Scanning challenges come along once in a while and i wanted to share this one with you. How to scan a 49 inch painting. I was contacted by a client who wanted a scan of a painting. Not a photo but a scan! The painting was 49 x 39 inches and came in a 8 inch plaster frame. It was an un-backed canvas painting and the  subject was Admiral Vernon.  The task was set, how to scan a 49 inch painting. The plan. Being so large and still in its frame scanning it would require some thought. It was loaned out for the day under the supervision of the Royal Navy from Gunn Wharf Quays, Portsmouth. It... Read More

What is the process involved in photograph enlarging and how does it work? This post examines the ins and outs of one of one the fundamentals of image processing. Photograph enlarging is often requested in photo restoration. Old photos are often small and wallet sized. These battered and torn photos can be enlarged so we can see more but with that comes a few complications. Let us first look at the most important step of enlargement, scanning. Step 1 – Scanning To enlarge a photo the most important step is scanning. First we need to know how big we want the image to be printed. If... Read More

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 is done you’ll the need to know how to restore water damaged photos. This post will give you some tips and tricks on how to do just that. When your photos have suffered water damage it is easy to worry that they cannot be repaired. An instant reaction is to get angry and throw them out. Slow down and dont panic! some... Read More

Hi everyone. During the lull between blog posts there have been a few changes to the way your data is handled on the website. In a nutshell it is now safer than it has ever been. You may have noticed that the internet is encouraging websites to become fully secure so it is can become a much safer place to be. This meant any website that takes data from you through web forms and data input boxes, including small business like my photo restoration service. In between blog posts and with a lot of help I converted my website over to this secure web protocol. This means that you will see... Read More

It is quite frequent that Restoration of panorama school photos takes place here at photo restoration HQ.  They present many restoration challenges and many different types of damage. I came across this image the other day. I found it rolled up and not wanting to unroll that easily.  This is an excellent candidate for the restoration of panorama school photos It is an old school photo from Grosvenor High School, Shaftesbury.  Being rolled up for long periods of time causes them to stay in the rolled position and encouraging them to unroll is tricky. Luckily this one was not too stiff and... Read More