freethinkermama Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Several years ago, we lost most of our belongings in a fire. We were still pretty young yet, so we didn't have lots of stuff to miss, but our wedding photos. . .well, that was horrible. Good news! 11 years later, we've tracked some down from some folks who were at our wedding, however they're on film. And we have some now, but they aren't brilliant. Lots of shadow and problems. I'm not ungrateful, not at all, but I'd love to have at least a couple to show in a frame, and . . .these aren't . . .quite ready for that yet :) Also, only one of the pictures is of me and my husband _together_. In most, we're with other family members. Hmmm. I do wonder if any genius can put us together in a photo or two. Slip in my handsome husband in place of my brother, for instance. I've tried to scan some on my little home scanner and lighten one with Picasa. Anyway, they look horrible :( Can anyone give me any hints? Is there a business where I can have my pictures fixed? Would anyone here be willing to give it a try, and I'd be happy to reimburse/remunerate, etc. Thanks so. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I've used GIMP successfully--at least I was satisfied with my minimal effort and the resulting outcome. GIMP is very similar to Photoshop, but it's a free download. I found very helpful tutorials on youtube, and while I haven't used it, I know there are aids for evening out skintones, for example, when you take a light pic of someone and paste it into a darker photo. I made a few fun pics (such as the attached) and even cropped in kids who were missing from our soccer team photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 If you'd like to email me a few photos, I can take a look at them and see what is possible. I'm not a professional, but I am a photographer who uses Photoshop all the time. I can't promise anything....I'll have to look at the condition of the scans and the angle of the people in the photos in order to see if body swaps are possible. I'll PM you my email address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma23peas Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Go to www.jessicasprague.com and look at her free tutorials...you may even want to take some of her classes...they've all been sooo informative and I'm a photoshop guru now...but I mostly scrapbook with it...layering for photos is easy once you get the hang of it! :) Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freethinkermama Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 Thanks for the responses and PMs. I'll get back with ya soon. I really appreciate the kind offers! T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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