06-29-2020, 07:25 PM
I have a large pile of color slides, most taken 45-50 years ago, on either Ektachrome or Fujichrome.
although they've been stored in boxes that keep them in the dark, the colors of many have faded, the amount seems rather variable. (there is also a good bit of dust/dirt, that I'm not going to mess with unless I can also improve the image's colors to something closer to original.)
I'm looking for ways t try to return at least some of the vitality they had when new, but am sufficiently ignorant of complex photo processing that I haven't a clue where to start.
I've tried messing with curves, contrast, hue/ etc but can't get anything I like the looks of.
Can any of you suggest things I could (learn to) do to retain at least some of the original verve?
I'm attaching an example of one of the slides.
Fredex
although they've been stored in boxes that keep them in the dark, the colors of many have faded, the amount seems rather variable. (there is also a good bit of dust/dirt, that I'm not going to mess with unless I can also improve the image's colors to something closer to original.)
I'm looking for ways t try to return at least some of the vitality they had when new, but am sufficiently ignorant of complex photo processing that I haven't a clue where to start.
I've tried messing with curves, contrast, hue/ etc but can't get anything I like the looks of.
Can any of you suggest things I could (learn to) do to retain at least some of the original verve?
I'm attaching an example of one of the slides.
Fredex