Exercise #5: Restoration
- Restore a photograph from an archive database
- Apply:
- Low Contrast
- High Contrast
- 1-Color Tint
- Paint layers of color onto the photo
Save Work As:
Images:
lastname_e5-original.jpg
lastname_e5-restore.psd
lastname_e5-lowcontrast.psd
lastname_e5-highcontrast.psd
lastname_e5-tint.psd
lastname_e5-paint.psd
Place all images in a folder:
lastname_e5
TURN WORK IN:
As you are working, keep a back-up either on a Cloud Account or USB or External Hard Drive
When completely finished:
Drop on the Server in the Dropbox
Restoration Links
Video
How obsessive artists colorize old photos
examples:
examples of restoration of severly damaged photos on Peta Pixel
Reddit users colorizing old photos:
on Petal Pixel blog
on Reddit
tutorials: (not mine)
step by step colorization method
on Peta Pixel - more links about the above tutorial and its contibutor
Artist Links (examples)
Jordan Lloyd - (instagram)
Mads Madsen (zuzahin)
Marina Amaral
Dana Keller
Patty Allison (imbued with hues)
Photograph Databases:
Library of Congress Portrait Photographs
https://www.loc.gov/free-to-use/c-m-bell-studio-collection
(under the image on the left, is a Download Dropdown Menu. Choose the Medium-sized TIFF and then click the button "Go". The download may take a few minutes. Aim for a max pixel size around 3,000 px.)
Wikimedia Commons Harvard Theatre Collection