Photo Retouch and Restoration

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Inconvenient, cluttered or distracting backgrounds removed and replaced. Some foregraound objects are more difficult than others to isolate, so please send us a copy of your image for a quotation.

Original Image (photo ©2010 by Kathy Divers)	Background Replaced, Gown Brightened

Basic restoration includes contrast and color/tone adjustment and correction, minor spot removal and crack repair. Charges range from $10-$40 Please send a copy of your image for a quotation.

Original Image	Restoration

Moderate repair includes Basic Restorastion plus detailed spot, scratch and crack repair and minor reconstruction of missing parts. Moderate Repairs range from $50-$100 Please send a copy of your image for a precise quotation.

Original Image	Restoration

 

Original Image	Restoration

 

Major reconstruction and repair consists of all services needed to reconstruct your image, regardless of condition. Major Reconstruction and Repairs start at $100. Please send a copy of your image for an exact quote.

The image was physically peeling from this quarter sized, turn-of-the-century Photo Button.
Original Image	Restoration

Faded colors restored, tone, contrast and color shifts corrected. Black and White images colorized.

Color Correction and Restoration starts at $10. Please send a copy of your image for an exact quote.

Original Image	Restoration

Linear Perspective Correction When the camera is pointed up at a subject, vertical lines converge, causing the subject to look as if it is unstable or falling over. Professional Architectural Photographers use cameas with lenses and backs that tilt and swing as necessary to correct perspective issues.The result is a more pleasing and professional looking image without the appearance of instability. Using Fractal based algorithms, we can often correct even severe perspective issues. Here we added a bit of selective darkening to the sky and foreground, resulting in an image that more pleasing with an emphasis on the primary subject. Roll Your Cursor Over the Above Image to Alternate Between Before and After

 

The diffence between snapshot and postcard is often only a matter of perspective.

 

MultiAxis Correction and Enhancement

Useless Image to Usable Graphic
The original from a Cell Phone Camera corrected for X and Y distortion and enhanced

 

From "Grab Shot" to Fine Art
The original image was a "grab shot" from street level. It is not impressive. Above is the camera RAW file.
	The completed image, corrected for X and Y Axis distortion, curves, color and tonal balance. The image was profiled to match a LightJet printer for high-quality silver image output at 40" x 40"
But Isn't That Cheating? No! Our digital processes are functionally equivalent to those previously used in darkrooms and retouching studios, only better, and far less expensive. There are severe physical and optical limits to the amount of distortion that can be corrected by tilting and swinging the negative stage and easel in standard optical enlargement processes. Thanks to our Fractal-based algorithms and proprietary software, we can often correct even severe distortion with little or no discernible image degradation.