Photo Restoration

Bring your family history back to life …

Don’t let your family legacy fade away and decay.

Have you become the caretaker and keeper of your family’s photographic legacy? Do you have faded, torn or damaged photos that you wish you could have restored? Are there black and white or severely discolored photos that you would like colorized? I provide affordable, digital restoration and colorization for most damaged photos. Preserve your family’s visual history before it’s too late.

historical photo before photo restoration

historical photo after photo restoration

How photo restoration works.

I scan your images at a high resolution and then I heal tears, stains, wrinkles and discoloration. I then concentrate on increasing contrast and refreshing details that may have been lost due to fading or damage. The last step is the colorization of your images. Once all of this is complete I send you the digital file and you have the option to order prints of your image on high quality archival photo paper to help protect against future fading. The quality of the paper has a huge impact on how long your images will last, especially if you plan on displaying them in frames.

I’m not crying…. YOU’RE crying.

I don’t know if you understand how much this means to me….

Mom is the blond pushing her hair away. It’s one of my dad’s favorite photos of her. He had come back from Vietnam on an R&R and they spent time in Hawai’i before he had to go back.

~ Chauntelle

Basic Restoration ... $35 per image

Most images fall into this category. I will perform basic healing of damage, detail restoration and colorize your image if you like. You will receive high resolution digital images with the option to purchase high quality, archive quality prints to go with your new images.

Heavy Restoration ... $65 per image

Heavy healing of damage (rips, tears, stains) and more advanced contrast and detail restoration as well as colorization upon request. You will receive high resolution digital images with the option to purchase high quality, archive quality prints to go with your new images.

Bulk Restoration

For every three images you send me, I will restore a fourth free of charge as long as it’s not more than basic restoration / colorization.

Prints

Prints cost varies by print size. We can go as small as 4×4 and as big as resolution allows. There is a minimum print charge of $20.