Using Photoshop to Restore Old Photos
Article by David M. Peters
Oftentimes people have older photographs in albums or frames that become damaged by the sun or wear and tear. It is easy to restore these cherished photographs thanks to the technology available through the computer and photo editing software, including Adobe Photoshop.
An easy to learn program is Photoshop Elements. This program contains options that can help restore your old photographs. One of these elements is the Dust and Scratch Filter which can be used to remove the marks, scratches and blots on your old photos. The Dust and Scratch Filter can be found on the Menu Bar and then clicking on the Filter Tab. A drop down menu will list your choices at which point you can choose the Noise tab and click on the Dust and Scratches.
This post on Unfocused Brain describes an extremely simple technique that’ll let you easily and quickly do color correction (and, for that matter, light correction), improvement, adjustments, experiments, etc., to your photographs… extremely simple, that is, if you’re armed at least with Adobe Photoshop CS and its “Match Color” tool.