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San Diego Photo Restoration & Digital Alterations hartworks |
Turn of century classic photo with stain removed and detail returned 
Badly color faded image, re-colored with client direction 
Light damaged family photo, restored in values and detail 
Remarkable photo with period outfit, torn, creased, stained, revived 
Pioneer school photo, faded, damaged, stained, now restored 
Fascinating beach photo, period bathing suits, restored with care 
Precious wedding photo with coffee stain removed 
First of it's kind car, brought back from the lost world of memory 
Midwest frontier school kids now ready to view 
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I provide photo restoration services to individuals in San Diego county and can easily work with people beyond the San Diego area. I have worked with images from the earliest days of photography, daguerreotypes, tintypes, and all periods since then. I am very careful with your originals, scanning then at a resolution consistent with your goals, and only make the changes to the digital original.
If you have photos that need repair or alterations, please call for a free consultation. I have placed people in group shots and taken people out, corrected faded and damaged photos. All completed work is printed on photo quality heavy weight paper with archival museum grade inks that do not fade.
All regular photos fade, some very quickly due to the original quality and the conditions that have taken place since it was first created. Elements that effect photos include the quality of the paper and photo service, humidity, light, heat, molds, and just time itself.
Typically the paper will degrade and yellow, making the "sepia" look of some older photos, but this also degrades the contrast by making the "whites" of a photo less defined. The "blacks" in the photo usually "wash out" and become dark greys. Both of these conditions make the photo appear lower contrast and less detailed. When working with color images a slightly different process takes place. While the considerations mentioned for black and white photos are still relevant, a separate consideration is that color photos are composed to three(3) separate layers of color, each of which can fade to deteriorate at different rates and must be corrected using different techniques.
I have been providing quality photo restoration services in San Diego county for more than twenty(20) years, and have taught the techniques in local Community Colleges
Contact me if you have questions
Phone contact is between 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday thru Friday. (619) 269-8939 Voice Mail 24/7 Special contact can be arranged for Saturdays if I am available and called in advance. email: paul@hartworks.net
Pass your mouse over the image to the left to see the before version. I have worked with photos from all eras successfully.
The image above was part of a larger project and the client requested that the final "cleaned" image be in a "vignette" style, composited with other images.
The image above is a good example of a color image that has faded dramatically, with color shifts.
The image to the left was a creative composition using two different photos of life long friends who realized they did not have a shared image as poor health affected one of the individuals. The two original images are include below for reference.
The photo above was a turn of the century archival photo that many of the family wanted, so multiple copies were needed after the final cleaning of the various flaws, and adjusting the lack of contrast characteristic of old photos that have faded across the years.
Watch the photo above as the restoration takes place. It is a good demonstration of restoring a faded image, the clean up of tears and, in this case, mold damage. (Blue and dark rust spots on the left side of the image, caused by humidity.)
I am available by phone, email and direct personal contact in the local area of San Diego. I provide services to clients throughout United States and Canada
Call to set an appointment for a free consultation. Directions to the studio will be provided for clients in the San Diego area. I am located in the East end of Mission Valley off of Waring Rd. & Zion, easy access to Highway 8 and 15.
If you have any questions not addressed by this page, please call the studio for clarification
619-269-8939, or send an email to: paul@hartworks.net
