I got a call from a client who wanted their mouldy wedding photos restored. I didn’t know they were mouldy but only “water damaged”. When the UPS box arrived I opened it up and unpacked the album to a cloud of green mould. No joke! I rushed outside...
If exposed to floods you’ll need to know how to restore water damaged photos, to save your precious photographic memories. In the event your house has been exposed to a flood or water disaster there are things you can do to help stop the water damage. After this...
This post looks at the Royal Flying Corps Egypt rare insight into Desert accidents. Life at the Royal Flying Corps Egypt training schools would have been close to the edge, on the ground or in the air, where everyone would have given their all. A grandfather of a...
The London to Brighton is a historic cycle race well known today. The race was made official in 1976. Its beginnings date back to February 17th 1869. Information surrounding the event is quite scarce and not easy to find. What I have learned I have written below. The...
Over the last 10 years, I have seen all kinds of damaged images and performed some particularly tricky restorations. This post is a roundup of my favourite 10 Amazing Photo Restorations over the last 10 years. Some, with great back stories, some that just have...
One of my customers reached out to me and wanted a WW1 Biplane Fighter Pilot Restoration of his late grandfather from WW1 . “I know little about my grandfather and any relatives who might have known something are long gone. One of the men in the picture is my...
The process of photo restoration start to finish, has many steps. The process of photo restoration start to finish, has many steps. All of those steps are covered on this blog but not all in one place. Let us take a look to get you started and on the right path to a...
So old and damaged I nearly turned the job down. In fact, other companies had done so! Sometimes I take a look at a photo my initial thoughts are, “no way I am not fixing that”. This was one of those images. It had been with the client some time and was...
Restoring hair in old photos is something you will come across a lot. The tops of heads go missing due to damage, from water or wear and tear and so does the hair. This post is a quick look at how best to restore it. Depending on the severity of the damage and the...
Smaller photos can sometimes hold more detail than larger ones, they are by no means inferior and you should consider them for enlargements. Have you ever seen those small photos around 3×2 inches? Tiny prints that are probably found in an old album. They would...
Top 5 photo restoration mistakes More a list of where to improve and where not to tread if you can help it. We are always learning after all. Background replacement Don’t! Only do this as a last resort. Do not replace the background because its easier and you...
This is more a discussion so feel free to give your opinions if you wish… You have a constant stream of work to get through. You can either create tons of layers and layered processes “in case” you need to go back and change anything, or you can work...
