I am a novice at restoring photos, but I've tried with my limited skills to bring some old family photos back to life. This is the scan that I was given by a distant cousin of an old photo.
This is what I've been able to make of it.
I don't know what to do next. The man's suit looks flat. The depth between his jacket and vest and pants has been lost in touching it up, perhaps from too much noise reduction or use of the healing tool. He looks like he is drawn-on since all of the folds and texture of the cloth are gone. What should be done to restore this? Is there a method to use another picture, perhaps from a clothing catalog, to restore the suit without outright replacing it with the other picture? I feel like the things I am trying from this point are making things worse. Any tips would be appreciated on either where to go from here or where I went wrong.
Thanks
Bob
This is what I've been able to make of it.
I don't know what to do next. The man's suit looks flat. The depth between his jacket and vest and pants has been lost in touching it up, perhaps from too much noise reduction or use of the healing tool. He looks like he is drawn-on since all of the folds and texture of the cloth are gone. What should be done to restore this? Is there a method to use another picture, perhaps from a clothing catalog, to restore the suit without outright replacing it with the other picture? I feel like the things I am trying from this point are making things worse. Any tips would be appreciated on either where to go from here or where I went wrong.
Thanks
Bob