Traditionally, photo restoration was done by airbrush technique. What is an airbrush? It is a mechanical brush that uses no bristles to apply the paint. Instead, compressed air is forced through a fine nozzle to break up the paint into an ultra fine mist. Today many restorations are being done by computer. When we complete your restoration, we provide you with a photographic print. In addition, for an extra charge we can enlarge and print the restoration on acid free, fiber paper.

Restorations are not exclusively used to repair damaged photographs. Restorations can clear up a bad complexion or straighten out loose hair ends in a portrait. In fact, you can even replace some missing teeth in a young child for a lot less than a visit to your dentist. Through the magic of computer technology, we are now able to take this worn and tattered photograph on the left and reconstruct it to make it look like it might have looked many years ago.

Many black & white prints can be made more interesting and attractive by toning or changing the color of the existing image. It is a means of creating moods and impressions in a picture. We often see older photographs that have a brown or yellowish-brown color and think that this was the way older photographs were made. Unfortunately, in most cases this is not true and the yellow-brown tones are signs of deterioration. These colors are what we perceive to be the natural color of older photographs because we see so many photographs today that are deteriorating. As you can see, there are two major benefits from sepia toning. The new photograph is made to look more like those from the mid to late 19th century while it significantly increases the life of the photograph.