This process that cristy is speaking of it called 'cloning' and it is a facinating process in photo/graphic work. The man at the genealogy seminar I mentioned before did this and it is a very impressive process as he walked us thru that part of the program. My son does this and is teaching me how to do it as there are graphics I wish to work with that this process is great at. Once I learn to use it in graphics I will then experiment with photos that I have around of my children yrs ago that have cracks in them. I also have some old photos of AZ taken at the turn of the century (1900) and some need repair in this fashion. Old photos of things that are no longer in the backcountry like an AZ covered bridge, a resturant on Apache Trail to Canyon Lake in the early yrs. of dirt road travel there. Well, did not aim to get off the subject. I have found the readings on "Fair Use" very interesting and of benifit to me. Thanks everyone that is participating in that discussion. Beej In a message dated 12/12/05 9:01:07 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: An online friend whom is a photographer did fix a few for me as you mentioned, he removed someone out of a photo and had to fill in background, looked great, removed a large discoloration on a person, and fixed some rips in a few photos on people. I have a pic or two with rips in the face that I cant fix and I tried using my photo LE program , old program to fix it , did not work so well. I cant always call on him so would like to get a better program and experiment myself. cia, cristy (http://siggiez.com/countdownz/ch/index2.cgi)

The software program, "Photoshop" will do all of the things that you want to do with your old pictures, however; that being said, the program is very complicated as well as expensive, but if you want to invest the time and the money it will serve you well. Ben Johnson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 4:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VAROOTS] Re: Retouching/repair of old photos This process that cristy is speaking of it called 'cloning' and it is a facinating process in photo/graphic work. The man at the genealogy seminar I mentioned before did this and it is a very impressive process as he walked us thru that part of the program. My son does this and is teaching me how to do it as there are graphics I wish to work with that this process is great at. Once I learn to use it in graphics I will then experiment with photos that I have around of my children yrs ago that have cracks in them. I also have some old photos of AZ taken at the turn of the century (1900) and some need repair in this fashion. Old photos of things that are no longer in the backcountry like an AZ covered bridge, a resturant on Apache Trail to Canyon Lake in the early yrs. of dirt road travel there. Well, did not aim to get off the subject. I have found the readings on "Fair Use" very interesting and of benifit to me. Thanks everyone that is participating in that discussion. Beej In a message dated 12/12/05 9:01:07 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: An online friend whom is a photographer did fix a few for me as you mentioned, he removed someone out of a photo and had to fill in background, looked great, removed a large discoloration on a person, and fixed some rips in a few photos on people. I have a pic or two with rips in the face that I cant fix and I tried using my photo LE program , old program to fix it , did not work so well. I cant always call on him so would like to get a better program and experiment myself. cia, cristy (http://siggiez.com/countdownz/ch/index2.cgi) ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/199 - Release Date: 12/13/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/199 - Release Date: 12/13/2005