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Lynda E. Doerr

eyeglass glare

I am trying to do a little restoration on an old photo (B&W) and I would like to know how to cut the glare from subjects eyeglasses.

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April 14, 2005

Brenda D.

Hi Lynda, ive beem restoring some old photos myself, what ive tried is using my touchup then going to remove spots and blemishes,it dulled the glare but make sure it can be undone if you dont like the results. hope that helps Brenda

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April 15, 2005

Lynda E. Doerr

Thanks, Brenda. I'll try that. Are there any other ways to do it?

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April 16, 2005

Brenda D.

im not sure what program your using but look through all your options. im pretty new at all of this myself so im still learning too, if you find anything please let me know ,if you dont mind. thanks Brenda

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April 16, 2005

Lynda E. Doerr

Hi Brenda- Yeah its kinda frustrating for a beginer, which is what I am right now. We bought PSP 8 last year, and we are still learning. Hubby and I have a couple of really old photos and we are working on them. Of course we are not professionals, but I think we are on the right track, so far. :). I will try a post the original and the "work in progress". As you can see the glare on her glasses just doesn't look right. If we do figure this out, of course, I will post back to you.--Happy Restoring!-Lynda

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April 16, 2005

Lynda E. Doerr

Hi Brenda- Yeah its kinda frustrating for a beginer, which is what I am right now. We bought PSP 8 last year, and we are still learning. Hubby and I have a couple of really old photos and we are working on them. Of course we are not professionals, but I think we are on the right track, so far. :). I will try a post the original and the "work in progress". As you can see the glare on her glasses just doesn't look right. If we do figure this out, of course, I will post back to you.--Happy Restoring!-Lynda

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April 16, 2005

Lynda E. Doerr

Brenda- I don't know how that one answer got posted twice!--Sorry. I posted to my gallery-Check it out!-Lynda

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April 16, 2005

Brenda D.

Hi Lynda I see what you mean about the glare even though it is a big spot in the photo I think you can fix it , have you experimented with all the things your software has to offer? I use microsoft digital image suite 10. On my tool bar I have a "touchup" and an "effect",if yours offers those options im sure you can do some corrections that will be to your satisfaction. im finding out how much I love to restore these old pictures,I hope you and your husband are having as much fun at it as my husband and i. We got our hands on some of his great,great grandma and its been so much fun ! keep in touch Brenda

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April 16, 2005

Christopher A. Vedros

Linda,
Like Brenda, I'm not sure what tools PSP 8 has, but if it has a clone brush and/or and airbrush, you could try those. Zoom in close, and use small brush sizes.

With a clone brush, you could pick a spot on the eye, face, or glasses that is visible, and paste that color and texture onto a spot that should match it, but is covered up by the glare.

With an airbrush, you just paint by freehand, but it will have smooth feathered edges. Look for an eyedropper tool that will let you pick a color from the picture to paint with.

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April 16, 2005

Melissa L. Zavadil

chris is right, clone. I looked at the picture and if you zoom in clone the rim of eye glasses on the right and left to fill in the glare spot. For the spot on the eye itself use another part of the eye. For the section of eyebrow right above the brim of the glasses again clone the right and left to fill in the glare. The object is to clone close to where you are trying to patch so that you can use the same colors and patterns in that area. Another suggestion is bring down the opacity on the clone tool to around 75%-85% this will help in avoiding patched lines. Hope this helps. Good luck

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