Photo Restoration & Manipulation

We have been restoring photos in-house since 1999, over that time we've seen a lot!

A major difference between us and most others is that we believe that when you pay us for work, you own the work we do. For this reason we give you our working files, if for any reason there is a need to revisit or make further changes, make changes such as B&W or copies for websites then you have the best source for making these and keeping the best quality.

We have copied and repaired thousands of photos over the years with damage ranging from small scratches and marks to flood damage, fire damage and quite a few scratched up brothers and sisters. We do still use some traditional photo restoration methods, this can save a lot of time and cost in some instances. When marks can be safely removed from the original photo we will do just that, we will use the old methods if they are more practical and create the best result, often this results in us charging less too!

In addition to photo restoration, we often touch-up, restore or repair the original picture frames as well. This is a very specialized service with many variables which can range enormously in price, we do ask that frames needing this treatment are brought in for us to see the damage. If bringing items in is not practical, we can either visit you or sometimes give a good indication from a photo.

Prices include completed files which can be provided via digital download, additional printed copies can be requested. The digital file contains the working, original scans and printable files. Prints are additional, our full price list can be downloaded here. Additional charges may apply for heavily damaged pieces and for capture of sizes larger than 16×20 inches.

 

Photo restoration pricing:

(Please note that these prices are an indication only – items must be sighted by our team for quotation).

Restoration/Manipulation Description Price Guide

Basic

Removal of spots and blemishes on uniform areas.

$30

Standard

As above with the addition of spot removal in facial or non-uniform areas.

$50

Advanced

As above with the addition of blotch removal in facial or non-uniform areas.

$75

Difficult

As above with the addition of repairs to missing portions of images.

$100

Elaborate

For multiple damaged areas or larger than 16″ by 20″ output requirements.

$150

Recoloring

Adding color back into photo or coloring from a black and white image.

$200

Crop & Vignette

Crop to specific person and vignette/fade outside edge. Suitable for memorials etc.

$25

Remove Items

Remove items such as cigarettes or cups/glasses.

$35

Remove Background (single person)

Remove background and replace with neutral or other image.

$25

Remove Background (multiple people)

Remove background and replace with neutral or other image.

$40

Add Person

Use image of person from another photo and align into image.

$55