1. Observe the damaged or flawed parts of the photo, and look for possible enhancements in lighting and/or color.
2. Crop out any soiled, crinkled, or excess edges.
3. Use the clone tool to replace the damaged areas with a matching color or gray tone. If using the healing brush tool be sure to select the "replace" feature.
4. Adjust the brightness and contrast to desired levels.
5. Use the burn tool to darken or soften areas with blemishes that you wish to be less vivid. Also use the Burn tool to bring out any dark patterns or letters that may have faded.
6. Use the Dodge tool to enhance the subjects or people in the photograph. When working on faces, only use the dodge tool on the light areas of the face, not on the cast shadows, or you will lose a feeling of dimension. The burn tool can be used to darken any faded cast shadows on the face, which will increase contrast.
7. Review the photograph for smudges, curves, lines, or patterns of pixel grain that seem unnatural. Touch it up with the clone or blur tool if necessary.
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