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The “Dust and Scratch” filter is more useful than you might think. You can use it to remove large amounts of damage from an image. We often think of the “dust and scratch” filter as being something that removes simple damage. Small dust and tiny flecks that pepper the surface of our images. The kind of dust that is often removed for us, by good negative scanners. Sure... Read More

I now have a new course live on Lynda.com – “How to recompose an old photo” One of the more challenging photo restoration tasks involves recomposing a photo: moving two people closer together, for example. In this project-based course, I show you how to do just that. After evaluating the task and planning the recomposition approach, I’ll show you how to use selections... Read More

Ghost cracks are the remains of cracks or tears that are still visible after they have been removed and repaired. Many of us try our hand at photo restoration, we all give it our best shot. Sometimes there are occasions where an image looks restored but you can still see where the old cracks were. This is a very quick video to show you how to avoid them. It is not long before you come across... Read More