Photo Alteration Gallery: Examples of Photo Alterations, Cutouts, Manipulations and Colorization of Photographs

Sometimes the best way to improve old photos is to add something or to remove something. A new background can also be substituted for the original.

Please click on the images below to see more detailed views and explanations of what was done in each particular case. And be sure to check out the fully-colorized sample (which is the last sample on the page).

Example of restoration with removal of one person

woman removed from original image and placed on new background; sepia toned

Central characters removed from group, placed on simple background, and changed to grayscale.

original snapshot with cluttered background

subjects cut out and placed on new background

subjects cut out and placed on a different background

Believe it or not, the picture at left is of a mother and her son. Although it may not be apparent from this picture, there is a 30-year difference in their ages. Click here to learn how the image was created.

image from original black-and-white negative

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