Tintype Photo Restoration Example 3: This was a challenging retoration.The original tintype photo, shown on the left above, dates from the early 1920's and has yellowed and darkened considerably with age. It is severly dented, scratched, stained and littered with cracks. Correction of this photo's problems took many hours of work and it was often difficult to differentiate defects like scratches and cracks from real photographic details. Despite these difficulties, I was generally pleased with the results. As a final step, the restored photo was selectively colorized to yield the image shown on the right. The gentleman in the photo is my grandfather, Herman Boggs. Note the chaps he is wearing and the pistol tucked into his belt. I remember when I was a kid, my grandfather telling me that he use to be a cowboy. At the time, I was sure he was joking with me, but now I'm not so sure. The identity of the woman in the photo is unknown, but may be one of my grandfathers many sisters.

Tintype Photo Restoration Example 3: This was a challenging retoration.The original tintype photo, shown on the left above, dates from the early 1920's and has yellowed and darkened considerably with age. It is severly dented, scratched, stained and littered with cracks. Correction of this photo's problems took many hours of work and it was often difficult to differentiate defects like scratches and cracks from real photographic details. Despite these difficulties, I was generally pleased with the results. As a final step, the restored photo was selectively colorized to yield the image shown on the right. The gentleman in the photo is my grandfather, Herman Boggs. Note the chaps he is wearing and the pistol tucked into his belt. I remember when I was a kid, my grandfather telling me that he use to be a cowboy. At the time, I was sure he was joking with me, but now I'm not so sure. The identity of the woman in the photo is unknown, but may be one of my grandfathers many sisters.