Photo Restoration
You may have old photographs of the family that are torn, faded or scratched. We
can reverse this damage. You may want us to change the background of a photograph,
remove people or objects, create a mount or recreate missing areas. Photo restoration
makes all of this is possible. Your original photograph remains unaltered and will
be returned to you unharmed.
At Digital History we take pride in restoring your old photographs so that they
can once again take centre stage in your photograph album. Photo restoration can
also be used to produce an enlarged copy of all or part of the picture.
As an example of what can be done look at the original image on the left. This is
an old photograph of some of my ancestors. The first stage is to clean the image
to bring out some of the detail that has been lost.
Once the image has been processed we can then carry out further enhancements, for
example we could create an enlargement of an area of the original photograph to
show a specific person.
We could also add frames or borders to a specific group of people extracted from
the original picture.
Photographic restoration varies from minor through to extensive and the various
levels of complexity are reflected in our price list. All prices include emailing
restored photographs back to you in a format of your choice (bmp, jpg or tiff) provided
that your email system can accept the file size. We can also supply your photographs
on CD.
On sight of your photographs we can provide you with a free quotation.
Once you have decided to go ahead we will scan your photographs to create a digital
image that can then be restored or manipulated. If you prefer not to entrust your
precious photographs to the post you may prefer to scan them yourself and send the
images to us by email or use our file upload facility.
If you intend to scan your photographs yourself remember that the quality of the
photo restoration possible depends on the quality of the original scanned image,
please check our scanning tips page first so that we can advise you of the best
settings to use. If you are still not sure then email us for advice. We are always
pleased to hear from you and share our experience.
All restored photographs are either printed on photographic paper, transferred to
CD or emailed to you. Prints are normally produced on standard 6"x4" photographic
paper but enlargements can be made up to A4 size provided the original scanned
image is of good enough quality.
The choice is yours. We will advise you throughout the process.
For details of how to get your old photographs to us please click
here.
Photographic Manipulation
As every customer’s needs are unique we are unable to provide a quotation
without analysing your photograph and discussing the work required with you.
All charges include return of your restored photographs by First Class Recorded
Delivery to UK mainland.
Please email us for advice or with your requirements. On sight of your photographs
we will provide you with a free quotation. If you decide not to go ahead we will
return your photographs to you by First Class Recorded Delivery to UK mainland,
free of charge.
Delivery
We will advise on delivery time once we have seen your photographs.
Copyright
Copyright is usually owned by the photographer. Please bear in mind that the general
rule concerning copyright is that it lasts for the lifetime of the photographer
plus 50 years. If you believe that your photograph was produced by a professional
photographer or photographic studio and comes within copyright law then written
permission must be granted by the photographer or studio before we can produce a
copy. We will not intentionally copy or reproduce any photograph which is known
to be protected by copyright.