Modern technologies can literally "revive" memory. Graphic editors have been improving their restoration skills for several years now. People who master these tools are able, as if with the help of a time machine, to add new colors to the long-forgotten. As you might guess, we are talking about an old photo, into which it is time to breathe new life.
Instructions
Step 1
Take your pictures to a photo studio, and for a small fee they will be cleaned of dirt, streaks, excessive contrast and other defects of old cameras and time. If you want to do the restoration yourself, start by finding a good scanner.
Step 2
Scan the photos you want to clean. It is best if it is not a home scanner of a budget model, but a professional powerful machine. Using the services of such equipment will cost you within ten rubles per photo.
Step 3
Install the editor you want to work through. If you have already mastered the skills of working in any program, you can use it. If the world of graphics is just opening up for you, use Photoshop as the most widespread and easy-to-learn program.
Step 4
Use the Plaster tool or the Clone Stamp tool to remove obvious imperfections. Practice a little using different hardness settings. Don't worry if you can't get it perfect right away. This takes practice, as it is actually hard work, and mastering it can be equated with talent.
Step 5
Dirt is removed from the photo by smoothing the photo, adjusting the contrast and brightness.
Step 6
Add color to vintage photos. Download the ColorAdd editor plugin and run a photo through it. As a result, you will get a modern bright photo.
Step 7
Use one of the Internet resources as an alternative option for a photo studio and self-study the basics of graphic editing. All you need is to find a suitable site and upload a scan of your photos to it. The site will do everything for you. The only drawback of such sites is that there is no possibility of fine tuning, as when using an editor, and the lack of experience does not guarantee that the result will be comparable to what you would get in a photo studio.
