Saturday, April 2, 2016

Things To Consider With Photo Restoration

By Thomas Murray


Many people will have collections of photographs in their homes. Many of these will be old family pictures whose condition has deteriorated over the years or been accidentally damaged. There are companies who specialize in photo restoration and they will bring your pictures back to life and in some cases they will be better than the originals.

There are a couple of options open to you when you are searching for a company to carry out restoration work on your photographs. There are shops in many high streets who will offer this service. The other place to look is online and there are a lot of firms available who can do the work for you at a reasonable price.

When you have selected the pictures that need attention you can take them into your local store or send them away to be worked on. The company will examine the pictures and contact you to explain what they plan to do and to give you a price. Pricing will depend on a few things such as how many pictures, what work needs doing and how many final prints you are ordering. If you have a lot of photos that need attention you may receive a discount.

The firms that do restorations can fix many problems with old or damaged pictures. Faded snaps can be brought back to life and also colors can be enhanced to make them as they were before. Tears and scratches can also be repaired in most cases and when returned to you the repairs will be invisible.

Many other services are offered by these companies and one of the most popular is to turn black and white photographs into color prints. Specialist software and printers are used to transform these old pictures into color and all of the detail will be enhanced. The original pictures will still be as they were and will be sent back to you when the work is completed.

When your old pictures have been restored the companies will send proof copies of the final images for you to approve. When you have approved the new copies they will be printed as hard copies or digital images will be transferred to disc or hard drive. It is always a good idea to get the digital copies as these can be used as backup copies. Many companies will keep copies of your pictures on file in case they are needed in the future.

If you cannot scan and email your images and have to ship them it is important to make sure they are insured for the journey. The pictures should be carefully packaged to avoid any damage in transit. Any instructions you need to give to the companies regarding the work should be sent with the photos or emailed to them before they start restoring.

When your new prints arrive it is essential that they are stored correctly in albums or boxed properly for storage. Prints should be kept out of direct sunlight and away from any damp areas such as attics and basements. If your images are digital you should make copies of these and store them on a flash drive or other external device in case you need to retrieve them in the future.




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