I've been working on uniting written "stories" from my husband's grandparents with all the photos scanned at his aunts' homes. These priceless photos and documents give life to the words of these relatives. It's been quite a project, to put it mildly. While scanning, we came upon this wonderful photo of a family member who played a key role in bringing my husband's German grandparents to America.
This original photo was printed on a textured paper. In order to gain a better look on her face, the little "cracks and creases" were mostly removed (smoothed over) in the digital image. Details in the clothing show up better now that the same smoothing process was applied to much of her outfit. When restoring your photos printed on textured paper, you may choose to "blur" segments or leave the texture. The latter choice means your restored image retains more of its historical value. Sometimes scanning at a higher resolution (in order to have more pixels to make "repairs") means you enhance the texture a bit, but that can be overcome with various tools and techniques of restoration.
