Digital Restoration From Start to Finish: How to repair old and damaged photographs

Digital Restoration From Start to Finish: How to repair old and damaged photographs
by Ctein

Digital Restoration From Start to Finish: How to repair old and damaged photographs
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Author: Ctein
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-12-13
ISBN: 0240808142
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Focal Press
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Book Review: This book is the real deal
Summary: 5 Stars

When I started scanning 3,000 or so color slides that I had taken over the last 55 years, I discovered that some had deteriorated drastically and dramatically. These were of great value to me, so I set out to buy every book I could find on photo restoration. With the help of this book I was able to recover photos that I thought were hopeless. Along the way, I learned how to improve photos I have taken more recently that I did not realize could be improved. No other author that I have found comes close to Ctein's encyclopedic memory and ability to explain the theory behind the processes.

Summary of Digital Restoration From Start to Finish: How to repair old and damaged photographs

Digital Restoration: Start to Finish guides you step-by-step through the entire process of restoring old photographs and repairing new ones using Adobe Photoshop, plug-ins, and Picture Window. Nothing is left out, from choosing the right hardware and software and getting the photographs into the computer, to getting the finished photo out of the computer and preserving it for posterity.

With this book you will learn how to:

. scan faded and damaged prints and films
. improve snapshots with the Shadow/Highlight adjustment
. correct uneven exposure and do dodging and burning-in with Curves adjustment layers
. scan and recover nearly blank photograph
. fix color with Curves and Hue/Saturation adjustment layers
. fix skin tones with airbrush layers
. hand-tint a photograph easily with masked layers
. fix color with plug-ins
. clean up dust and scratches
. repair small and large cracks with masks and filter
. eliminate tarnish and silvered-out spots from a photograph
. minimize unwanted print surface textures
. erase mildew spots
. eliminate the dots from newspaper photographs
. increase sharpness and fine detail in a photograph

* Clear and easy to understand with over 500 illustrations and step-by-step instruction
* Explains what inexpensive alternatives to Photoshop are available for you to use
* Highlights Photoshop plug-ins that can do restoration work quickly

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