Historical photos look great again

Kath asked me to clean up this old family photo from what looks to be early 20th century, if any one has a better idea about the date I would be grateful to know. I converted it to black and white before restoring and cleaning up the sky area and added some more contrast and clarity to make this old photo shine again.

Kath-
The restoration looks great, thank you.

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Non destructive photo restoration with Photoshop

I posted this image a while ago now but today I thought i would add some explanation to my restoration techniques. I always work in a non destructive method within Photoshop. The ability to work in layers means the original image can be left at the bottom layer for reference and all changes can be reversed. If you spend time making a good scan then it pays to make sure you can revert back to it at any time. So what layers do I use? Well firstly I make a copy of the background layer. This enable me to run filters that can not be reversed such as dust and scratch filters. Above that you can see a clone layer. This is where all that obvious damage is repaired. Above that again is the dodge and burn layer. I do not use the traditional dodge and burn tool available in Photoshop. I prefer to use a soft light blending mode that can be adjusted and reversed if necessary. Next we have adjustment layers. These provide adjustment to the whole image, or just part...

Restoring badly torn photograph

This has to be one of the most satisfying restorations done to date. The original was torn into many pieces and required extensive Photoshop work to be painstakingly pieced back together. The original scan was the key to making this a successful restoration and invisibly repairing the ripped pieces into one full image again. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

Retouch work - Removing people.

This is a typical case of a wedding photo that required some retouch work as it was needed for other purposes. So I was able to use Photoshop to remove the person on the right and make a new portrait for others to enjoy. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

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