PHOTO RESTORATION

Photo restoration

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Occasionally we come across a job that is extremely labor intensive. Since we want the best possible results, we might take a little longer on some projects. Our prices are still competitive, in fact much lower than some we've seen. The photographs here are restored, or at the very least partially restored, to give an indication of the type of work I refer to. For instance, the damage on the yard photo from 1968, was originally as bad as the damage on the fraternity photo just below it. To avoid spending many hours on the project, the photo was cropped and the remainder digitally cleaned. These photos can take anywhere between three and twenty-five hours to restore, depending on the end use.

Ewing women, faded, late 1800s Snapshot, water & mold damage, 1968

Rochester, NY Gaslight Village, Lake George, NY

Snapshot, water & mold damage with fine white lines throughout, 1969

Student at Monmouth College, now University, Long Branch, NJ

The old Gaslight Village amusement park, Lake George NY, 1968

Mold damaged photo after cleaning, center shows background before cleaning, & fully restored photo

Portrait, heavy water, mold & grime damage, with cracks & bending, peeling, bubbling and strong discoloration. This particular job was a challenge since we were asked to stay within set budget parameters. As the finished photo shows, we were still able to bring vibrancy back to this picture. Paper on board, 5" x 7", year unknown.

Snapshot, mold damage, TKE, c. 1968 Easter, Levittown PA, 1955 Easter 1954, detail

Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity brother mold covered 35 mm Slide

Quick Fix detail Easter 1954, Quick Fix Easter 1954, hand cleaned

Severely yellowed and faded snapshot, circa 1952

The surface was finely cracked and the dyes had begun separating

Another discolored, faded snapshot, circa 1960s

Original 1.5"x2.5" torn snapshot enlarged, color enhanced, slightly straightened and rebuilt

Two New Orleans cabinet cards damaged by the flood waters caused by hurricane Katrina

Another New Orleans cabinet card, with embedded grime and mold

RB, 1896, orig Face detail Pillar Baluster detail RB, 1896 restored

Photograph of Roy Baillie taken 24 December, Christmas Eve, 1896

Glass Photographic Plate, James Glancey, early 20th century

New construction on Farnsworth Ave, Bordentown NJ

Glass Photographic Plate, James Glancey, early 20th century

A Bordentown, NJ family. Courtesy F. J. Glancey

Glass Plate, James Glancey, early 20th century, Mrs. Glancey at Niagara Falls

Glass Photographic Plate, James Glancey, Bordentown NJ construction, early 20th century

Glass Plate, early 20th century, self-portrait James Glancey with friends

Glass Photographic Plate, James Glancey, early 20th century, St. Mary's Basketball Champs

Bordentown, New Jersey

HATS! Three Edwardian Ladies and a young girl

Glass Photographic Plate, James Glancey Studio, early 20th century

Glass Plate, James Glancey, Bordentown NJ RR Trestle over Crosswicks Creek. An example of a broken and heavily damaged plate with repairs and variations shown below.

Glass Plate, James Glancey, early 20th century, child in lacy nightgown

Glass Plate, James Glancey, blurring caused by movement; arm, mouth rebuilt

William Wallace Ewing, Ladies' Man, The Gay Nineties

In some of our images the extent of damage isn't evident at this size and resolution. For example, in the June 1964 photo, it's almost impossible to tell that the entire surface of the Polaroid was covered in fine white paint speckles that were necessary to remove digitally by hand. The Easter 1954 slide had the same problem, but it was years of grime rather than paint that speckled the surface of the picture. The 1968 images suffered water and mold damage after a fire in an apartment on the floor above, and the color had faded and yellowed as old color snapshots often do. We did full restorations in order to preserve the quality of each individual's features, never evident even when the photos were new. Quick fixes are "okay" and if that's all you want done, that's fine. For us, the photo loses far too much detail and sharpness in features and other areas with this type of repair. As always, budget limitations are taken into consideration.

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