Digital Restoration: Start to Finish, 2nd edition guides you step-by-step through the entire process of restoring old photographs and repairing new ones using A... » 

Digital Restoration: Start to Finish, 2nd edition guides you step-by-step through the entire process of restoring old photographs and repairing new ones using Adobe Photoshop, Picture Window, and now Elements. Nothing is left out, from choosing the right hardware and software and getting the photographs into the computer, to getting the finished photo out of the computer and preserving it for posterity.

LEARN HOW TO:Scan faded and damaged prints or films Improve snapshots with Shadow/Highlight adjustmentCorrect uneven exposureFix color and skin tones quickly with Curves, plug-ins, and Hue/Saturation adjustment layersCorrect uneven exposure and do dodging and burning-in with adjustment layersHand-tint your photographs easilyCorrect skin tones with airbrush layersClean up dust and scratches speedily and effectivelyRepair small and large cracks with masks and filtersEliminate tarnish and silvered-out spots from a photograph in just a few stepsMinimize unwanted print surface texturesErase mildew spotsEliminate dots from newspaper photographsIncrease sharpness and fine detailandMaximize print quality «