PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL: Photo Restoration, How to repair and restore damaged Photographs

[@renkessler5476]

I have been doing restorations for several years. It is interesting how you and I use different techniques to achieve the same results. As well, it is always good to see a fresh approach a problem. It gives me the chance to learn something new. Good job!

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you very much! If you have any suggestions to share, please feel free! :)

[@BoysGotit]

That’s what’s so great about photoshop their is no mastering photoshop it’s an art and everyone achieves their art differently

[@BURTBROWN]

BOY, you point out a lot of small details and tricks that APPLY TO REGULAR PHOTO PROCESSING!!!!!! I really glad I watched this and subscribed!!! Going to color next!!!! THANKS!!!

[@chrisnissyreos1039]

This helped me fix an old photo of my grandpa and another from my great grandpa. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@divyansh3666]

Website name

[@No_Piano]

​@@divyansh3666 It's not a website but an app, the app name is PhotoShop and I'm pretty sure it's paid

[@natew3043]

I can’t believe how simple you made this video. Awesome!!!

[@Thunderclouification]

I needed to get rid of creases and spots on a photo of my mom for her obituary. I was worried my old version of Photoshop could not do it, but your very clear instructions had me producing a nice job in little time. Thank you!

[@JBColourisation]

I'm sorry for your loss. Thank you so much for your lovely comment, it's always nice to hear when a video has been useful to someone and I was really happy to read it :)

[@brendaweaver6404]

Thank you so much. I've scanned my parents wedding album from the early 90s and there were so many specs I needed to fix. This was incredibly helpful

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you very much, I'm glad it was of use! :)

[@oliviaherrell7867]

My family just found a photo of my Great Aunt as a young woman that my Great Uncle carried in his wallet for many years. This video is going to help me restore it for my family. Thank you!

[@petersolomon5227]

An orthodox, preferable way to restore old photographs. I have some affection for semi-automated AI CG tools. However, they need to be used with care and subtlety. Well done JBColourisation.

[@MichaelProstka]

I've never seen that one with spot healing on a new layer - brilliant!

[@JenniferBaron-g8q]

Great job I have an old black and white photo of my dad who is deceased. Many moons ago I took a night course on photography and did some restoration that way but will try to further improve through the software. Thanks for the tutorial

[@gabriellastauffer]

My grandfather recently passed and my mom asked me to help fix an old picture of him. You are so helpful, thanks!

[@samiburnette1721]

Wonderful tutorial. I have many old family photos to restore, and this helped tremendously. Keep making these tutorials - so very helpful!

[@niviadragonrider]

You saved my bacon in college , your tutorials are amazing!! Thank you soooo much!!!

[@spacialkking]

This is so helpful for my school assignment 👏 late to the party but you're saving a brother out here , thank you

[@siteflight3944]

Around 10:15 you need to make the selection and then fill the selection with white to allow for the adjustment to come through.

[@QuietStorm710]

Currently completing Cert IV Photography and your video was recommended as part of an assignment to restore old and damaged photographs. I'm an older student and technology can sometimes be a little harder for me to grasp straight up, usually because too many assume you already know how to work everything, which I don't. Restoration is a subject I enjoy a lot and would like to do more of later so this was informative and quite easy to follow. It taught more than my class in the use of some of the tools and options which will already help with the assignment where I was having a little difficulty so thank you for that. What I will ask is whether some scanners are better than others for getting the original image loaded for restoration. Otherwise, excellent instruction and will definitely look into your other videos. Thank you!

[@jenniferthomas5715]

Absolutely brilliant tutorial!!! ❤️ Thank you so much!!!

[@JBColourisation]

Thank YOU for the kind words, and for taking time to leave a comment! :)

[@truthinvestment8962]

Excellent tutorial and presentation.

[@leiankyleperalta3033]

You will definitely become the top 1 who makes cracks

[@sandracartwright2942]

Amazing Thank you so much for taking the time to demonstrate how a photo can be restored & updated ... Precious photos and memories of generation of family Members could have been lost without your Expert Skills N Professional Photo Restoration.. it was certainly Extraordinary to see the Recreation and Restoration of this Photo, Again Thank You so Very much

[@eusebiotorres614]

Thank you very much for the fantastic tutorial. I recently set out to color and restore some old family photos and their channel is the one that is helping me the most to understand and do it well. Thank you so much for everything.

[@JBColourisation]

You're very welcome indeed! I'm glad that i was of service. :)

[@DylanOrtiz-o9s]

most helpful video I've seen. bro just saved me.

[@martinclift3846]

I came across your channel whilst looking for Paintsop Pro X9 tutorials. I must say that you have taught me mor about repair and colorisation than any PSP tutorial. Sadly, some of what I have learned from you today, I have no idea how to replicate on PSP. and purchasing PS is not an option I can afford. I can, however, recommend your tutorials for their clear and concise delivery. Excellent and thank you.

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you so much for your kind comments! I did before make a tutorial for colourisation using the free software GIMP but i do really need to do one for restoration also as I really believe that you don't need paid software to get fantastic results. I have in mind to do some tutorials in the future for cheap software and apps also, in addition to free alternatives and I'll keep Paintshop Pro in mind. Thank you for the suggestion. :)

[@martinclift3846]

@@JBColourisation Don't leave it to long!

[@GeorgePlaysGTA]

Excellent tutorial video! I CANNOT believe the improvement after all of the fix ups. I saw the fixed up one first on the other video and i was blown away when i saw how much you'd fixed! worth the watch

[@JBColourisation]

Thanks once again for the kind words George!

[@twirlspin7143]

I am curious if I am missing something or if the tool changed in the past 3 years. Couldn'd find unconstrained mode in my crop tool but a google search showed this: To free crop an image in Photoshop, select the Crop Tool (C), and set the crop preset to “Ratio” or “W x H x Resolution” in the upper setting bar. Next, press “clear” to remove any constraints applied to your crop preset. Now you can freely crop your image without conforming to a certain dimension. Assuming that is the same thing. Anyway thanks for pointing me in a direction that can help a novice do something productive!

[@carolinegowdy6309]

Thank you so much! I have been using photoshop for many years now and have never run across a tutorial as easy to follow as this one!

[@t.e.7320]

Thanks for the tutorial. I'm new to Photoshop and planning to restore 50-100 year-old family photos after I DSLR RAW image and categorize them. :)

[@SU4AB]

Beautiful work! It's so therapeutic to watch.

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you so much! :)

[@miguel-uo9pw]

I am very glad that I stumbled upon your video

[@vinaybhat1155]

You have done it brilliantly and also every filter/ correction is non-destrucrtive. Thanks a heap for the tips!

[@davefilms345]

This is brillaint I'm learning as well this has helped me loads. I've subed

[@JBColourisation]

Thanks! I have lots more videos planned for the future, once i can get over making the one I just posted ha ha.

[@JoseAguilar-yk1xs]

thank you for the detailed guide, it helped me install this soft

[@stockfella]

Great video. I was just sent a photo with a small tear near the top running vertical down the pic about a 1/2". This video probably a great start for me to work on the pic. I hit subscribe as I really enjoyed this content.

[@hermanlopez2945]

Very cool. Thank you for sharing tips and tricks.

[@bubbasfavs9226]

Excellent tutorial. I’ll certainly be using these techniques. Thanks

[@wenreloz]

Great video, the menu works great

[@ClarkTeddles]

Thank you so much for this video! this really helped, I just finished a restoration of an original 35mm frame from the Batman 1989 trailer, Thanks again!

[@fatheronthebeat4164]

Thank you so much Sensei! You are a blessing!

[@gladysa2364]

Great video! You showed me some good tips!!

[@Mountainfairy347]

Fantastic tutorial. I really enjoyed watching this and I learned a lot. You made it very easy to understand. Looking forward to your other tutorials.

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you very much! :)

[@indieshack4476]

Excellent tutorial, thanks! In my ignorance I was using clone stamp instead of healing brush for the kind of blemishes you remove - very educational!

[@sherifwahba4653]

Stunning! Thank you for sharing such a powerful and informative tutorial, Sir!

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you very much indeed! KZbin only just informed me of some of my comments, so sorry for late response! :)

[@dggd]

Excellent!❤

[@logothaironsides2942]

cool. I like your approach using the healing brush options. I learned a few new things there that will come in handy.

[@JBColourisation]

I'm very glad to hear it helped! Thanks for your comment. :)

[@kitohammond]

Fantastic Video. Thanks friend. I'll give this a shot.

[@patfiddles]

Amazing- you did a beautiful job- very straight forward instructions without getting too complicated with the tools. Curious to know how long it took you to restore the entire photo. Thanks for the video.

[@gauravrahul4917]

That was simply amazing..

[@Adnissima]

Thank you so much!! I've learned so so much!

[@xomv96]

Great video! has helped me massively with restoring old photos

[@Virginia6779able]

I appreciate your tutorial. Many Thanks

[@林韋喆-j6t]

OMG, it really worked. Thank you so much!!

[@Lightning-speed27]

Sensational ! Thank you ! Keep up the great work.

[@JBColourisation]

You're very welcome! :)

[@DaggTXS]

Great video mate, really nice and easy to understand and follow. Thanks!

[@photorestorationalc4846]

Great work! Thank you, watching this video helped me make a start on restoring my photos. Keep it up! 💯

[@Zangelleable]

Hi! Very great tutorial, but just one question. At 8:55, the black line above the eye seems to appear very suddenly for healing brush mode. How come? How did it happen? Montage of did i miss something? Thanks!

[@espektromedia82]

Thanks for a great tutorial!

[@sinydedeugd6989]

Love your tutorials, thank yo so much!

[@JBColourisation]

Thank YOU for your very kind comment! :)

[@JonMurray]

Mate, this was an absolutely fantastic video. The first video I clicked on when searching photo repair. You deserve far more subscribers than you have. Great tutorial. New subscriber 👍🏻✌🏻

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you so much for your kind words and for your subscription! :D

[@BrianLallyOfficial]

Excellent work

[@Peter_Cetera]

Very useful tutorial!

[@Tamrinschannel]

Nice tutorial man !! Awesome

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you very much! :)

[@garym6315]

So for someone who has only ever used, and is still using, an old photoshop elements...the healing tool is a combination of the Clone tool and the spot healing? It samples a nearby area, but also blends it? That's pretty good. I've been restoring for years using my own limited software and self taught skills so basically use spot healing, clone painting etc.

[@AngelicaPinky]

How do you choose and replace ? Are u just clicking on one area and then brush it in there to replace it or do u use some commands on the keyboard?

[@fable8991]

THANKS FOR THIS IV BEEN SEARCHING FO SOOO LONG

[@750vfrman]

Thank you very much for this excellent tutorial. I am in the process of creating a Bob Book of my family, not only from transparencies (I have a Nikon Coolscan) but old 120 prints back to the forties. My knowledge of photo software manipulation is weak. My question is, would Lightroom have much the same ability to heal & correct as you demonstrate with Photoshop? Thanks in anticipation.

[@michaellyne8773]

Wow! Thank you so much for Sharing your knowledge, I have learned so much. Still a long way to go before I reach your standards, you made this look so easy but also fun to watch.

[@JennienNewZealand]

I needed it for my gradutaion photo restoration. I hope i can restore it as its really damage most part of it from wrong framing

[@opheliksia7139]

Learning a lot from you. Thank you! [Subscribed]

[@kelleybrown3990]

Thank you that was fabulous! I am actually going to restore my photos and hand color them like the old days. Can you tell my which version of Photos shop that is best for me to purchase if much of my work will be restoring old photos? Thank you again Great!

[@JBColourisation]

I'm glad it was helpful! Photoshop generally has two versions now, the full Creative Cloud or 'CC' version where you have to pay a monthly subscription to use and the standalone one off purchase 'Elements' version. Elements is generally designed more for a home consumer purpose, such as cleaning up family photos and basic design work and 'CC' is more designed for professional use. At least in the UK, the Elements 2020 version is around £70 one off and the 'CC' monthly version is £10 a month, on and on subscription, if you get the 'Photography' plan (Which is weirdly cheaper than getting Photoshop by itself and includes Adobe Lightroom). For purely restoration purposes I suspect the one off fee 'Elements' version would probably do everything you need. I've only ever briefly used that version however, so I wouldn't want to lead you down a false path. What I WILL say is that there are multiple tutorials using Adobe elements to clean up Photos which I'll suggest checking out, also 'Elements' and 'CC' both have 30 day free trials. So I'd generally suggest checking out these videos, as the working method is a bit different (Although the theory part is the same) and giving one or both of the trials a go to see how you feel about them. Sorry I can't be of more help! :) The videos I'd suggest checking out are. 'How to Repair and Restore an Old Damaged Photo in Photoshop Elements Tutorial' by 'How to Gurus' and 'How to restore old photographs in Photoshop Elements' by Digital Camera World.

[@mirandavandenberk786]

This is great,I go try this with a picture of my mother

[@Terglll]

God, I'm glad I found your video that helped me

[@michaelangelogonzales8797]

Hello. Thats is a very helpfull tutorial I've learned a lot but I have some question to ask, what is your Preset when creating a new file? I hope you could help me. Thanks a lot.

[@Alixdkari]

Fantastic tutorial, thank you! Additional commendation for sticking with Windows 7 well into 2020.

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you so much, particularly for the Windows 7 comment! :D

[@gabmilitao]

Great tutorial, thanks a lot!

[@graceland75]

Thank you for this video, can I use Elements or do I need a full version of Print Shop ?

[@Nutronic]

I have a photo that has a huge stain across it like something was spilled along the top of it which I would love to restore. Any ideas how to fix something like that with Photoshop?

[@mhpjii]

What about correcting a photo blemished by cellophane tape placed over writing?

[@Sveinbeard]

Great tutorial. Thanks.

[@JBColourisation]

Thanks! :)

[@olitoxiic5426]

Awesome video!

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you very much!

[@lauraparpillon2486]

Hello! I have one photo of my grandfather when he was youngish but on this photo, we can only see the contour of his face (all facial elements have been erased by time so there are no eyes, no mouth, no nose). But I have a few photos of him much older. How could I use the facial elements from the old photo to reconstruct the photo of him when younger? Would really appreciate your answer, it's the only photo of him young that we have, it would mean a lot to my family.

[@JBColourisation]

Hi! That sounds like a really tricky situation. My best suggestion would be to load in a better condition picture of your older grandfather is a new layer over the poor condition younger picture. You can then lower the opacity, maybe to 50%, of the older grandfather layer and move it around and scale it over the younger picture (using control + T or Cmd + T, on Mac. or Edit - Free Transform in the menus) until it looks to be in the correct position. With 50% opacity on the top layer you'll be able to see both grandfather pictures at the same time which makes overlaying them much easier. Then you can put the opacity back up on that top layer and, using a layer mask, erase the parts of the high quality picture which you don't need, leaving only the facial features you mentioned behind. With that done you can do brightness adjustments as shown on this tutorial on the remaining facial features, or the bottom layer if you'd prefer, to make sure that both the image sources match in brightness levels. I hope some of that may be useful! :)

[@belladianne8567]

@@JBColourisation This is so informative thank you so much 💕

[@XavierSoriaPoma]

OMG THANKS SO SO MUCH THIS HELPED!!!

[@quydom]

Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing! Subcribed and Like already!

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful and thank you for the Subscription and Like!

[@arthurdent6447]

I have a wedding photo which was drawn on with a red pen, I have managed to remove 95% of it using of all things a baby wipe, but there is still a little remaining, possible due to the photo paper being textured, what is the best way to change the red to white in the wedding dress, have tried the repair brushes with some success, but there is a danger of losing detail, hoping there is a way in PS 2021 to change the red coloured pixels to white....thanks in advance

[@Unterrifieddragoncat]

what do you use to scan the photos to get a good quality?

[@omercevik1907]

the program works without any bugs

[@sonalfernando2342]

this is very useful,thamk you so much

[@JBColourisation]

Thank you for letting me know it helped, I appreciate it! :)

[@bigbadrobby]

Great video, can you tell me how to correct fade out on old black and white pics. I try to improve old photos for service veterans from the 1900s onwards. A major problem is getting the exposure even from side to side, top to bottom etc

[@JBColourisation]

Hi Robert, I actually made a tutorial titled 'PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL: How to use Histogram and Curves to Repair Faded Images.' kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHbYZZuIfc2SrJY which may hopefully help you! For edges which are disproportionately faded it's possible to add layer masks to curves layers, as shown in that tutorial, in the same way I do with the colour layers in the colourisation tutorial. That way you can adjust only the contrast of selected areas of the picture as needed. Experimenting with adding a 'motion blur' on the mask, in the direction of an uneven fade as you mention will also allow such masked contrast adjustments to fade out more gradually. J

[@joycebarker2288]

When they say scan a photo into,how does that happen.i just have some old damaged pics.

[@Victoria-bl4tw]

Can this Bedouin with Photoshop Elements?

[@jdjay18]

Hi how did you that eye you copied?

[@dericheradia8243]

it looks good

[@marlynbeebe5963]

Which version of Photoshop are you using?

[@emilynorman-murphy8398]

10:04 Sorry I have been stuck on this for ages; how did you fill that with black? ;-;

[@veshapidze]

Alt+Del

[@Raden253]

really helpful thanks a lot!

[@JBColourisation]

Thanks!! :)

[@jamie555red]

Hi, Do you know of any sites that I can download old, damaged images to work on?

[@rpallen58]

Thank you for that great tutorial. Tried using Adobe's tutorial included in the PS app, but learned much more by taking notes from yours. Great job.📸

[@davidlamothe7133]

very useful video. thank you.

[@ennatim479]

Hi i didn't understand about the rectangle color change why did you did it.

[@dedeecitra_1658]

thank you straight to the point

[@art_of_nata9851]

Ive been trying to follow the 4 min mark of this video sampling a piece of the photo to restore a face.