Photo Rescuer - Restoration & Retouching Service

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Hand Colored Photographs

This is a studio photograph taken sometime between 1907 and 1910. The photograph is in good shape with only a few spots, stains,and some fading. The following restoration steps were taken:

Removed stains and other marks
Hand-colored the photograph
Enhanced the face
Sharpened the image
Replaced the background and created a vignette with a simulated walnut frame

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This is a portrait taken around 1940. The photograph is in pretty good shape except for the background. Per the Customer's request we did the following:

Removed fading
Adjusted overall tone and contrast
Hand-colored the photograph to the specifications of the Customer
Smoothed out the coarseness in the face
Replaced the background

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What a great old photograph of children and their dog on a porch! This picture is from Vikki Hansen at RetouchPro.com. This photograph had numerous stains, including on two of the faces. This photograph was also significantly discolored and faded. We restored this gem by:

Removing all stains throughout the picture, including faces, clothing, and siding.
Removing all writing on the picture.
Restoring detail to all the faces (and dog).
Opening up the shadows, highlights and midtones.
Hand colorizing the picture
Sharpening the picture.