You will find that there are times you may have older photographs that you would like to restore in order to preserve the memories. It is common for photos to become damaged through the passing of time. At times the pictures may become blurred, the color might fade and the surface of the picture might acquire marks and scratches. Fortunately we have the technology to restore these photos. People are now able to save and even restore their old photographs with the help of Photoshop.
Some of the things a person might use include the Elements in Photoshop, which are Dust and Scratch Filters to remove marks, scratches and even blots on the photograph. To find the Dust and Scratches Filter you can look on the Menu Bar and choose the Filter Tab. A drop down option list will show your choices and from there you can choose the Noise tab and select on the Dust and Scratches.
After selecting the Dust and Scratches menu, a dialog box will pop up with two control sliders. The first slider is for options regarding Radius and the second one is for options regarding Threshold. There may also be another window if the preview box is checked. These are the two main options that can be used in fixing the picture.
To remove scratches you will want to use the Radius slider. Too much adjustment can result in the edges blurring so please be careful with how much you adjust. If blurring occurs you can adjust the Threshold slider to allow the details to return and make the photograph clearer with the scratches disappearing. Again, you want to be careful not to set them too far or it will create blotches on the picture.
To remove any marks on the photograph you will want to select only the part where the scratches are located, not the entire photograph. To select these areas you can use the Lasso tool.
Once you have fixed some of these problems you can use the feathering tool to blend the edges of the selected area so that the manipulated area will not be obvious on the photograph. The feathering tool is located under the Feather option. You will want to repeat the process of adjusting the Radius and Threshold sliders to get the texture needed and remove all the scratches from the photograph.
It there are still visible marks on the other parts of the picture, he can do the technique again by selecting the areas he would like to adjust. To finish the process and make the picture presentable, he can crop the image enough to remove the cracks and torn edges of the picture. The canvas may be use to equally crop the image.
A person may add drama on the picture by adding a drop shadow on it. This will make the picture appear as if it has been lifted off the page. The color may also be removed using the controls Shift Ctrl U. He can then add color by putting a little amount of Sepia. He can do this with the Hue or Saturation tab. The contrast may be adjusted using the Levels option.
This is one easy way on how to remove the blotches and marks on an old picture. This is also a good way to make the picture look new but still appear classical. It will be a pleasant and easy way to display pictures kept on old albums and cabinets for a long time.
