RESTORE us to
yourself, Lord,
that we may return; renew our days as of old -
It’s been a few months since I’ve been able to publish my
posts several times a week as I have done for the past several years. Life has been a bit ‘Complicated,’ to say the
least. I have been very busy, but have
not been able to do the creative things I love to do and share them with
You. I did think that I would share some
of the projects I have worked on – in between the other necessities of this
strange time of life.
One thing I have been able to continue to do is my Digital
Vintage Photo Restorations for various clients.
I will share just some of the Many that I have done in the past months
here and there. I use Photoshop Elements
10 - and sometimes I also use Perfect Effects Free and Perfect Effects 4 - to
work on the photos after scanning them into my Macbook. Here are some Before and Afters - I’d love to restore some for YOU – or someone
You might know who needs my services.
(NOTE: I am quite disgusted with Blogger today. I have worked for Many hours to make this post and it will not keep things lined up as I have them! Please excuse the way this post has come out. I apologize.)
This was the only photo a friend had of her parents from long ago. Now she can see them better!
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This was a very large framed photo from many years ago. It had darkened considerably with time.
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After |
My Client wanted the extraneous people taken out of this photo -
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After |
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Before |
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After |
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After |
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Before |
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After |
This 8 x 10 photo had been damaged in a flood and was stuck to the broken glass in the ruined frame as you can see here.
I restored the photo, printed it and the verse that had been at the bottom, and reframed it for my Client.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ff7388GLZ56OtmayKRCSkVC1KydKQnM3A7e9U-NihUY3Q_OpQjDDN1tmf337AonhbOHaUyWGKs5x8Y62L5jAFITf_nN51EK7sVkZuatY0ElTq7cgUiGzS4FbYcD0CbioaxKySsUC2vs/s1600/Daughter+&+Horse-orig.jpg) |
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After |
For this one, I removed the legs of the people on the left, cropped and lightened the photo.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XvfgCihyphenhyphen9resEPlplf4iL0sWb3heOZWG754fyL-GCXQhDFxNIGOEdBE0fpu-YEMCIj43s2uxwad2OL7yI3ozfuKyCVRFnxW8jeKy8My6qxdUCrPyu2LlE-aqg4Ti3WGW_zHvh-WqUjg/s1600/7+Jeanne-wedding-restored+ltnd.jpg) |
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This photo was cropped, restored and made Black and White, as it was originally.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyaumQEv5tD9V61cSdhzRrsSnL-BD53AItWlzrW9T_EgPXMhaqAxSCYeSfpJGwE8DQShdxOq5rXV9RVru8DvRYqmTsTWcJVAbJMvp6d8uRtyhB2FVl6ddQLRURkWTEnJGILRFmJ8aaj8/s1600/24a+Guys+by+plane.jpg) |
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Some more, restored to the original Black and White.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZvE-HVpVj-ACIIcP0Ulc8OeQwR3aYyeWzZG_45_caHPWEJCsACnKUdaJ9lx4Sk6eQMLttut0D5v3sBKFbwG2KvjZ5SFTBk-q9eYEZYJXWT8XqXJGsqKqz6wSFERFx5B-vyYjCqO3mj8/s1600/2+Women+sitting-orig.jpg) |
Before |
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After |
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My Client wanted her father removed from this group photo. I cropped him out and repaired and extended the curtain behind him, also removing the people behind him.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkSS19DFu52pDAzjjz-4BEYn4AZeX9NT6oyuUkpJhppiCCETWnzwTrpPGBtiRQH82T8GgWhTTfsKpNzVRdDpHoZ0oueUnZ18DwDypK6K4zb3D_WzlhGNCMv4-t1gTbVPOBKOt-jzdcqI/s1600/28+Dad+in+wedding+party-+eMail-orig.jpg) |
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After |
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Before
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After - Sepia |
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After - B/W |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbiRH55KQ27gux2UUgWM1Grq-wpI9RiViIuL4kSYpao2e5ESHP1gwd7gJ9u2_tPthZ1sQZjfLXiuA05IKd35UeeT-wlY37lpF06e-YaG8iSmwnSDkAeboa5RMgGULh8TNd5_Z3RvunV4/s1600/Sister%3F-Dad:fern-Jeanne+orig2.jpg) |
Now you see the Fern... |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqiVa0M6OtWaJxcD5DEZc2Xke9HqEcNY9Zyt5bRmuM56TICafdT0ykI-1ujzuVN_PvGsDBiE13A9eKUq2zCFLR5xyOoT-wrAOYDVMMArF_OGVfgMkfrWvmYGyEzipSyAGAot7178Q9jk/s1600/Sister%3F-Dad-fern-Jeanne+orig2+edit+2+done.jpg) |
...now you don't! |
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Before |
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After |
I hope you’ve enjoyed these Before and After photos which
are just the ‘tip of the iceberg' of all that I have restored in the past few years.
Please do share my info with anyone that you know who may be in need of
my services to restore photos for them.
I love working on Memories…
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have questions on anything here – or if I can do anything for You! Have a Great Week! See you again soon!
B’Bye! - Bye! - B’Bye – Bye! – B’Bye!
(You can take the Gal out of the Sky, but You can’t take the
Sky out of the Gal!) ;-}