Photo Restoration: Damaged Black-and-White Images

Shows how to give old black-and-white photos new life with image repair and restoration techniques in Photoshop.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Evaluation and Planning

• Evaluating the photo
• Planning the restoration

2. Correcting the Stains and Fades

• Fixing the color cast and stains by converting to black and white
• Correcting the faded areas with Shadows/Highlights
• Removing initial dust and scratches with the Dust and Scratches filter
• Dodging and burning uneven, faded areas

3. Restoring the Physical Damage

• Restoring the cracks and spots with Spot Healing Brush and Patch
• Replacing a missing piece with Content-Aware Fill
• Using Patch to correct bad cloning marks

4. Completing the Restoration

• Adding some contrast and depth and a warm tone wash
• Sharpening

Conclusion

• Next steps