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The
general rule with faded photos is that if you can see any detail,
it can be brought back. When a photo is faded to the point it
is completely "washed out" (no detail is visible) then
most likely it can not be brought back. This is an example of
a photo that faded, AND needed some color correction and other
restoration.
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  Spots
and cracks are repaired by copying other parts of the photo and
pasting over the damaged area. Occasionally we also airbrush and
redraw parts of the photo.
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 Torn
photos are repaired by copying other parts of the photo and pasting
over the damaged area. Occasionally, if a large area is missing,
as in this photo, we can cover it with an oval vignette to save
on cost.
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Color
Correction
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 Often
color photos from the 70's and 80's will shift color. In this
example, the photo shifted toward the blue & magenta color.
Other times it will be a shift toward the red or yellow. These
type of photos can be corrected as long as the color hasn't completely
faded away. A simple color correction can be as little as $10
and in more difficult cases up to the $50 range. Note: color correction
is not the same as colorizing. Color correction corrects color
that has shifted. Colorizing is adding color where there was no
color (i.e.. to black and white photos). Occasionally we do BOTH
color correction AND colorizing in the same photo.
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 Removing
red eye from a photo is usually just a minor touchup of $5-10.
It depends on how severe the red eye is and how many people in
the photo need this touchup.
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 Tin
types are usually very good photographs, but some common problems
they have are darkening, fading, rust-spotting and cracking. Restoration
of Tin Types can cost as little as a minor touchup, or as much as
a complex restoration. The example on the left is a complex restoration. |
