RESCUED-Precious but Damaged Baby Photo

Here it is again - one very damaged photo:

The repair and restoration process is now finished:Every time I work on a project like this I learn more.

New techniques, more control, a better eye.

A rewarding project for me - the rescue of a precious photo from my client's childhood.

At the two fundraisers I attended recently as a sponsor/vendor I was amazed at how many people, when they saw samples of my work restoring old photos, told me of old, damaged family photos they have at home that they didn't know what to do with, nor had they realized how well their photos could be restored. Talk about excitement! While in the past the bulk of my work has been custom-designed scrapbook layouts, at the moment there's been a big shift toward photo restoration.

So if you've got old and precious photos that are in sad shape, call me! Don't delay because the more time goes by the worse their condition will become. I'll scan them and repair and restore them. I can even add color if you like, or a sepia tint for that gorgeous vintage look. You'll get your originals back, unchanged, plus the restored versions as digital files, AND beautiful prints for your album or your wall.

Just click on the "Contact" button on the right-hand side of this blog and send me an email, or call toll-free anytime (866) 521-DIGI (3444).

Progress on Photo Repair and Restoration

Remember this?

I worked on it more today. It's been quite the challenge. I have been learning some new techniques now that I've upgraded to Photoshop CS3 and so it's been a bit slower than usual. But So. Much. FUN! I live for this stuff.

Here it is after today's work:

It's pretty much done but will leave it to "settle" for a day or two and then look at it again. I'm leaning a little toward thinking the eyes/forehead area may be a little too light....yet at the same time if I consider the highlights in the little girl's bangs, perhaps the lightness of the upper part of the face is due to the type of lighting the photographer used at the time. I'll decide for sure in a couple of days when I look at it again with fresh eyes.

I'm quite happy with the way this is turning out.
I hope my client will be happy, too!

Photo Repair and Restoration Project In Work

At the fundraiser on Saturday I met a number of people interested in having old, damaged photos repaired and restored. Here is the first project I have been working on today; a photo of my client as a little girl. A very precious photo, but it's taken quite the beating over the years:
It's painstaking work, and it's not done yet, but here is the result so far:
Better! Still have a ways to go, though, most of the work left to do is on the right side of the photo. It's so rewarding seeing this photo come back to life! I'll be working more on the contrast and tone of the photo as well as finishing the repair where cracks and tape residue have done their damage.

The restoration continues tomorrow. I'll post another version after I've made more progress.

Photos - Pairing up the Old & New

It's always fun to come across photos, like the two above, that so well illustrate family traits. The boys in these two pictures are cousins, but these pictures were taken 20 years apart. Yet, look how similar they are! Their knees and legs are the same, the way they stand when they first get out of a swimming pool, even the way their hair sticks up in the back.

They are obviously related!

Do you have photos like these, that were taken years apart, or of remote family members, that illustrate a family trait or similarity? I'd love to see them!