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Photograph Restoration-Old Faded Memories

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Photograph Restoration

Photograph restoration is satisfying work. I have been doing this for about 7 years now. Learn with every new restore something new. When I hear that I have saved a treasure for someone and how grateful they are, it makes all the hard work seem very simple.
Once you enter the world of restoration, the sky is the limit.
I began this service for my Mom who is highly interested in our family genealogy. She had many photographs that she had come across that were badly damaged.

From there I decided to help out some of her friends to whom just loved the service! I then wanted to help everyone get that same wonderful feeling that you get when a precious photo, feared lost forever, is restored to a condition that gives such a pleasure to look at!

From this to that

The photograph on the left measured 2x2. I scanned it at a 1200DPI and then restored it to print at a 5x7. The photo, which was a Polaroid, was carried in her husbands wallet for over 31 years. The restoration will be his Christmas gift.
Click on the photo to see a larger full view.

Most photographs can be repaired but its one of those things we don't generally think about.
Its unfortunate if we have photos we keep in a drawer because we don't like the backgrounds, or there are people in the photograph who aren't a part of the family or social circle. That's what is great about digital software, we can manipulate the photograph to look as we want to.
Feel free to ask me questions about your hidden photographs. Let see if we can bring them out of the drawer.

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Summary/Specialities

I use quality software including Adobe CS5, PSP Prox4, AKVIS, Portrait Pro, Silver Efex Pro 2, Topaz Labs, and more, that along with skill, talent and a bit of creative ingenuity I am able to bring old faded photographs back to life.
I also build websites for small businesses.

Northeast Kingdom Wildlife Adventures: A website I designed for a local Vermont hunting guide.
ManfredEye News and Opinions: A blog I built for a blogger in Indiana.
Grand Central Music: Website I designed for a couple of old college friends.
Tod Pronto Official Website: I designed for a local musician.
Tod Pronto Press Kit: I designed this to go along with his website for his promos.
Pronto Productionz: Tod also in interested in various other avenues. I designed this to show his Production skills.
Old Faded Memories: This I designed for myself to show my photograph restoration business.

Questions/Answers/Comments

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celeBritys4africA Oct 7, 2011 @ 1:27 pm | delete

A great idea for keeping the memories.

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bikerministry Oct 2, 2011 @ 9:06 am | delete

Great work here - love the way the lens is shaping up. Hope you enjoy Squidoo. I keep thinking of topics and can't write quick enough. Hang in there photobug.

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Close2Art Sep 30, 2011 @ 6:15 pm | delete

Neat lens, most of my old photos got damaged by them sticking to those plastic pages and trying to remove them took off the color, keep up the good work!...:)RWJR

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prosperity66 Sep 30, 2011 @ 8:12 am | delete

Great job on those photos!

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Katzeye Sep 30, 2011 @ 8:18 am | delete

Thank you! If you go to the site, just click on the photos 'from this to that' you can see the larger version, much clearer. I really love digital restoration and manipulation.