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17 amazing photo restoration samples
This post shows 17 amazing photo restoration samples for the last year. 2020 through 2021 has been a tough year for us all. I was able to offer some restored memories to many of you and add some cheer! I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I did restoring them.If...
How to scan old printed photos with your smartphone so they are easier to digitally restore
While I always recommend using a flatbed scanner rather than a mobile phone to capture prints for restoration, that might not be an option for you. A flatbed scanner is better because it is a real scanner, it will create a perfectly lit, flat, sharp, detailed image...
Award winning photo restoration service
Image-Restore is honoured to be an award winning photo restoration service. Image-Restore won the 2020 winner of the CorporateLiveWire Prestige Awards.! Photo Restoration Service of the Year for Southern England! A short while ago, I was put forward for the Small...
Magazine cover photo restoration
Unusual magazine cover photo restoration. How was it restored? This magazine cover photo restoration project was emailed to me. It was from a customer of mine and featured her parents in their early 20's. It was a mock studio magazine cover. As you can see water had...
How much does photo restoration cost?
Photos start life fresh out of the lab or printer, from here their journey is unknown. Usually found displayed proudly above the fireplace but can be lost in a damp basement. Perhaps stuffed in a wallet or hidden behind a chimney breast for 100 years! A photo...
Photo Restoration Services
What Photo Restoration Services do you provide and what does it mean? Photo Restoration services covered. I define my photo restoration services as "the restoration of a photo in digital form". If it can be made digital with a good crisp, high-resolution scan, it...
COVID-19 Update – Get busy!
UPDATED: For March 2021 Lockdown Please note that as we continue to social distance due to COVID-19, I can only accept scans of your originals by email or posted photos and prearranged drop-offs, no in-house visits due to the Corona Virus. This helps us all stay safe...
SpyderX Pro review, a monitor colour calibration tool
Rteview of the SpyderX Pro Monitor Colour Calibration Tool, how easy is it to install and use the Spyderx? I take a look to see if calibration is worth the investment. NOTE: This unit was given to me to perform this review. It is an unbiased review and opinions of the...
Photo restoration – 10 reasons why you need one
Have you looked at your old photos? Are they old and torn? do they make you sad? Let us look at some photo restorations and 10 reasons why you need one. 1. Feel good At the end of the year, hundreds of you get photos restored for presents and what a great gift idea...
Sun faded photo restoration
Do you have sun faded photos in need of restoration? beach photos? or holiday photos? It can be distressing to see them fade away. Left in the sun on mantelpiece those damaging UV rays can eat away at the dyes in the image causing fading. You can get your sun faded...
Why this photo is not what it seems
What is strange about this photo? What do we know about and why is it not what it seems? I found this image at a car boot sale. What a great photo such grandeur and that hair it looks like it is his and not a wig! Just amazing. I coloured it for this blog post. What...
Ypres Ambient Image
The 100th Anniversary of the 3rd Battle of Ypres also known as Passchendaele occurred in 2017. Every year on 11 of November we remember the end of the war and on the second Sunday, Remembrance Sunday we give thought to those who were lost in the conflict. This image...