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Make The Most of Your Restored Photograph – With a Framed Enlargement

People often think that when they have a photograph restored, the finished restored print will only be the same size as the original. It’s true that it can be, but what is often overlooked is that after a photograph has been digitally restored, the finished image can be printed virtually any size.  It can be printed smaller for a locket or a special frame and, more importantly, it can be enlarged to a size at which you can see the detail of the original photo.

Here’s an example…
Below is the print that I was given to work from, originally a good quality studio portrait and the only remaining print was this deteriorated one, which was about 4 inches x 3inches.
Compare the “before” print to the finished enlargement after I had restored the image and you can now see the original detail in all its glory….

If this was your grandma, what a great picture to frame and put on the wall for all to enjoy

 

Drawings, Documents, Artwork and Paintings Can All Be Restored!

Although photograph restoration is the most popular part of work that I carry out, I thought it worth mentioning that I also restore many other types of things that people have and that is deteriorating.  I recently restored a drawing that was made by my customer’s friend in the 70s and, over the years it had become torn, dog eared and generally looking very sorry for itself. The original also had a message from the artist on the reverse side. To reach the final result I scanned the original drawing and scanned the message. I then restored the drawing and superimposed the message on to the same image. I then made a enlargement print on archive paper and mounted this in a plain black wooden frame.
Here’s the before and after:

Do you have precious unique documents such as Birth Certificates, School Reports, Qualification Certificates, Death Certificates, Wills or any other documents that should be digitally preserved or shared with other members of the family? If you are creating your family album you could add images of important documents.

What about the children’s artwork?  Their wonderful creative drawings and paintings are nearly always done on the cheapest paper, the paint fades, they get crumpled up and torn. Save them now. I will scan them and then you’ll images you can print, put into photo books and share with the family

Do you have negatives of possibly precious photographs and lost the prints?
Do you have a collection of negatives and you’ve no idea what the images on them are of?

I can scan your negatives whether they are 35mm or 127, 126, 120 roll film and provide you with positive images as data files, which I can then restore if necessary or just print your favourites.

You may, like me, have a load of 35mm or 6cm slides from the 70’s and 80’s but no longer have a projector that works. Let me scan and improve the best ones so you can enjoy them again.  They are often really high quality and make great enlargements.

So don’t delay, look out those precious documents, drawings, artwork, negatives, slides and of course those fantastic old family photographs and let me restore them, repair them, retouch them so you and your family and friends can enjoy them forever.

 

 

Restoring Your Old Photographs – Your Family Tree Magazine Article

I was approached by Your Family Tree magazine, to write an article about restoring old photographs and photograph restoration and storage.

My article appeared in the May edition of Your Family Tree magazine which is on sale from 24rd April.

Your Family Tree is actually an excellent magazine and is packed with interesting and useful information relating to every aspect of genealogy and family trees for both beginners and more advanced studies.

Family Tree research has become very popular recently partly due to the Who Do You Think You Are TV series which is invariably fascinating and just about every person whose family tree is focussed upon uncovers startling facts about their ancestors.

When I see some of the old photographs they show I find myself twitching because I could make them look so much better!

Photographs are the best way of remembering and recording our families and photograph restoration and photograph retouching and editing makes it possible for present and future generations to have lasting, quality images of their families as well as the places they grew up and more.

The article I have written explains the importance and benefits of sorting through your photographs and preserving them and offers simple ways of storing, cataloguing, and repairing them yourself.

Click to see and read the full article >>> Restoring Your Old Photographs