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Photograph Services
These services are also available for document and other item restoration and preservation.
Note:  All pictures on this page were saved in small files
to expedite loading speed and are not representative of final clarity and quality.

Note:  All pictures on this page were saved in small files
to expedite loading speed and are not representative of final clarity and quality.

Here, we've cleaned up the picture (restoration), inserted two cameos, and identified everyone.

We can adjust the tone, if your original is too light or dark.
We can "airbrush" away those scars or blemishes,
and tone down or remove glare.

Pricing will vary according to amount of work needed.  An average is about $25.
If we don't feel we can make much improvement, there is no charge.
(free appraisals)

We prefer to work from originals, but can work from pre-scanned photos,
provided they are scanned at least 400 dpi, and saved on a CD, DVD, 3 1/2 floppy or compatible memory stick. Online file transfer can be arranged. We do not accept e-mailed pictures at this time.

We can print out the results, provide you with the file saved on a CD, or both.

Custom photo services are offered to anyone interested and is not exclusive to our publishing packages. However, authors who wish restoration work may get their work done for little or no extra expense above basic photo services.

Some Examples:

• Resizing: Enlargements or Reductions

• Cropping

• Lightening

• Darkening

• Digital Conversion - Scanning

• Computer Photo Book Production

• Digital Framing

• Custom Photo Shapes - oval, round, diamond, etc.

• Multi-Generational Photo Production  (cameo example above)

• Insert images/objects (cameo example above)

• Removing many blemishes

• Conversion from color or duotone to black and white

• Remove photo aging (yellowing)

• Archival Identifying (example above)

• Blending or removing dust and most scratches/folds

• Removing or blurring (for that "artistic" look) background

• More!!

Bare in mind that all this and more can be done without altering your original photograph at all. If you are handy with a scanner, we need not even see the original picture to do much of this work.

We sometimes receive instructions to enlarge or reduce to a specified size without cropping and it is not preferable to comply, because without cropping, the size specified cannot be reached from the original without warping the outcome. Enlargement or reduction should only be done overall, not in only one direction. When we face such a problem, we use the largest dimension, and let the smaller fall where it may. [If 3"x5" is specified, when we get to the 5" measurement, the requested 3" may be less than 3".]

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