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Colouring an old wedding photo . A few days ago Barrie Warby contacted me with a plea to help him fix up his mothers photo. Unfortunately it was stuck to glass and heavily faded. He posted me his prized photo, carefully wrapped, still in the frame, glass and all! The restoration... Read More

An example of photo restoration For more on hand colouring and see our photograph colouring tutorial The above image created a few restoration challenges… Even the tones to allow the colour to “stick” Reduce the texture and grain from 1 Adding a texture to the... Read More

Photos that I restore the most are be those that have faded. Simple fades are simple to correct. Just a quick adjustment of the levels or a quick burn in with dodge and burn tools. Complex fades like the one below are not so simple. This image could not be colour corrected by... Read More

Restoring a colour faded photo can be a tricky task , especially if it is like this photo with heavy banding. This Hawker Hunter Mk 6A caught in mid flight will be restored with great care and re-coloured and reproduced to 29 inches wide. Read More

A customer of mine recently sent me this photo. As you can see it is faded heavily in the middle due to sun exposure It’s always sad to see your photos face in this way but all is not lost. The first task was to see if I could recover any colour at the scanning stage. This... Read More