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Tips and tricks for scanning, touching up and restoring old photos.

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Cloning vs. Healing Smackdown

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  December 26th, 2011

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Using a torn–and worn–photograph, Matt walks through how to use the various clone and healing tools in Photoshop Elements.

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Using Camera Raw to Enhance Old Photos

By Dave Cross  ·  December 26th, 2011

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Dave shows off another use for Adobe Camera Raw: enhancing a scan of an old photo.

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Hand-Tinting a Black and White Photo

By Diana Day  ·  April 14th, 2011

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Whether you work with an old treasure or a recent photo, this coloring technique adds a lovely vintage touch.

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Crop and Save Scans all at Once

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  August 31st, 2009

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Matt shows you how to process multiple files out of one scan.

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Restore Torn Photos

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  April 13th, 2009

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Matt shows you what tools to use and the steps to follow to restore an old torn photo.

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Bringing an Old Image to Life

By Pamela Pfiffner  ·  March 1st, 2009

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Bobbie Coughlin talks about the work that went into restoring a cherished friend’s photo. You’ll be so inspired by her work that you’ll head up to the attic for old images.

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Restoration Station, Part 4

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  September 18th, 2007

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Mike finishes up restoring an old tattered image.

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Restoration Station, Part 3

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  September 18th, 2007

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Mike continues with the third step in the process of restoring an old tattered image.

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Restoration Station, Part 2

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  September 1st, 2007

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Mike continues the process of restoring an old tattered image in this 4-part series.

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Restoration Station, Part 1

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  August 27th, 2007

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Mike walks you through the process of restoring an old tattered image in this 4-part series.

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Removing Dust from Photos

By Dave Cross  ·  March 24th, 2007

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One of the problems with restoring old images is removing specks from the scan. Dave shows you how.

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Restoration Station

By Sara Froehlich  ·  July 22nd, 2006

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Go vintage with recreated photo mattes.

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Restoration Station: Repairing Tintypes

By Sara Froehlich  ·  June 12th, 2006

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Tintype restoration: To remove the spots, scratches, and rust that remain, we’ll use a combination of the Healing Brush, Spot Healing Brush, and Clone
Stamp tools.

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Restoration Station: Tintype TLC

By Sara Froehlich  ·  May 3rd, 2006

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Tintype TLC: the care and feeding of precious heirlooms.

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Adding a Burned-In Edge to an Old Photo

By Sara Froehlich  ·  March 24th, 2006

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Here’s how to add a cool burned-in edge to an old photo (or a new one, if you prefer).

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Image Repair Tools

By Taz Tally  ·  March 12th, 2006

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Elements has a number of useful image-repair tools.

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Restoration Station

By Sara Froehlich  ·  February 12th, 2006

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From carnival photo-booth photo to heirloom.

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Removing Mold & Mildew in Old Photos

By Sara Froehlich  ·  January 3rd, 2006

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Removing mold and mildew.

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Stitching Together Images

By Dave Cross  ·  November 23rd, 2005

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How to quickly stitch your photos together.

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Restoration Station

By Sara Froehlich  ·  October 1st, 2005

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Burn and dodge your way to correct exposure.

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