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I take photos of receipts for expense claims. This one is rather faded but I can make it out if I look carefully. I tried to adjust the levels in pixlr but didn't seem to help as there isn't much difference between the faded bits and the background dullness of the paper.

Any ideas for techniques to help?


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:04 am
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Hold it up in front of a street CCTV system then find your local CCTV operator and ask them to "enhance" it. That always works on TV.


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:07 am
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Of course, why didn't I think of that? Maybe because I need to not think of it for a while to pad out the episode?


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:07 am
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Send it in with the claim and bother if they have a problem?


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:08 am
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They already rejected it!


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:08 am
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Try lighting the original with a different hue of light - even putting some sort of colour filter over the light source.


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:08 am
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I take photos of receipts...

I take pictures of trains, but each to their own.


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:09 am
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Use contrast and levels.

Image - adjustments - levels / brightness & contrast

Start with contrast then drag the levels triangle thingies in. It won't look pretty, but you'll read it.

I look forward to the followup thread where you ask how to add a zero on the end.


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:12 am
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[url= http://www.fakereceipt.us/sales_receipt.php ]http://www.fakereceipt.us/sales_receipt.php[/url]


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:13 am
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Take a pic of it. Open in snapseed

Choose 'edit'. Play with ambience, brightness, highlghts, contrast and shadows

Save. Done.


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:20 am
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Shoot in RAW?


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:33 am
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Add a threshold layer in Photoshop?

It's hard to know without seeing the image....

Add a curves layer in PS, then try the 'white' dropper in curves on the paper & the 'black' dropper on the text...?


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:38 am
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can't you just go over it with a black pen??

Post up the picture (unless it's too embarrassing....)


 
Posted : 27/03/2017 11:40 am
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Posted : 27/03/2017 11:50 am

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