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Photo restoration basics: preserve your family photos

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Class overview

Photo restoration basics: preserve your family photos Would you like to restore your old, faded photos, edit new photos or learn how to safely store and display your current ones? Learn why photos deteriorate, and how you can rescue them by scanning and making quick fixes using Microsoft® Windows Live Photo Gallery, Snapfish and touchscreen printers. You'll also learn advanced retouching techniques in Adobe Photoshop Elements and get tips for printing, displaying and backing up your photos.
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What you'll learn

  • Discover what makes photos deteriorate, and which steps you can take to safely archive your prints
  • Find out how to use your scanner to digitize, crop and enhance your damaged photos
  • Use software to quickly enhance your photos and make simple edits and repairs
  • Repair and restore scratched, torn, discolored or blotchy photos in Adobe Photoshop Elements
  • Get preservation tips for printing and displaying your photos
  • Explore creative projects for your restored photos, such as a photo collage or photo cards
  • Archive and organize your images on CDs/DVDs, external hard drives and online photo albums
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Lessons

» Lesson 1: Bring new life to old photos: introduction to old photo restoration
Get inspired to haul out those old boxes of photos and give them new life! This lesson offers photo tips for scanning and retouching old photos, explores different options for quick photo repairs and shows you some basic photo editing techniques.
Lesson 2: Take it to the next level: advanced photo repair and photo restoration
For more sophisticated photo restoration, you'll need the help of a graphics-editing program like Adobe Photoshop Elements. Learn how to use cloning features, filters and other tools to restore torn, creased, faded and stained photos to their former glory, or if you want to create online photo albums.
Lesson 3: Preserve memories for a lifetime: printable scrapbooking
Now that you've learned some photo restoration basics, this lesson shows you how to make beautiful, long-lasting prints of your photos. Learn how choosing the right combination of ink and paper can give you lab-quality vividness and longevity. Then discover creative ideas for sharing your memories with photo gifts and projects.
Lesson 4: Organize, share and archive your photos with gallery photo software
In this final lesson, you'll get tips on organizing, storing and archiving your scanned and digital photos, with software to create photo gallery projects or to get started with digital scrapbooking.

Instructor

Marc Mantha
Instructor
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51 Ratings

Marc Mantha owns and manages a creative marketing agency that develops web and print media. He's a professional photographer well versed in digital arts and applications. Marc has also created and led numerous instructional seminars, training sessions and online courses in digital media. He likes world travel and hiking off the beaten path with photography gear always in tow.

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Class reviews

Nov 17, 2009

Phto Restoration basics

I thought your explanation of how to compute DPI to scan pictures was the easiest way I have seen before. I always struggle with what DPI to use on what picture. Thanks.

Nov 13, 2009

Photo restoration

Enjoyed the course, and the next stage is?

Nov 10, 2009

Photo Restoration Class

I have often been very frustrated with results in attempting to restore old family photos. This class was very helpful and I'm looking forward to great results now

Nov 7, 2009

Photo Restoration

Excellent instruction. To bad it takes addition purchases of software to be able to do photo restoration. With the economy the way it is, maybe there will be a day I can get the software.

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