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Restoration Services
The normal wear and tear of
everyday life can age photos to a point where they need
a touch up; this is where restoration comes into play.
Restoration is the process of restoring a photo to its
original state. While we might “airbrush” some
undesirable portions of a photo, in essence we are
restoring what was originally there.
For example a friend putting
together a family album gave me the picture below.
Plainly visible are the water stains, flaking, rips and
the yellow discoloration that commonly occurs with aging
photos. Its condition made it difficult to protect from
further damage and of lower quality than the rest of the
photos she had.
After the restoration we
reprinted the photo, making it a suitable, durable
addition to the family album.
Sometimes other tragedies
befall our photos. I had a client bring me a photo of
his parents that had been ripped apart when they
divorced. They didn’t like each other anymore but he
cherished his memories and wanted me to try to restore
the photo.
This kind of restoration can
take a very long time. Even though I was not creating
anything new, trying to fit anatomy back together
required a very precise ability to blend what was left
while maintaining the structure of what had been. He was
very pleased with the results.
The difference between
restoration and
re-imaging
is simple. Restoration is about maintaining the basic
elements of the original photos, and re-imaging is about
changing the basic elements and creating something
different in their place. An example of re-imaging is
below.
Before:
After:
Both processes require time,
patience, knowledge of structure light and shadow, not
to mention a bit of creativity.
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