Photo Restoration & Duplication Services
Using the latest digital imaging techniques Visual Heritage offers an extensive range of Image Restoration and Duplication services. We understand that the originals we work with are irreplaceable and the utmost care is taken during handling. We have an active interest in the care and preservation of photographs and works on paper.
Photo Restoration Service
We offer a complete and personalised photo restoration service. All restoration work is performed digitally using specialised software, digital restoration ensures that your original remains untouched. Time can take its toll on different photographs in a variety of ways. Our experience enables us to handle the repair of all manner of imperfections. Commonly encountered repairs include:
Creases, Tears and Surface Abrasions, Silverfish Damage, Mould, Foxing ( Browning ) Water Damage, Stains, Fading and Discoloration.
In addition to the many repairs performed, a selection of image enhancements can be performed. Contrast, Density and Sharpness are a few enhancements commonly used to increase the clarity of a photograph.
We offer a flexible service with different degrees of restoration work available to suit both the needs and budget of the individual customer. Finished restorations are printed using our Fine Art Printing service on a paper best suited to the individual photograph.
Our philosophy is to produce restorations that remain faithful to the feel of the original, ensuring all work is seamless and retains the unique characteristics evident in each old photographic process.
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Document Restoration and Duplication
Of particular interest to local and family historians is our Document Scanning and Restoration service. Documents are often more fragile than many photographs and require special care and attention. Some of the enhancements we perform digitally include:
Enhancement of contrast and sharpness to improve legibility. Repair of creases, tears, stains and discoloration.
Letters, Certificates, Historical Immigration Papers, Historical Newspaper Articles are among the many documents we can work with. Using our Fine Art Printing service we can produce the finished reproduction on a variety of paper surfaces.
Printing of Old Films
Photographic images have been captured on a variety of formats over the past 150 Years. With high quality scanning we can produce stunning prints from virtually any film format.
Some of the common formats we work with include: Glass plate negatives, Large and Medium format films, Box Brownie films ( 120, 126 etc ) and 35mm Slides.
People are often surprised at the results, often discovering significant imagery not easily identified from the negative.
Scanning and Archiving
A popular way of archiving your collection is to have them scanned and archived to CD/DVD.
This method is not only suitable as a backup of your precious memories but also offers the flexibility to print a selection of your photographs and to also present them as a DVD slideshow.
Multiple copies of your digitised CD/DVD of photographs and memories can be made to properly archive your collection and to also give to family and freinds.