Best way to restore old photos

[ljcrochet]

I have an old photo that I want to fix up.
Here is a link to a layout that I did the first time I scanned the photo in:
http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43819&cat=all&ppuser=1730

Any ideas on how to fix it up? Or should I just leave it alone.

[Barb Speck]

You didn't say what program you are using. If you are using CS2 play with the healing brushes and patch tool on the faces and see what happens.

[Susan Mc]

using PSCS, I went to HUE/SATURATION and desaturated the yellow, then the red. here's what I got. with a high resolution image, you should be able to clear up the blotches with the clone tool or paint brush.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/RRRSJM/Adam_s-great-grandparents.jpg

[Kim2002]

Do you like it the way it is? If not, there are a couple things I could recommend......(1) color correct it so their skin tones are less yellow, or (2) alter the overall image tone to black & white or sepia. You could also run a noise reduction filter on it to help soften up the crinkles in the image. Neat Image has a free trial one and there is also Imagenomic Noiseware which is much better, but it will cost ya.