I love this photo of my uncle! This is another portrait taken by his grandmother, my great-grandmother, Hope Estelle Maffit. I also display this photo during December. The original was cut into this strange shape before it came to me. It has a piece of cardboard attached at the back to serve as a stand. You can see a bit of it peeking out from behind. I spent a little time editing to make it appear as a full image once again.
Here is the original scan:
Do you have any photos that could use a little editing love? What programs have you tried? I’m a PhotoShop purist.
Happy Thursday, I hope you are enjoying the December festivities!
I love this! I may share it to my Facebook page for vintage stuff (Val’s Vintage Potpourri.)
I think you probably already know what I do with photos, from my blog… but, er… yeah, I’m always editing them and more. My preference is PhotoShop Elements. (PSE) I can’t afford the ‘full’ Photoshop and PSE does me fine.
Thank you, Val. I lucked out and got a version of PhotoShop from a family member employee. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have it either. 🙂
I don’t know who is cuter—the baby or the kitten. I find both irresistible! Just a lovely, lovely photo.
Thank you, Amy. I love it. 🙂
It is a gorgeous photo, and so much better after your editing.
I have recently “hired” the boy child to restore and repair all our family photos. He’s worked in a photo studio and is so quick and efficient with PhotoShop. I know I should probably learn to use it, but have a bunch of apps on my iPad that work for general photo editing, and it’s hard to justify learning something new when I have so many other calls on my time (and an “on-tap” pro in my son) 🙂
Thank you, Su. I think it’s a great way to get the boy child involved! If you need to learn it down the road, you can. 😉
What a wonderful photo! I’ve heard different things about Photoshop and would love to be able to use it but it’s so expensive! I do wish I had someone around, though, who could fix up some of my old photos! 😀
It IS so expensive. I lucked out and got a copy because of a family member employee. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have it either. 😉
Very adorable. You did a great job photo editing. I don’t have the skills for that kind of thing!
Thank you, Luanne! There is something kind of soothing about editing a photo. It’s the same satisfaction a lot of people get from cleaning that I do not. Haha! 😉
I do not understand those people who feel good from cleaning! It is a necessary chore. Period! So many other things I would rather do!
Right?! When we were college students, my husband and I lived with a wealthy, widower who was in his 90s. We took care of him, shopped for him, cooked for him, etc. His wife had a little trinket on the kitchen windowsill (that he did not move after her death) that said “An immaculate home is the sign of a misspent life!” So true. 🙂
Oh, what a wonderful living arrangement! He was so blessed to have you two in his life!
Thank you, Luanne! We loved it. We were so sad when he passed away.
I can imagine that you felt very close to him.
We really did. It was so hard to leave.
The picture is priceless. Your uncle was adorable.
Thank you, Sheryl! 🙂