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Restored old photos can help with pain
Looking at restored old photos can help with pain and migraine say, scientists. Nostalgia triggers a reduction of activity in the pain control centre of the brain! Feeling nostalgic and leafing through old photo albums is good for you. Scientists who published...
Best photo restoration service award 2nd year running
Hi everyone, I have some amazing news!. Image-Restore is honoured to receive the award "The Best Photo Restoration service of the year 2021 - 2022 for Central England." presented by Prestige Awards, this is the 2nd year running we have won an award! The ethos of...
Harry Haddock Clyde FC photo restoration
Harry Haddock was a professional footballer in the 1950's for Clyde Football Club. He married in Helen in 1952, below is a photo from that event! The photo restoration was straightforward enough with facial reconstruction and some brightening up. More interesting...
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....
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 2021-2022 Central England - Best Photo Restoration Service as presented by Prestige Awards (read story here)... Last year Image-Restore won the 2020 winner of the...
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. The photo restoration services we offer are anything in digital form. If it can be made digital with a good crisp, high-resolution scan, it can be restored...
COVID-19 Update – Get busy!
UPDATED: For Dec 2022 Please note, I can now accept scans of your originals by email or posted photos. Drop-offs and pick-ups are possible by pre-arrangement with a doorstep service, but no in-house visits. We are also still using masks for your safety. This helps us...
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...