Help: Revamping an old photo with too much lens flare

[d49k79]

Hi,

I've recently been touching up some old pictures of my Dad so I have better quality pictures of him. I've used the standard tools in photoshop, some of them automatic and I've produced decent results for myself but I'm stuck on a particular picture which has too much lens flare.

Can anyone help out?

I've posted a picture of what I've done already so you see how little I'm changing and in the picture of him in front of a mirror, I don't want to change the detail, just try to enhance / remove blur and most all all, those sodding lens flares, I would very much appreciate it if someone can explain the best way to do it, or even do it for me?

Thanks in advance..

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[d49k79]

Sorry, no this isn't what I need.. maybe I didn't make myself clear.

The first pic I posted was just an example of what I've done with another photo..

It's the second pic that needs enhancing / touching up but not with basic effects.. I'd like the image to appear as close to natural as possible whilst cleaning up existing quality with what's available from the scan.




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[Hoogle]

No easy fix for this 1 sometimes lens correction filter will do it under chromatic abbreviations but I am guessing they are to strong same goes for mixing blending modes it will have to be the good old clone tool and some spare time.

 

[Steve]

Here you go, Didn't take me to long. Constructive criticism wanted!

OK, read the post and actually try to help the OP.

 

[d49k79]

Thanks Hoogle for the suggestion,

I used a combination of the clone tool and healing brush tool and zoomed right in to try and remove it, then applied other effects to restore colour for the rest of photograph.

I don't think it's a bad job but it certainly isn't professional finish..

Can anyone offer their experience for the best techniques for this kind of work? - I'd like to improve on what I've done already

Thanks..

 

[colleague]

you did a good job already
and now you could try with a new layer on top with blending mode on color
to get rid of the strange colors brush in the new layer with the "correct" color