I want to remove finger prints and any surface dust that shows up when I scan the pic.
I plan to enlarge and print it.
The photo isn't too bad but the finger prints etc. show up on the scan.
2006-08-31 16:52:30 · 5 answers · asked by pappy 6 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Scanning an old photo is a mess in most cases due it picks up all kinds of crap, including, in some cases, the texture of the paper. Most all the photo re-work I do, I take a photo of the original and work off of that. I use a Pentax DSLR with an 18x55 lens for macro work and then use Paint Shop Pro for any other re-touching (tears,scratches, etc.) and color (Gama) correction. Many of the older B&W photos I have worked on have turned almost cepia from age and have to be "tweeked" back to B&W.
"Cleaning" is a expensive art. You dare not get it wet (as such, there are profesional ways to do that) as that will soften the emulshun and ruin the photo.
Most all Profesional studeos use " copy cameras" to duplicate old photos.
2006-08-31 17:08:46 · answer #1 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are other resources, but I've seen article in Popular Photography. Check out http://www.popphoto.com and see if you can find something in their archives. I do recall that it generally involved getting the photo wet, so be warned... The worst part of scanning is that you usually end up doing a lot of "cleaning up" the image and you just might prefer to do that than risk damage to an old print.
2006-08-31 23:58:47 · answer #2 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best way to clean a proper b&w paper (not b&w photo printed on color paper) would be to soak the paper in running water basin for about 20mins. then let it dry by hanging it with a clip or putting it on a dry clean surface face up and put some weight on the corners or the sides to keep it there.
2006-09-01 09:27:44 · answer #3 · answered by portivee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need a good quality scan and then open it in photoshop. There are many tools to use one in photoshop, but if you are asking this question I guess you are not a photoshop user.
If you have or can get a copy of PS, use a tutorial like this:
http://www.samspublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=29392&rl=1
If you get really stuck, I might be able to spend half an hour or so on it. Email me if you need to.
2006-09-01 00:00:42 · answer #4 · answered by the_big_v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-01 18:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by chris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋