Which software for restoring old photos?

I set the photo on the floor with the camera mounted overhead 90 degrees perpendicular to the photo. Two constant equal light sources on each side of the photo. I took a slightly larger image which I then then cropped and edited in PS.

duckster wrote in post #19263001
So, for example, do you place the photo on a table and take a picture from above?

I think it's personal preference and the equipment you have available. From a photographic perspective, it doesn't matter as a camera is not position sensitive. The only thing that is important is that the scanned surface is parallel to the sensor plane and centered. My own preference is to shoot horizontal as I find it easier to give the camera a firm base, I don't have to concern myself with lens creep, and it fits well on my desk. I do like to tether the camera and use the Canon Utilities as it's so much easier to pull a perfect focus and saves the step of having to download the image.