Old photo restoration help

My Mum has give me a couple of old photos that well, have certainly seen better days

I could do with a little help in having a go at some restoration on them, if anyone can help it would be appreciated

Its my long since passed grandparents and my Dad as a very young boy (who is currently quite ill in hospital) sorry the images arent any bigger

So, do you need them restored by a POTN member so that you have them on hand soon?

If so, any of us would need the full-size scan result available.

I would like to have a go myself, but would need some pointers (my PS skills are very limited)

Those are the full size scans, I may be able to scan them larger, but the photos themselves are only 2" x 1" (approx)

I scanned them at 300dpi and in Black & White, and they are as faded as the scans above

Ah, I see -- Small originals.

The book I have is Photoshop Restoration and Retouching, by Katrin Eismann.

My first restorations took several days.

hortonsl62 wrote in post #6380683
Ah, I see -- Small originals.

The book I have is Photoshop Restoration and Retouching, by Katrin Eismann.

My first restorations took several days.

This is THE BOOK to get on photo restoration. Some very simple techniques that give amazing results, and lots of examples. Highly recommended.

@sonic - best wishes for your father.

Sonic, if you haven't already done so, I recommend you also post here. Some really wise and helpful people there.

I took a stab at it.

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start with a higher res pic, doesn't matter if its going to be small, the bigger the better
quick 15 minutes (well 3 music tracks) worth

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Also - have a look at hortons162 smugmug page, listed in his signature line.

Im impressed, many thanks to those who edited

What were the steps you took to do the edits ?

Ive seen hortons smugmug page before, and it is very impressive

hortonsl62 wrote in post #6380683
Ah, I see -- Small originals.

The book I have is Photoshop Restoration and Retouching, by Katrin Eismann.

My first restorations took several days.

Whats the difference between this book and Photoshop CS3 Restoration and Retouching Bible by Mark Fitzgerald ?

^^ I don't know.

Thx for the compliment on the smug page.