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John L Gray
June 13th, 2007, 12:48 PM
The before and after of an old photo circa 1870's.

John


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Wendy
June 13th, 2007, 12:59 PM
John ...

Hey you really are doing great with the restoration !! :)

That is excellent !!

Wendy
sharlmitch
June 13th, 2007, 01:24 PM
Awesome repair, John!:)

You are an inspiration for me to get going on more of mine.

Thanks for sharing.
Sharon
John L Gray
June 13th, 2007, 01:57 PM
Wendy & Sharon,

Glad you both like the restoration.

John:)
Wendy
June 13th, 2007, 04:18 PM
John ...

These are great photos ... did you get them from one of your family ??

Wendy
Pauline
June 13th, 2007, 04:47 PM
John excellent job on the restoration.
John L Gray
June 13th, 2007, 05:26 PM
Wendy & Pauline,

Wendy, I have a number of boxes of my family history in photographs. Some of the photos go back to the period of our American Civil War. Being the only grandchild has it benifits at times. My mother was the collector of photos for the family and with her passing a few years ago I took over the spot of "chief collector of family photos". Nobody wanted the job.:D

Started sorting another box today that has photos taken in the late 1800's.
Stay tuned as more restorations to come.

Glad you both like the restoration.

John:)
deedeeO
June 13th, 2007, 08:49 PM
Wow, John. I am in awe.. truely amazing work!!!
John L Gray
June 13th, 2007, 09:17 PM
Denise,

Glad you like the image.
Just looked that your first restoration image. You effort resulted in a very nice restoration. Good Job.

John:)
Wendy
June 14th, 2007, 05:34 AM
Hi John ...

I look forward to seeing a lot more of them :)

Wendy
southen_girl
March 4th, 2008, 01:00 AM
I am a beginner at restoration can you go into details to how you restored the photo, it turned out very nice. I have worked on several old photos for hours to get them half as good as your photo
s_g:)
nkeevers
March 4th, 2008, 08:02 AM
Wow, excellent job John!
msbrad
March 4th, 2008, 08:21 AM
great work on the photo restoration John.
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msbrad
March 4th, 2008, 08:25 AM
I am a beginner at restoration can you go into details to how you restored the photo, it turned out very nice. I have worked on several old photos for hours to get them half as good as your photo
s_g:)

Welcome to this site. Photo restoration is a lot of little steps. Its difficult to list them all a.b.c., and 1.2.3.
One thing I would recommend is to ead tutorials to get more familiar with the program, and then to get a book that covers examples of different photo restoration needs. A good one, that has benefited me tremendously is: Photo Restoration by Matt Kloskowski
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christellf
March 5th, 2008, 10:53 AM
That one really came out nice. I am sure your family members will appreciate it very much.
Christell
Jerrilyn
March 28th, 2008, 10:33 AM
John, it looks great! A fabulous and, I'm sure, tedious restoration.
Wendy, I have a number of boxes of my family history in photographs. Some of the photos go back to the period of our American Civil War. Being the only grandchild has it benifits at times. My mother was the collector of photos for the family and with her passing a few years ago I took over the spot of "chief collector of family photos". Nobody wanted the job.:D

Started sorting another box today that has photos taken in the late 1800's.
Stay tuned as more restorations to come.

I look forward to seeing more. Taking photographs in that era must have been a difficult endeavor, but WOW, they are often such awesome captures!
nkeevers
March 29th, 2008, 09:06 AM
Wow, awesome job John! The original had some serious problem and looking at the "after" you would never know anything had been wrong with it! Must be tedious, but rewarding work!
Vesta
April 4th, 2008, 02:00 AM
Restoration is so rewarding and you must be so excited about all your photos and the how far they go back. You have so much history. Please show us more as your work is so good and thanks for sharing them.

Vesta
PJSmith
April 8th, 2008, 02:36 PM
Great job, John! Looking at your "After", I would have never know there was a "Before".
Tom K
April 8th, 2008, 04:18 PM
Hi John,

Your restoration is well done and I am sure the rest of the family will
enjoy the images for many years to come..

If your are looking for a small suggestion, I would suggest that you
include the names and dates, discreetly, near the bottom of the print,
that is if you know the names... This information seems to get lost
over time and if you could preserve some of it for the future keeper of the
family record I think it would be appreciated

Tom :)

Just noticed the date of the orginal posting.... Still like your work... Tom