I don’t usually post photographs that I haven’t taken myself, but I’ve been scanning old prints of my mother. She passed away in January after long, debilitating illness. It warms my heart to see earlier versions of that fierce, fun woman. #photography #BlackAndWhite #SaddleShoes
@BygByte Thank you, Phil. Black point adjustment?
Today, after eyedrops and cleaning my glasses, I noticed the long vertical scratch on her sweater. As best I can remember, here are the steps I took last night: 1) put the photo on a new layer, 2) filled a new layer with the same shade of white as on the old background [thought about saving the speckled edge, but didn't], 3) squared the borders of the photo, 4) used a mix of Photoshop Curves, Exposure [gamma correction], and some Unsharp Mask [50%/3px], 5) did the spotting today that I didn't do last night ;)>
@BygByte Love the restoration and the instruction—thank you, Phil!