Restoring Old Photos

Tutorial>> Lighten a photo (2:47)
In this tutorial you will learn how to lighten a dark photograph using the screen mode and a levels adjustment layer.

Tutorial>> Lighten a specific area (4:58)
In this tutorial you will learn how to lighten specific areas of a photograph using the shadows/ highlight adjustment and a levels adjustment layer with a mask.

Tutorial>> Darken (3:12)
In this tutorial you will learn how to use the multiply mode and shadows/highlights to darken an image.

Tutorial>> Adding Contrast (2:59)
In this tutorial you will learn how to use the auto contrast and a levels adjustment layer with a mask to improve the contrast of a photograph.

Tutorial>> Removing a color cast (2:25)
In this tutorial you will learn how to improve the color of an old photograph using the remove color cast and skin tones adjustments.

Tutorial>> Coloring black and white photos (5:45)
In this tutorial you will learn how to convert an old photograph to black and white and then use the color blend mode to paint color back into the photo.

Tutorial>> Dust and Scratches (4:24)
In this tutorial you will use a combination of the spot healing brush, the clone stamp tool and two filters including Gaussian blur and the dust and scratches filter.

Tutorial>> Hiding Damage with a Vignette to the Edge (4:16)
In tutorial you will use the correct camera and Gaussian blur filters to add a vignette around a photograph to hide some water damage.

Tutorial>> Creases, Spots and Specks (6:00)
In this tutorial you will use a host of tools to save a senior portrait that spent too much time in mom’s purse. You will start by fixing the red eye and then use the spot healing, healing brush and the clone stamp tools to fix a crease and splotch. Then you will use a Gaussian blur to smooth out the background.

Tutorial>> Scanning (6:57)
In this tutorial you will learn to scan from Adobe Photoshop Elements. The editing section of this tutorial is a little out dated.

Tutorial>> Dividing Scanned Photos (3:00)
In this tutorial you will learn how to quickly divided up multiple photographs from a single scan and then crop and straighten them.

Tutorial>> Photomerge (2:46)
In this tutorial you will learn how to merge two half of a scanned photograph.