I have just begun to experiment with photo manipulation, using PhotoShop; I am not very good/competent as yet, as you will see, but I hope to get better.
- If you can't afford to buy a copy of PhotoShop, then get yourself a copy of either the GIMP, or Paint.NET, both of which are excellent (and 'free') Photoshop-like applications.
The easy part of this Photo Restoration was the scanning, conversion to B&W,
straightening & cropping, but
then the hard work began; i.e. to remove the
writing, rebuild the base of the doll, & restore the fabric
of the dress; most of which was
achieved by judicious us of Photoshop's Clone-stamp tool.
Click on any image to see larger photos,
displayed in a 'light box', using
ThickBox 3.1, by Codey Lindley.
[NB. Navigate between the 'ThickBoxed' photos using '< Prev' &
'Next >', at the bottom-left of the pop-up Window.]
Another B&W photo, 'enhanced' with colour on separate layers; all, except the
last layer, have their mode set to 'Overlay' and their
opacity reduced to '30%'. Click on any image to see larger photos,
displayed in a 'light box', using
ThickBox 3.1, by Codey Lindley.
[NB. You can navigate between the larger 'ThickBoxed' photos using '< Prev' &
'Next >', at the bottom-left of the pop-up Window.]
This dull/flat B&W photo was first 'enhanced' with a bit of colour, then made
more 'dramatic'
using the very useful (and free, and easy to use)
Virtual Photographer
plug-in for Photoshop.
Visit Lunacore, and have a go at their excellent 'Beautify a Face' Tutorial.
Visit DevelopingWebs, for a simple, but effective, 'Painting B&W Photos' Tutorial.