Restoration · Colourisation · Colour correction

Restoration of black-and-white and colour photographs

I restore old, damaged and faded photographs, bringing back their detail, colour and natural look. I can also enhance photographs and enlarge them without loss of quality.

16 before-and-after examples below

A stamp and cracks across a portrait — After
A stamp and cracks across a portrait — Before
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Time works against a photograph

I remove cracks, creases, stains, scratches and other signs of age, rebuild lost fragments and faces, and improve the overall quality of the image. An old photograph can become a beautiful picture again — for the family archive, for printing, as a gift or for a memorial.

Throughout, I preserve what made the photograph worth keeping: the character of a face, the mood of the picture, the spirit of a vanished era. The restored file stays with you — to look at, to print, to pass on.

For me, restoration is a craft, not a mechanical job. Every photograph is somebody’s story, and my task is to keep that story from being cut short.

What restoration covers

  • Removing scratches, creases, stains and cracks
  • Rebuilding lost fragments and torn-off corners
  • Careful retouching of faces and fine detail
  • Removing paper texture and grain
  • Reducing blur and noise, adjusting sharpness
  • Recovering colour and saturation
  • Adjusting brightness and contrast
  • Increasing resolution without losing quality
  • Redrawing and sharpening facial detail
  • Correcting perspective distortion

My work

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A portrait recovered from a memorial — After
A portrait recovered from a memorial — Before
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A torn and faded colour photograph — After
A torn and faded colour photograph — Before
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Cracks and a crease through the whole frame — After
Cracks and a crease through the whole frame — Before
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A faded black-and-white portrait, colourised — After
A faded black-and-white portrait, colourised — Before
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Torn edges, a lost background, a felt-tip mark — After
Torn edges, a lost background, a felt-tip mark — Before
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A holiday photograph that has turned red — After
A holiday photograph that has turned red — Before
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A yellowed, cracked photograph — After
A yellowed, cracked photograph — Before
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A faded archive photograph from 1940 — After
A faded archive photograph from 1940 — Before
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A hand-tinted portrait: colour and detail — After
A hand-tinted portrait: colour and detail — Before
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A family portrait: stains, pen marks, a torn-off corner — After
A family portrait: stains, pen marks, a torn-off corner — Before
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Stains across the faces — After
Stains across the faces — Before
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A blurred portrait: sharpness and a clean background — After
A blurred portrait: sharpness and a clean background — Before
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A blurred photograph with a shadow and a crease — After
A blurred photograph with a shadow and a crease — Before
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A stamp and cracks across a portrait — After
A stamp and cracks across a portrait — Before
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A blurred double portrait — After
A blurred double portrait — Before
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A childhood photograph covered in stains — After
A childhood photograph covered in stains — Before
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How I work

Four steps.

  1. 01

    Request

    Fill in the form: attach the photographs and describe what needs doing.

  2. 02

    Quote

    The price depends on the condition of the photograph and the amount of work, so I can only name it once I have seen the photographs. I will email you the price and timescale.

  3. 03

    The work

    Once everything is agreed, I start work.

  4. 04

    Review

    I send you the result. If anything needs changing, I make the corrections.

How to send a photograph

The quality of the source file affects both the result and the price. A couple of minutes spent following these tips can save hours of work.

How to photograph a print properly
  • Shoot in daylight and turn the flash off.
  • Hold the phone directly above the photograph: the camera should look straight down at it, not at an angle.
  • The whole photograph should fit in the frame.
  • Make sure no shadows or glare fall on the photograph.
  • Wipe your phone’s camera lens before shooting — even a little dirt can noticeably reduce sharpness.

The better the source image, the more detail I will be able to preserve during restoration.

How to scan a print properly
  • First, gently remove dust from the print with a soft, dry cloth.
  • Scan in colour mode, even if the photograph is black and white.
  • Turn off every filter and any automatic colour correction on the scanner.
  • Press the lid down firmly, or light will leak in at the edges.
  • Use at least 600 dpi. For small prints, 5×7 cm and under, use 1200 dpi.
  • Save without compression: PNG, TIFF, PSD — or JPG at maximum quality.

Request a quote

Attach the photographs and describe what you would like done.

You can also send your photographs by email:

imgrestore@yandex.ru

In your email, say what you would like done. I will reply with the price and how long the work will take.

The quote will be sent to this address

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