Getty Images introduces restored archive photos
Ivan | Wed, 2010-08-25 21:09Yesterday, Getty Images announced the launch of Archive Photos from their Hulton Archive. I thought it would be interesting to see how difficult it is to restore these old images.
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After. Marilyn Monroe: Photo by Baron/Getty Images
I asked Getty send me a few before and after photos. Negatives are most often very badly damaged – cracked, chipped, or otherwise in very poor condition, and the restoration process is long and involved. Restoring a single damaged image can take weeks, but the end result – a rare image in nearly-perfect condition – is worth every minute of work.
Before.
After. 3422584: Photo by Keystone/Getty Images
Getty Images’ Hulton Archive is a truly global archival offering of defining moments, places and personalities - from the historical to the present-day. Home to more than 80 million images dating from 1860, the Getty Images Hulton Archive is a living history of the world’s most important people, places, and events – from Karl Marx to Kurt Cobain.
Before.
After. 2669879: Photo by Keystone/Getty Images
Before.
After. 3397509: Photo by Baron/Getty Images
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After. 102708994: American Blues Singer Robert Johnson and Johnny Shines Photo by Robert Johnson Estate/Getty Images
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Very nice photographs indeed. I'm wondering how on earth did they restored it. Maybe they photoshopped the dust on and then said it was a before image? :D
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If I could get a job restoring photos all day I would be a very happy man, it is one of my favourite photoshop pastimes. Very theraputic, and requires such attention to detail, I usually get lost in the photo, my quote for the job goes out of the window and can't leave until it's perfect.
So satisfying. It is the closest I get to painting in PS.
The fourth image 3397509 (before and after) is an amazing piece of work, I wouldn't know where to start with that...
The rest are quite 'simple' (eek) fixes and polishes (no real facial damage), but Getty have done an awesone job.
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Astonishing! Yeah, the last image is sick. I know PS well but that's incredible.
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Very Cool Ivan! I posted this over at Design.org.
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Great stuff, slick picks!
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