The opportunities provided by skilled photo restoration and manipulation are vast. On a fundamental level, many photos can be restored to the extent that any visible damage is completely removed - whether caused by poor storage, ageing/deterioration, mis-handling, accidents or other misfortune.
The possibilities do not end there, however. It's also possible to improve upon what was originally present - correcting errors that were visible in the original image or removing objects and people, as if they had never been there. These are just some of the possibilities, and a longer list of options is provided below. If you are unsure whether or not something can be accomplished, please get in touch. You might be surprised by what's possible ...
Restoration
- Removal of dust, scratches, cracks, folds and creases
- Reconstructing fully torn, shredded and crumbled photos
- Restoring contrast, colour and saturation to faded photographs
- Colour correction and removal of colour casts
- Recreating partially or completely missing sections of photos
- Restoring flaked emulsion
- Removing stains, tape residue, mould and water damage
- Removing emblems, logos, stamps, handwriting and text
- Restoration or replacement of backgrounds
- Restoration of photos that have been stuck to clear plastic or glass
- Removal of surface or paper texture
Cosmetic
- Removing spots and blemishes
- Smoothing skin and removing wrinkles
- Reducing or removing shadows or reflectiveness of skin
- Adding or removing hair
- Adjusting skin tone and eye colour
- Adjusting body shape
Alteration
- Removal of people or items from a photo
- Adding/combining people or items from different photos
- Combining two or more photos
- Colourization of black & white or sepia photographs
- Converting colour photos to black & white or sepia
- Enlargement of small photos
If you require a service that is not listed here, please don't hesitate to ask.