• High Resolution Scanning
• Direct Digital Photography
• Retouching and Restoration
• Fine Art Printing / Film Output
• Camera RAW Processing / CMYK pre-press
• Collection Archiving / Consulting
• Services and Rates

Retouching and Restoration:

Restoration: Time and exposure to the elements can take their toll on photographs, documents and artworks. Often fading and/or physical damage can render an image unusable. Fortunately, computer restoration and digital darkroom techniques offer us the chance to breathe new life into an image that might otherwise be lost. We have performed client restorations that range from simple color adjustments to extensive reconstruction. Our staff is dedicated to helping our customers preserve their images well into the future and proud of the fact that we have restored and digitally preserved many priceless photographs and important historical documents. Examples of typical restorations include cracked or ripped photographs, scratched negatives and slides, bleached or faded vintage prints, water damaged artworks, faded or color damaged transparencies, and mold damaged slides or photographs.

Retouching: Often, good images could be great images with a bit of retouching. Some examples include removing telephone poles, darkening down reflections, cleaning up pavement cracks, and any one of a variety of digital cosmetic techniques for portraits. We are literally at your service and can provide any form of computer retouching and/or alterations to your image. If you are unsure what might be possible, feel free to ask us for suggestions.

If you have an image that you think might be improved with a little digital magic or an old photograph or document that is in need of attention, please contact us for a free estimate.

Tracey Dawson-Green Historical Image Restoration - Grandparents Honeymoon view details >

Mark Shaw Photographic Archive Faded Color Transparency view details >

Northampton Mount Hermon School Historical Image Restoration - Track and Filed event view details >

Williamstown Art Conservation Center Water Damage - photo emulsion on canvas view details >

Stenglein Historical Image Restoration - Graduation Day view details >

Anonymous Faded Wedding Photo        view details >

Benefits:

Some of the many benefits of digital restoration include:

• Preserve photos on CD for future generations
• Restore valuable historical photographs
• Remove unwanted elements from photographs
• Archive and restore institutional records and documents
• Make extra copies of family photos to send to relatives
• Repair damaged family photos

Client: Anonymous

Project: Historical Image Restoration - Army Group Portrait

Workflow: The original print of this army troop had been rolled up for many years and was quite fragile. Our workflow included scanning the print in two pieces and digitally stitching them together. Next we carefully restored the image to its original look by using a variety of digital retouching techniques. We then met with the client and finalized the tonal and color qualities of the image on screen. Finally, we saved the archive or "digital negative" file and a low-resolution derivative file to CD and made a photographic print 20 inches wide.