Photo Restoration

1. As the artist of this piece, what was your main objective?

As the artist of this piece, my main objective was to take an old photo and restore it, to look brand new again.

2. What tools did we primarily use for this project? Primarily for this project, I used the dodge and burn tools to darken parts of the picture and lighten parts of the picture. I also used the clone stamp to clone parts of the picture.

3. What were some of the challenges you faced during this project?

During this project, one challenge that I faced is trying to make the picture look like it was just taken. I tried to make the picture look as brand new as possible. Another challenge that I faced is using the dodge and burn tools on the faces. I didn't want to overdo the tools, so I wanted to make sure that I have enough lightness and enough darkness in the face.

4. If you worked on more than one photo, how did you approach them differently? Did you have to use different techniques? Was one restoration more challenging than the other? Why?

I only restored one photo. I thought that this photo was very challenging to restore because the photo was very washed out and I had to take a lot of time on each person, to restore the black and white of the photo.

5. The goal of photo restoration is to not “overdo” it. Do you think you succeeded in making your corrections look natural?

I think that I succeeded in making my corrections look natural. This is because my photo doesn't look painted in and it looks brand new, like it was just taken.