Instead of bulky albums, photo collections are now much more convenient to store on compact storage devices. Many people, without neglecting this opportunity, scan family photo archives. At the same time, there is often a desire to process old black and white photos, removing typical defects from them. This can be done in Photoshop from Adobe.
Necessary
- - Adobe Photoshop;
- - original photo.
Instructions
Step 1
Load the photo to be processed into Adobe Photoshop. To do this, expand the File section in the main menu and select the "Open …" item. A file open dialog will be displayed. Go to the directory where the photo file is located. Highlight it in the directory listing. Then click the "Open" button. Instead, you can simply drag the desired file into Photoshop from the file manager, folder window, or Windows Explorer.
Step 2
Prepare the photo for processing. Expand the Mode section of the Image menu. If the image is grayscale or indexed, convert it to RGB color space by choosing RGB Color. If the image is contained in a single background layer, change its type to main. Select "Layer From Background …" in the New section of the Layer menu.
Step 3
Remove various defects from the image. In old black and white photos, they are abundant. Use the Patch tool to correct large fragments. Create a selection around the area you want to fix. Turn on the Patch Tool. Grabbing with the mouse, move the selection to a place with a similar background. Correct small defects with the Healing Brush and Clone Stamp tools.
Step 4
Remove highlights or shadows from the photo. Create an adjustment layer. From the menu choose Layer, New Adjustment Layer, "Brightness / Contrast…". Click OK on the New Layer dialog. The Brightness / Contrast dialog will be displayed. Check the Preview box in it. Change the Brightness and Contrast parameters to fully or partially correct the photo. Click OK. Fill the entire mask area of the created layer with black color using the Paint Bucket Tool. Pick a white color and use a soft and very transparent brush to paint over the correction area. Merge the layers. Repeat the operation as many times as necessary.
Step 5
Save the work result. Press Shift + Ctrl + S. In the Save As dialog that appears, select a directory, specify the format and name of the output file, click the "Save" button.
