need help with Sister & Baby Brother

[battleaxe]

Hello can  anyone bring out any detail in the two kids.   I can't seem to do it. 






Thank-you  :hug:

[Mhayes]

Hi BA, you like a challenge alright, even if it sends you over the edge? This photo is totally toast for restoring back to color. It has been degraded to the point of no return. The only option I see is to turn it to a B/W. You did a great job in making a good guess that the chair was a deep brown and not red. Behind the chair are the full length curtains and paneling as you can see the light switch. The most important part in this photo is the two children and trying to keep color and not have the two look like ghosts is another problem.

Below is what I did as a B/W still in sRGB mode and the option I chose was "Infared." The second screen print shows that I went to Curves and I wanted the children to show more contrast, so I used the swiggle tool and put it in around the girl's hair and pulled down, which caused the curve to go downward and darken. From there I would clean up and I would let the children's faces stay as they are, but clean up the baby's clothing. Also, now the writing at the bottom is clearer.

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Margie

[Shadow]

Good luck!

[battleaxe]

Think this is all I can do, will be sending this up.

[Mhayes]

BA, I think this is going to be good as it is going to get. Even though not in color, its still a big improvement.

Margie

[Shadow]

BA ... what a difference you made!  :up:

[Lynnya]

yes big challenge.. looks good to me as well. :up: