Damien Symonds

Do this: https://www.damiensymonds.net/art_tscs000.html

Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. As I said, the success of restoration is entirely dependent on the quality of the scan. A normal home/office scanner doesn't cut it. Do you know if there is a professional scanning service near where your sister lives?

No, I mean do you have the actual physical photo? Are you holding it in your hand right now?

It says 300ppi right there. That's what you use. Crop your files to 5x7 inches at 300ppi, then save at level 10 quality as it says - NOT maximum. I wouldn't use the purple flower photo, because there's too much chance that it'll be out of gamut. Any or all of the other prints are fine.

The hell they are. NEVER send full original resolution files to print. Always crop them to the exact size and resolution you intend to print. What resolution does your lab ask for?

Yeah, go for it!

Yeah, don't worry about coating.

I wouldn't add any coating. Lustre should just be an option for the paper type?

I like 5x7s. And always lustre.

Can we talk about this in the Raw Class please?

No, the SOOR please. Raw edits done but no Photoshop work.

Bloody hell, I wish you'd asked me right away. May I see the SOOR?

We're not ready to talk about this yet. Please keep those Raw Class posts coming so we can get you into the second half.

What method did you use to change it?

Maybe this one then: https://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/03/softening-hard-shadows-method-1.html

This is fantastic. Definitely no need to move your temporary file location.

The 8GB of RAM is your problem. These days Brian recommends 32GB.

https://www.damiensymonds.net/thread1.html

It is possible, but it's really not a good idea. Are you asking because your internal hard drive is too full?

Hi @Bet, This kind of work lives or dies by the quality of the scan. Do you have the actual physical photo in your possession?

NO YOU CAN'T BLOODY EDIT AT NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, because your artificial lighting should be as bright as if the curtains were open.

Right, but if you compare your screen to your prints during the day when there's nice light in the room, how's the match?

Don't overcomplicate this. Does your room have windows?