The Secrets to Restoring Old Photos
Learn how to bring new life to old photos! Join Dave Cross for an in-depth look at various tools, techniques, and strategies for restoring old photographs. Dave starts with a look at options and considerations for capturing digital versions of your photos, then lays out his fundamental strategies for his restoration workflow. Dave builds on that foundation with a series of lessons that tackle the common scenarios you will encounter when working with old photos. From dealing with faded color to removing various types of spots to putting torn photos back together again, you’ll leave this class well prepared to tackle your next restoration project.
Release Date: 2019-05-17
Lessons
Introduction
The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 3 mins 12 seconds
Capturing Your Photo
Learn the important aspects of capturing your source photographs for retouching.
Duration: 9 mins 2 seconds
Resolution for Capture
Choosing the right resolution for scanning is an important consideration.
Duration: 4 mins 35 seconds
Capturing With a Camera
Sometimes capturing a photo with a camera is a better option than a scanner.
Duration: 4 mins 0 seconds
Scanning in Color or B&W
If you are scanning a B&W photo you have a choice to scan in B&W or color.
Duration: 6 mins 3 seconds
Keyboard Shortcuts
There are a few key strategies to help you in your workflow, and knowing shortcuts is the first.
Duration: 7 mins 58 seconds
Adjustment Layers
Adjustment layers are a key strategy for your retouching efforts.
Duration: 7 mins 5 seconds
Using Camera Raw
You can use Camera Raw as a filter to do a lot of your photo editing.
Duration: 10 mins 39 seconds
Faded B&W Photos
A common problem you’ll encounter is dealing with faded B&W photos.
Duration: 3 mins 11 seconds
Faded Color Photos
You may also encounter color photos that are faded and may even have a color cast.
Duration: 6 mins 28 seconds
Putting Pieces Together
Sometimes you may encounter photos that are torn in pieces.
Duration: 9 mins 35 seconds
Dealing with Spots
There are all kinds of spots that can end up on your photos.
Duration: 8 mins 42 seconds
Dealing with Missing Pieces
A challenging, yet rewarding retouching task is repairing a photo with missing pieces.
Duration: 11 mins 21 seconds
Unwanted Elements
From tape to handwriting, there may be unwanted aspects on your photos to remove.
Duration: 9 mins 0 seconds
Creating a Texture
Sometimes you may need to recreate a texture from another area of the photograph.
Duration: 3 mins 44 seconds
Dealing with Motion Blur
With slower shutter speeds you may find that some of the subjects in old portraits are a little blurry.
Duration: 3 mins 8 seconds
Dealing with Discoloration
Some photos may have an unexpected color in the photo from a stain or light leak.
Duration: 5 mins 15 seconds
Conclusion
Dave wraps up the class with some closing thoughts to help you move forward.
Duration: 0 mins 38 seconds