Chapter 11. Finishing Touches
In the preceding chapter, we looked at various methods for repairing damaged photos. The results of those types of processes are often beyond amazing. However, repair techniques represent only half of the restoration process. The second half of the process involves finishing the image so it looks its best and is ready to be shared with others.
This chapter explores the second part of this two-stage process. I cover different ways to create black and white images, as well as methods for adding sepia toning, I also show you how to recreate an old-fashioned, hand-tinted color look that was popular long ago before color photography was an option.
We then look at using the Crop tool and the Canvas Size command, and how these tools are used to prepare an image for its final use. Here, we explore ways to crop to a predetermined size and how to create custom crops that preserve everything in the image.
Working with Black and White Photos
Quite often, images that are being restored started out as black-and-white prints. In many cases, they've faded to a yellowish color over the years. Sometimes, this yellowish color is called sepia, but as we'll see shortly, it isn't always a true sepia The point I'm trying to make is that even though an old photo may have a yellowish color cast now, a true restoration should be black and white because ...
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