06/17/2021
Wondering...
What I like the most about restoring old or newer photographs is wondering. Wondering what the occasion was that people were dressed up for like this photograph of my grandmother when she was a young girl. Was it her first dance? A prom? I wish I knew, but I never will. Nevertheless, as I repair the damage and in the case of this photograph, colorize, it gives me a chance to experience something of what she was like as the young person I never knew.
This photograph had a considerable tear down the middle, but Photoshop handled it beautifully. What the application is capable of doing never ceases to amaze me. I also wanted a border around the photo, so I added one matching the ribbon on the dress. Colorizing takes some time, but sometimes it is the best option on older photographs.
