A good graphics program can do wonders for those old photos but can be costly and have a steep learning curve fror some.

I use Corel's Paint Shop Pro XI which is reasonably priced compared to others. Here an example of a recent restore of one of my families old photo's.

You can see how bad the condition is in the orignal scan and the results achieved with program. A nearly lost photo has been saved for more genrations to come.

If you have a old photo you would like some help with; at no charge, contact me for instruction and I'll help if I can.

I have an old photo that is badly damaged. It was in a frame at my mothers, and when the ceiling leaked it got into the frame, rendering it impossible to get the picture out without destroying it. So now there are water bubbles etc. I doubt you can do anything but if you could it would be great. Ill attach the photo.

Melissa

Melissa,

This looks like a real challenge. Give me a few days and I'll see what I can do with it.

Thanks a bunch.
I just wish my mom would have notice the water leak before it got to the pictures.

This is still a work in progress - Do you have the ability to re-scan the original? If so, re-scan it as a greyscale @ 300 dpi image. If not I'll just continue working with the image you posted.

If I could I would, but when the water got into the frame it acted as a glue to the photo, so if i try to seperate it will rip the photo badly

Melissa,

I gone as far as I can wirh your image - I hope it works for you. If I can be of further help let me know.

Regards,
Michael

OMG WOW
I didnt think anything could be done to save this picture, you did a remarkable job, big props to you. Thank you so much for saving the ONLY photo I have of my grandpa.

Melissa

Sweet GenBug. Your response brought tears to my eyes.

Nice job on the photo! That's really nice of you.

Hi,

Took the resto a step further. Unfortunately much of the detail was lost because the need to scan in frame.

The pic I am posting is only 125 dpi...contact me and I can email you the full res file. (too big to post)

Hey I tried to open the pic to view but it wouldnt let me. I really appreciate what you guys are doin for me. You will never know how much it means to me.

My email is gen_bug@hotmail.com if you could email me the pic, thatd be awesome

For some reason im havin problems savin this to my computer. Its a unrecognizable extension or something..any ideas?

Hmm...re-saved jpg, let's see if that worked.

No idea what happens to the photo...when I first posted it opened fine from work...now asks to save as ".ashx" file?!?!

Oh well...I emailed it anyway. : )