Please help me support those who are suffering in Christchurch I am donating $1 for every ten dollars spent on restoration or manipulation at PixelFIX. In aid of the  New Zealand Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Appeal . For more information on the current situation in Christchurch please visit the  http://canterburyearthquake.org.nz/ PixelFIX - Photo Restoration from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists.

Lyndal asked if I was able to make this badly damaged photo clearer. Moisture and mildew has damages the surface of the photo leaving hundreds of spots and circles all over the image. Every restored image is shown as a proof to customers before payment and ordering of prints.  Below is the before and after work. Many thanks to Lyndal for letting me use the image.  "it looks great thanks, so we will go ahead with it." -Lyndal Parkin " Thank you once again for your great service."   -Lyndal Parkin This is a close up of the original showing the vast amount of damage. PixelFIX - Photo Repair & Restoration from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists.

Mobile blogging from my phone. Not really sure where it has any real world applications for photo restoration. But this my first attempt, so we will wait and see.

Val is a keen member of the Genealogy Society and wanted some photos cleaned up. They were generally in good condition and just needed to be brought back to life. Another aspect to her request was the need for copies for the rest of the family. It is so important that hard copies are kept with more than one person when preserving family history. We can do just straight copies of photos with no restoration if they don't need it, contact me for details and prices.

I am not a web designer but i needed to show a before and after state for my restoration images . I had originally started with 2 images 'before' and 'after' side by side. This achieved the goal but didn't really give any wow factor. I then tried a roll-over technique where holding the mouse over the image loads up a different one. But that meant the second image didn't load until the mouse was placed over it. The solution was to use a CSS  sprite. This loads just one image made up of the before and after images. The clever bit is that the code only displays one half of the image. When the mouse is moved over it it shifts the image's position on the page to show the other half. But as it is still ALL one image it doesn't require any time to load it. Instant before and after states. Below is the original image and the CSS code I used. You can see the final result on the  restoration page You can see the final result on the restoration page <

Most old black and white photos become faded and turn brownish in colour. This is usually from the sun. Keep your important photos out of direct sunlight to maximise there life span. pixelfix  for high quality photo restorations

I have decided to add a blog to the PixelFIX website to post some news and updates and allow people to comment if they wish.