Jul 13, 2026 | Photo restoration example |
Restoring the Sierra-Sue Halifax bomber photo The photo arrived in poor shape. Torn across one corner, the emulsion lifting in patches, a heavy stain spreading over the fuselage where the image had sat against damp card for decades. Two lines of handwriting cross the...
Nov 8, 2016 | photo restoration |
One of my customers reached out to me and wanted a WW1 Biplane Fighter Pilot Restoration of his late grandfather from WW1 . “I know little about my grandfather and any relatives who might have known something are long gone. One of the men in the picture is my...
Jul 13, 2016 | Colourized photos |
The process of restoring a badly damaged sepia photo to colour is a long one. This image presented some challenges to keep me busy for hours. The badly damaged photo A client contacted me with a very badly damaged photo. There was a figure in the background who had...
Sep 28, 2015 | photo restoration |
Can You Restore the Hair in My Old Photo? Yes — restoring missing or damaged hair is one of the most common repairs we carry out, and in most cases it can be done very convincingly. Hair is one of the first things to suffer in an old photo. Water damage, wear and...
Jan 7, 2015 | Colourized photos |
Skin recolouring is not always easy. There are many subtle tones in human skin. There no Wikis for Old boxing photo recoloured but there is a Wiki description of Dave and his fighting style. “Charnley had a powerful build and large forearms and was often...
Jul 18, 2014 | Colourized photos |
Photo restoration hand colouring photos to look like real is hard. Lots of people do it and many get it wrong. Even I am still improving my techniques. . I heard on the photo restoration circuit that it wasn’t possible to get results that looked lifelike and...
Feb 16, 2014 | photo restoration |
Restoring a Water-Stained Photo: Bringing Memories Back to Life Water stains on cherished photographs can be a heartbreaker, but with the right skills and techniques, these precious memories can often be salvaged. Recently, I had the pleasure of working on a...
Jun 29, 2013 | Colourized photos |
. I found this very high-resolution image of Clara Barton and could not resist colouring it. I produced a quick illustration to show the colours I applied and what order. There are 3 shades of green in the dress to give it punch, 3 shades of brown in her hair, the...
Jan 9, 2013 | Colourized photos |
An example of photo restoration For more on hand colouring and see our photograph colouring tutorial The above image created a few restoration challenges… Even the tones to allow the colour to “stick” Reduce the texture and grain from 1 Adding a...
How you can use what details you have left to recreate and restore the photo This wasn’t going to be a simple fix by any means, but with a bit of thought and some patience, we can fix this. First, we can make a rough selection around the left arm and copy and...