Digital Photo Restorations !

…and [her] hands shall restore their goods.

Job 20:10

I have certainly ‘come a long way, Baby’ since I timidly turned on my first laptop in 1998!  I have researched and ‘taught myself’ to do some amazing things and now with my Macbook and Photoshop Elements 10, I am constantly amazed at what I can accomplish!  I decided to share another aspect of my creativity here – some of the Many ‘Befores and Afters’ of Digital Restorations of Vintage Photos that I’ve worked on during the past few years – some for a former employer and some for current friends and clients.

*  This was an approximately 3” x 3” photo which had lots of old glue/water damage and was a bit worse for the wear through the years…

*  This was a photo printed on cardboard, which had then been roughly cut to fit into an oval frame…

     

 

  *  This was a small 2” x 3” photo, which had been cut and damaged with time…

 *  This photo had been folded and was faded and damaged…

*  This one was really faded and the client wanted it restored and colored to what she remembered her dress as being…

*  This is a 1920 Marriage Certificate that I recently restored for a client…

*  This photo was very faded…  I offered a finished photo in Black and White or Sepia -

*  This photo was quite faded and scratched…  I offered this in Black and White, Sepia and with or without the 'original' matting -

*  This photo was faded - and notice the ‘something’ (?) that was on the roof just above the woman’s head…  I offered it in Black and White or Sepia -

 
*  My client wanted her father isolated and removed from the group in the photo…

*  The emblem on the windshield needed to be 'removed' in this photo…

*  This photo was attached to a cardboard that was damaged through time – notice the corners…now fixed -

These are just a very few of the several hundred photos and items I’ve worked on in the past several years.  I scan the damaged photos, digitally restore them and then reprint them -   If you or someone you know would like me to work on restoring photos, please contact me and we can discus the details and possibilities!  I’d love to hear your thoughts on my work and I’d be happy to restore photos and items for you!