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Post by Sepiana on Feb 17, 2019 22:55:54 GMT
Clive, you did bring some of the details back. Would you be kind enough to share what technique(s) you used? In this way, it will be a learning experience for the OP and for others who may encounter a similar problem. Opened in ACR [two or three times] and literally fiddled: brought up darks and messed with whites and highlights and more. Clive, thanks! Any bit of information helps. This is not an easy project. |
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Post by Bailey on Feb 17, 2019 23:24:19 GMT
... Many thanks to you all, for all your suggestions and advice No problem squirrel  The only addition I would add to my previously posted suggestions/ideas would be that if the skin tones are actually blown out on the slide, then even scanning the image by a professional is unlikely to produce a significant improvement. So consider carefully depending on the cost of a professional scan. Clive and I have thrown up plenty of ideas. Hopefully they will help. Good luck |
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Post by Sepiana on Feb 17, 2019 23:49:27 GMT
Sepiana, thanks for asking the question of 'how'. It's very helpful to hear how Clive achieved this improvement Julie, you are most welcome! Glad you found it helpful. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 18, 2019 2:42:32 GMT
Julie
You are welcome. It is a difficult image.
Bailey has made a few suggestions.
If this photo has special meaning, I'd strongly encourage you to see if you can find someone with a high-end scanner and have them focus in recovering as much detail as possible on the baby.
Good luck,
Clive
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Post by Bailey on Feb 18, 2019 3:04:30 GMT
Just be aware that if the original has blown out elements then it doesn't matter how "high-end" a scanner is, it won't be able to recover any detail from those elements.
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Post by PeteB on Feb 18, 2019 4:59:41 GMT
The individual color channels can be checked for image information. If you have PSE, Elements+ has commands that give you access to the RGB channels. Might be worth a look. |
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Post by Bailey on Feb 18, 2019 6:42:51 GMT
Elements+ allows you split the channels into individual files, edit them and then recombine them into a single image.
Levels in PSE also allows you to also access individual channel data and adjust it.
Neither can recover detail in blown out elements but they might help in other sections.
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Post by kdcintx on Feb 19, 2019 4:26:23 GMT
Using PSE (various adjustments but mainly levels and overlay layer for increasing contrast) and Topaz (HSL Adjustment). Lots of blue coming from somewhere (bad scan?). I agree with Clive - need a good scanner. Here's my fiddling ... i.ibb.co/V995cwC/2-Before.jpg |
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Post by Sepiana on Feb 19, 2019 21:51:27 GMT
Using PSE (various adjustments but mainly levels and overlay layer for increasing contrast) and Topaz (HSL Adjustment). Lots of blue coming from somewhere (bad scan?).
kdcintx, great job! Much less blue now.
Are you talking about Topaz Studio? As Julie has more photos to work on, she could add this to her options. It is free!
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Post by Bailey on Feb 19, 2019 22:30:03 GMT
You can also get rid of the blues by adjusting the individual colours using a hue/saturation adjustment layer in PSE.
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Post by Squirrel2014 on Feb 20, 2019 0:44:06 GMT
Hi guys Many thanks for all you've done to help. kdcintx You've done an amazing job of improving the image. Thank you so much. It's good to see that such is achievable with a lot of work, patience and experience etc. I had forgotten about Topaz. Maybe I'll download Topaz and give it a try. I'll also suggest to my friend that he download it and try it out too. Yes, my friend does have some more photos that have the similiar issue so this would be a good 'project' for 'us three' who meet up monthly, to work on in order to get some experience regarding trying to fix different exposures, colours etc, I think. The images should keep us busy for a while yet, especially as we can try the methods given above. I seem to remember mentioning 'us three' before - we did a 6-session course using Photoshop Elements 11 when v11 was the latest version, so several years ago. Obviously, we just skimmed the surface but, of the 8 that attended the course, only the three of us were keen to continue, hence we have been meeting monthly to continue to learn and help each other. It's been really good, I think. I really appreciate all your help on this image. I really thought it would be a non-starter and, clearly, I wasn't alone, so it's amazing that kdcintx has achieved such a brilliant improvement. 'Us three' now have a challenge, ie to see if we can come up with anything close ...  Thanks Bailey, re lessening 'blue' in the image. That will be another aspect for 'Us 3' to experiment on. J |
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Post by kdcintx on Feb 20, 2019 3:22:47 GMT
Using PSE (various adjustments but mainly levels and overlay layer for increasing contrast) and Topaz (HSL Adjustment). Lots of blue coming from somewhere (bad scan?).
kdcintx, great job! Much less blue now.
Are you talking about Topaz Studio? As Julie has more photos to work on, she could add this to her options. It is free!
Yes. Topaz Studio. |
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Post by Sepiana on Feb 20, 2019 20:58:49 GMT
kdcintx , thanks! I also have Topaz Studio but I haven't used the HSL adjustment. Your results inspired me to give it a chance; I have lots of scanned images to work on.
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Post by Bailey on Feb 22, 2019 5:51:45 GMT
... Thanks Bailey, re lessening 'blue' in the image. That will be another aspect for 'Us 3' to experiment on. J No problem You can use the colour picker tool in the Hue/Saturation adjustment layer along with the colour sliders at the bottom of it to fine tune the colour to adjust. |
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Post by Squirrel2014 on Feb 22, 2019 6:56:16 GMT
... Thanks Bailey, re lessening 'blue' in the image. That will be another aspect for 'Us 3' to experiment on. J No problem You can use the colour picker tool in the Hue/Saturation adjustment layer along with the colour sliders at the bottom of it to fine tune the colour to adjust. Thanks again, Bailey There's so much to explore |
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