Hi all havnt been around for a while, I guess i blame fritzy for getting me back interested in restores :P ....anyhoo
Some tips for the mono pics a few pages back
1. mono pics are never usually black and white, but at the same time its best to first junk all the colour(yes im english) info. So in PS ctrl + shift +u to de saturate it first off
2. tweak the curves first to get a good contrast going
3.add a gradient map adjustment layer and set up the gradient so that the white is a very pale yellow and the black is a deep sepia, you will get a feel as you preview it whether you are too much one way or the other.
4.Add a new layer, pick 50% grey from the swatches, set blend mode to overlay for that layer and add a small amount of noise (gausian).
Please ..please, do not think that i am critisising in any way at all ...just trying to give some pointers.
should look somthing like this.
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