Increase contrast in old photo

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I have an old photo with very little contrast; it is faded badly. How can I improve it?

With out seeing the photo I'm kind of guessing here, you can add contrast with the photo tool but depending on how badly the photo is faded you may need to do some reconstructive work. Is it possible for you to post the photo here? Then myself and others would have a better idea of how to help.

If it's really faded you can bring back details by cloning (Ctrl-K) the photo and apply Stained glass transparency.

Dear angelize and gnurf, thanks for your replies. I guess I should own up to the fact that it is not an old photo that has faded. It is a photo that I took of a charcoal drawing created by my grandson. However it is true that I'd like to increas the contrast. Are you still willing to help me? (photo attached)