew how to at the time I gave it back.

Thanks anyway guys.

[Blukoo]

Had a little bash at this as i like a bit of a challenge.



Here is a link to the full size pic.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4229/restorepho...

Edited by Blukoo on Thursday 17th January 20:49

[pauljc]

The snow has thawed

[Blukoo]

I didn't think it was snow. I though it was white cos the photocopier had blown the colour out.

Looking at it again, it does look a bit like snow.

[jackal]

unless you have a good library of textures then you're into going out there with your camera and acquiring some new material to put back into this photo

mayang.com can help to a certain extent but i'd be doing a proper shoot to really retsore this professionaly