Originally Posted by sarafucker (Post 2722106)

I was able to take a few photos posed back in September of 2011 and try a few simple (very simple) Photoshop techniques to restore some the the color, brightness and sharpness to them. The revitalized photo's are joined with the posted ones on the site; the degree of variation ranges from slight to significant.

First, thanks to the OPs who posted these form their collections, archives and the like for the community to enjoy. The images may have made appearances earlier than in Sept of 2011 on the site; that was simply the date of set of pages I landed on. No intention here of overlooking anyone's earlier efforts.

Second, is this something people on the site care about one ay or another? For me it is fun working with these old photos and I know that not everyone has Photoshop to try to bring them back for themselves (although I am sure many could do a much better job than I did with the software). I'm not trying to fix photo blemishes, just bring back some color. I realize that some may object to changing the originals, so I would like to know what you think. Stop? More? Don't care?

Originally Posted by sarafucker (Post 2722106)

I was able to take a few photos posed back in September of 2011 and try a few simple (very simple) Photoshop techniques to restore some the the color, brightness and sharpness to them. The revitalized photo's are joined with the posted ones on the site; the degree of variation ranges from slight to significant.

First, thanks to the OPs who posted these form their collections, archives and the like for the community to enjoy. The images may have made appearances earlier than in Sept of 2011 on the site; that was simply the date of set of pages I landed on. No intention here of overlooking anyone's earlier efforts.

Second, is this something people on the site care about one ay or another? For me it is fun working with these old photos and I know that not everyone has Photoshop to try to bring them back for themselves (although I am sure many could do a much better job than I did with the software). I'm not trying to fix photo blemishes, just bring back some color. I realize that some may object to changing the originals, so I would like to know what you think. Stop? More? Don't care?

Originally Posted by tachunter (Post 2587564)

I sure miss seeing her.

Originally Posted by sarafucker (Post 2722106)

I was able to take a few photos posed back in September of 2011 and try a few simple (very simple) Photoshop techniques to restore some the the color, brightness and sharpness to them. The revitalized photo's are joined with the posted ones on the site; the degree of variation ranges from slight to significant.

First, thanks to the OPs who posted these form their collections, archives and the like for the community to enjoy. The images may have made appearances earlier than in Sept of 2011 on the site; that was simply the date of set of pages I landed on. No intention here of overlooking anyone's earlier efforts.

Second, is this something people on the site care about one ay or another? For me it is fun working with these old photos and I know that not everyone has Photoshop to try to bring them back for themselves (although I am sure many could do a much better job than I did with the software). I'm not trying to fix photo blemishes, just bring back some color. I realize that some may object to changing the originals, so I would like to know what you think. Stop? More? Don't care?

Originally Posted by d7uncan (Post 2722573)

You absolutely added value with your changes. I do treasure the look of old photos, especially polaroid, mainly because it reminds me of a time when all this stuff (real-people porn) was rare and precious. So your decision to include the original next to the enhanced pic was the best of all worlds. Thanks, and I would love to see more.