Photo Restoration

My uncle gave me a copy of an old-old family photo that I think is simply darling. He had given me this photo in the hopes of me being able to shed some light on the small little cherub in the middle... The photo is of my dad and his two brothers when they were little. Toy guns drawn, cowboy hats in place... what a cute photo. I have been trying repeatedly to bring out the detail in the photo with absolutely no success. It is pretty hard going when you don't know what your doing! Until now. It just all seemed to come together in one fell swoop! Below you can see the darkness of the original now watermarked photo.

Here is the after with the photo restoration that I did. *watermarked photo* I have this one in a sepia tone but it easily converts to black and white....

 Which is what I did to create this 5 x7 photo canvas....

I am really pleased with the results and so glad to finally see the little smiling face of the tiniest boy in the photo.

big hugs,