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How to restore water damaged photos
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...
A safer photo restoration website
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...
Restoration of panorama school photos
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...
Royal Flying Corps Egypt rare insight into Desert accidents
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...
Colour references and accuracy when colouring old photos
When colouring any photo we must use research to ensure what colours you add are accurate and in keeping with the period, location and time of year. Colour references and accuracy when colouring old photos is an essential part of a successful project. In a railway...
Conserving old photos using expert preservationists
Conservation is different from digital restoration. Conserving old photos and conservation is the stabilization and preservation of existing photos or documents, to prevent further damage and slow or halt the degradation process. With conserving old photos is it...
One man’s story – WW1 letter dated April 4th 1915 Verdun, France
WW1 had umpteen stories to be told about individuals who fought and contributed to the war, this is one story of Pierre Rivet, WW1 letter dated April 4th 1915 Verdun, France. It was translated from a French letter and photo from europeana.eu I want to highlight that...
Photo restoration course fixing stained colour and damage
Want to learn the photo restoration craft? My new in-depth course should help you. The course "Photo restoration course fixing stained colour and damage" is now live. Some of the transcript and introduction are below so you can get a feel for what is involved. "Old...
Early photos from the London to Brighton cycle ride 1920’s
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...
Processing RAW photos for different moods
RAW - a format used by many digital camera manufacturers to capture a "digital negative". The RAW contains all the information for the image to be processed into a usable format like JPEG. The beauty of the RAW is that you can...
Drone photography, what a drone!
I love aerial photos and drone photography. They offer a unique perspective on life. Clearly, the self-levelling gimbals and stabilization helps produce stunning photos from drones. Everywhere I look there are perfect, pin sharp photos in super high definition. My...
10 Amazing Photo Restorations
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...