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Modern Photo Restoration
The original photograph was yellowed with age and there were numerous reflections from a window in the skyline. We scanned the original, brightened and removed the reflections then corrected for color.
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Silver Gelatin Vintage Photo Restoration
A lovely black and white silver gelatin cityscape of downtown Oakland California, circa 1902.
After high resolution scanning, we removed imperfections and retouched as needed. The final image was then enlarged to 24"x36" and printed on archival paper and framed for an office installation.
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Vintage Cabinet Card Restoration
A significantly damaged cabinet card, circa 1890. The photo was damaged in several places and cracked down the center. After scanning, we removed the cracks and chips and slightly enlarged the final print to adjust for the damaged edges.
We cleaned, sharpened the image and restored the original sepia tone.
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Expert Photo Restoration
- Old Photos Expertly handled
- All work done at Photolab
- Water/fire damage claims
- 25+ years Photoshop experience
Real Professionals. Real Results.
Entrust your family treasures with our expert photo restorationists. With years of experience and the latest digital tools, choose a professional lab where we can restore your photographs and preserve your cherished memories for generations to come.
Services including:
- Add, replace or restore missing details
- Suggest enhancements
- Remove imperfections
- Restore contrast, color and sharpness
- Create new versions of the original
- Archive quality prints
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Scanning for Restoration
Our photo restoration specialists can scan family photo collections and assist you with organizing and archival storage. For organizations and institutions, we handle collections of all sizes. Artists and fine art photographers love our fine art reproduction and archival custom prints.
- Originals up to 11x14
- Photographic Capture of Larger sizes
- Documents, books, letters
- Daguerreotypes, tintypes
How Are We Different?
Photo restoration has become more accessible to the general public due in part to tools like Adobe Photoshop and the proliferation of apps, plugins and A.I. But in the wrong hands, these tools are only a shortcut that produce mediocre results. Automated processes and gimmickry are no replacement for our expert photo restorationists.
Highlights of what we offer
What we don't offer
Generic, one size fits all, cookie-cutter offers that lure you in with the lowest price and fastest turn around. Every photo deserves an individual assessment and a practiced, professional recommendation of what can be done. Once we've evaluated your individual needs and established a plan of action, then we can formulate a budget and get to work.
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Premiere Restoration & Archival Services
We accept projects of all sizes with quality, hands-on attention for professional results every time.
[pictured] One of our technicians works with 70mm film from a research project for NASA.
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Photolab Premium Digitizing Services
All our work is done in our lab in Berkeley, California by professional technicians with years of experience and training. All work is done by hand and originals remain at our location and are never sent to another state or out of the country for any purpose.
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