IMPORTANT: Retouching and Enhancement includes the corrections described under Basic Restoration at no additional cost. However, if a higher level of restoration is required to produce a desirable image, we will notify you before proceeding.

HELPFUL TIPS: If possible, use an office copier to make a paper print of the photo. Mark the necessary changes and instructions on the paper print. Indicate the colors you want for specific items (especially hair, eyes, clothing, cars, houses, etc.). Circle items you want to keep and cross out items you want to delete. Or provide a detailed written description. We will use artistic license for common items unless you specify otherwise.

The most often sought modifications and reworking are shown in these examples. If you want something done that isn’t displayed here, it can probably be done. Contact us with your questions. We welcome challenges.

COLORIZING BLACK and WHITE PHOTO

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This photo was stored in a vinyl album sleeve for over 30 years. Vapors from the vinyl caused the colors to shift. An attempt to filter out the red shift revealed that there was also hidden mottling, which would have been very difficult to repair. Instead, we temporarily converted the image to black and white, then added hand tinting, with the help of the client’s memory. The result, according to the client, is “just like being there.”

Original (Left) Attempt to filter (Right)	Temporary black and white (Left) Hand colored result (Right)

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TIP: We recommend colorizing primary items only, focusing the viewer’s attention on them.

CONVERTING COLOR PHOTO (OR SEPIA PHOTO) TO BLACK AND WHITE

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Routine color photographs take on an all-new look when converted to black and white.

NOTE: This conversion is available with restorations at no extra cost.

APPLYING SEPIA TONE TO BLACK AND WHITE OR COLOR PHOTO

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NOTE: If your original photo is sepia toned, the restoration will be delivered in sepia tone at no extra charge.

COMBINING TWO OR MORE PHOTOS

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TIP: The two photos must be shot from the same basic perspective for this to work satisfactorily.

ADDING OR DELETING A PERSON OR THING

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TIP: We can help make an old photo represent your family’s present makeup by adding or deleting a person.

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This photo was modified as a remembrance at a memorial service.

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If someone you love has become a memory, here’s an idea for an unusual tribute. We can fade the image of that individual, while leaving the remainder of the photo unchanged, as shown in this example.

REMOVING SOMETHING FROM A FOREGROUND OR BACKGROUND

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This is a variation of Adding or Deleting a Person or Thing. Here, we removed the umbrellas, signs and fire hydrant from the foreground, and the overhead wires.

REPLACING A BACKGROUND

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The buggy was cut from the original photograph and pasted into another photo of an empty field.

TIP: We can create a digital artwork background, to your specification. Please email us your instructions and we’ll provide a quotation.