Photo Restoration Projects

Most photo cleanups take 15-30 minutes. Since this piece is intended for a large intaglio print we needed to get more aggressive. The original scan was made using a 16 passes with an Epson Perfection v750 Pro scanner at 16bit RGB.

berg-horses-comparison

Click on image for greater detail. As you can see, much physical damage in addition to the normal specks, scratches and discoloration needed addressing.

horse-comparison

Some areas of the photograph were completely destroyed and needed to be discreetly added back.

buddy-comparison

Photoshop, Wacom pressure-sensitive pen and tablet and 3.5 hours later and we had cleaned it up so that no one except for those with a trained eye could tell the difference.