2020 Photo Restoration
Freelance Design | Digital Image Re-creation + Restoration | Norfolk, Virginia
A client had been doing family history research and came across a very old photo, generations old, and very precious. Unfortunately the actual photo had been ripped in half due to wear & tear, so the client reached out to me to see if it was something I could fix and restore for their family. I was absolutely ready and willing to take on this challenge, spending hours of painstaking work to recreate the delicate crochet pattern of the girl’s frock, while also restoring the rest of the image along the tear line. I also adjusted the levels of the image, cleaned up a lot of the “dirt” marks, yet left a little bit of the fade around the edges to still give the image that cherished, authentic “antique” quality the client was after.
Before & After
Before
Severe tear through center of image, scratches, dirt marks, and aging from wear + tear.
After
Image Reconstruction, Retouching + Digital Restoration