any suggestions?

[kjohnson]

Comments or suggestions are welcome, thanks. A first post, hopefully the images appear. Keith

[Kenny]

I don't see the images, Keith :(


If you're using the image uploader on here, that might be the problem. Try using a picture host and posting the image code. I personally use www.imageshack.us for quick posts because it's quick and easy.


Kenny :)

[kjohnson]

Oops, here's the images (put in the wrong code in previous post).  Any suggestions? Thanks

[cmpentecost]

Hi Keith,

You've done a really good job on repairing the damage on the man.  It appears he is standing in front of an airplane??  I only know a few people who fly; military, commericial and hobby, but the airplane is a BIG thing to them.  If this is an airplane he is in front of, I think I would reconsider cutting that out.  It looks like the background is fairly decent, so perhaps it won't be too hard to keep that part of the photo.

Otherwise, nice job!

Christine

[Kenny]

Christine, you have better eyes than I have, because I can't tell WHAT the heck is behind him!  :D

Good restoration. It seems to have a greenish cast to it. I would give it more of a sepia tone.

If that is a canopy behind him, you might add it back and just clean it up a little.


Kenny :)

[kjohnson]

 Oh think its a plane? I thought it might be a car. And I did consider trying to keep the background (whatever it is).
But thought I would be guessing at what it is, or isn't. Someone else thought the background "thing"  was a result of the photo being damaged.

But yea I could fiddle with the tone.

[Leah M]

Hi Keith, and welcome aboard :)

I also get the feeling from the photo that the background is fairly important to keep if possible.  No matter what it is, car or plane, it doesn't seem to be in bad nick overall, and may preserve another depth of meaning to the photo.

I'd best get back to the baby.  The pic I mean, I'm lagging behind here!



Leah M :)

[paula]

I think he is sitting with his right leg is crossed over his left.

[glennab]

Hi Keith,

Welcome to OPR!

My husband, who's a car and plane expert, says he thinks the man is sitting in front of a jeep.  It appears that he's sitting on a curb (the second step) with his legs crossed and his hands grasping his knees.  I also wonder if the very prominent vertical line is damage.  I can't imagine what else it could be, unless maybe it's a fold that has become enhanced by the damage.

You did a wonderful restoration on his face and torso, but I'd concur that you should leave as much of the detail as possible in the background. 

Have a wonderful week.

GG

[cmpentecost]

Hmmm.....I never thought about him sitting.  I thought it was a plane because of the height of the windows and what appears to be a steering wheel.  Hard to say what it is. Good luck with it!

Christine

[kjohnson]

Version 2 with the background put back in & tone changed. Looks mo' better, thanks for your inspiration & assistance.

[cmpentecost]

Keith,

You've done an excellent job on this, and I think that if you were to return it to the original colors (which I'm assuming is what is in the first photo you posted).

Nice job!

Christine

[kjohnson]

Back to these original colors? Hmmm. Oh man. Maybe I should have repaired the orignal version of the background in color instead of b&w , then masked it in. Or maybe at this point I can paint the colors back in - to its hand-colored appearance?

[pixelz]

Hey there,

Well that shouldn't be too hard to do - sample the colours from the original and paint back onto seperate layers set to "colour" mode - colour should flow over your detail nicely. You can then add masks to those colour layers to remove anywhere you've gone out of the lines as it were.

I reckon you were prob justified to drive it to monochrome intially to start work on it. I foud it SO much easier on the healing brush, stamp and patch tools!

Good job man!! very nice!  :)

G

[Kenny]

It looks like a hand tinted photo to begin with. I would just sample each color and paint it on it's own layer set to color and adjust the opacity as needed.

I love doing this to old black and white photos. I did one of my neighbor's mom a while back and it makes me smile every time I go over there and see it hanging up :)


Kenny