Paul's wife wanted to get this wonderful family photo saved. The sun had almost faded this one completely away. I used Photoshop to recolour parts of the image and used hue and saturation layers to recover the salvageable parts. Paul was very happy with the restoration.  ​ PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

Just trying out a different technique for show clients the finished proof of their photo restoration. The first way is what I normally send clients. It is just a simple before and after Jpeg file, sat side by side for easy comparison. But I wondered if a GIF file that automatically changes between the two images would be better. I sometimes feel that the side by side view doesn't always show the full extent of what areas have been improved or repaired. The GIF file seems to show this better because the images are on top of each other not side by side. I'm using this Anzac Soldier to demonstrate. What do you think? Did you notice more area that had been improved in the GIF or on the side by side version? Traditional side by side Different way using GIF PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

Did you know that you can also find us on Twitter. Keep upto date with all the latest news and see some amazing photo restorations from New Zealands best photo restoration service. Just search for @pixelfixing from twitter and please follow along, or find us at  https://twitter.com/pixelfixing PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

James brought along this wonderful photo of his granddad who served in the first world war and fought at Gallipoli, which is remembered this year after 100 years. You can read more about the battle at Gallipoli here http://www.anzac.govt.nz/gallipoliguide/  . Anzac Day is celebrated tomorrow here in New Zealand and this wonderful old photo serves as reminder of the proud and brave solders who served for their country. Jame originally just wanted the photo restored but once it was restored I suggested that it be made into colour and this has really brought this old photo to life again. Thanks Richard.  The picture is very nice. - James PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

It's now even easier to pay for your photo restoration. Payments can now be accepted by credit card through paymate express . Totally secure online credit card transactions day or night. Pay when it suits you. pay online through the link on my photo restoration page . Or just let me know how you wish to pay and I shall send a secure link via email. Photo restoration just got so much easier. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

This was a request to remove some offending items from a much loved photo so that it could be displayed. The beer bottles were removed and the photo cleaned up. it is often the case with family snaps that the best photos need a little shop photoshop help to clean up the background or remove object or even people in some cases. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

This is a wonderful video form 10 years ago that really does show the value of photographs and the emotions and value that they possess. It sums up why I value and enjoy the photo restoration work I do at PixelFIX. How many of your photographs from the past 10 years still survive today in this modern digital age?? If anyone would like to know how to best keep, protect and share their photographs I am happy to help and I'm offering FREE advice to anyone who asks.  

I just received the following feedback from another happy customer. Matt came to me with some digital photos that needed some retouching so that the photos could be kept for future generations. This was a very important family moment that he wanted to preserve for the future. I was able to touch up the photo and provided a digital copy for him to keep. By the way I am really happy with them. Thanks for that. - Matt PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

MERRY CHRISTMAS Be quick for Christmas. There is still time to have your photo restored to make a wonderful Christmas gift for someone special. Just complete the  FREE QUOTE  form and we can get started on restoring those precious photos. Otherwise you can contact us directly on 022 6373 533 or 09 8899 533.     Facebook Twitter Website Email Google Plus CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS I will be closed for business during the christmas and new year period on the following dates.    Wed 24th Dec - Sun 28th Dec Thur 1st Jan - Sun 4th Jan   All other dates will be normal operating hours. Merry christmas to everyone and a prosperous new year.

I have just started a new partnership with the Museum Workshop website and will be advertising PixelFIX Photo Restoration Services there for the foreseeable future. Their website offers a directory of companies that provide services to the Museum and artifacts industry. Photo Restoration is one of their categories. I will also now place their link on my webpage. You can find my PixelFIX Photo Restoration advert here  PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

Kylie came to me after her wonderful trip to Peru! But she had a crisis. 2 days before the end of her holiday she had accidently deleted ALL her photos by pressing the wrong button on her camera. Luckily she came to the right place and I was able to recover 734 photos!! PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

At PixelFIX restoring damaged photos is not the only we do. We can also recover images from your cameras memory card. Last week Corey came to me after a trip around europe with a 16GB memory card that had become corrupt. We were able to recover over 330 images that he thought he had lost forever. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

Diane asked me to restore this wonderful family photo so that it could be enjoyed by her family once more. The photo is actually a copy made on Kodak dye sublimation printer, which has started to delaminate and crack all over the surface of the image. If left un-restored it would eventually peel away from the backing paper and disappear forever. You may also notice that in the restored photo, the little boy sat down in the background on the left has been removed to clean up the photo. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

David asked me to restore this wonderful old black and white photo of his grandparents from the 1880's. I am happy to say that this was a great success and the restoration went very well. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

Janine came to me wanting to create a gift for a relative and asked me to help make an old wedding proof into a photo gift. So I restored the old wedding photo and added a "50th" to the corner. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

Rhea came to me with a very specific set of requests. The first photo below is the original she sent me and then I produced the final restored image that met the requirements. If you have anything specific that you would like to change or have restored in a photo then please contact me as Rhea did and list your requirements. I will always try my utmost to meet the brief where possible. R. Could you please provide me a quote to do the following with the attachment: 1. Remove male subject from photo 2. Brighten/lighten the female subject 3. Crop female subject so that the bottom of the photo is just below the V-neck line of her shirt 4. Change background (not sure what but value your suggestions – I visualize a light background?) 5. Semi-gloss finish 6. I don’t require a printed image, just a high quality jpeg file (approx. 1mb) PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click ...

Kath asked me to clean up this old family photo from what looks to be early 20th century, if any one has a better idea about the date I would be grateful to know. I converted it to black and white before restoring and cleaning up the sky area and added some more contrast and clarity to make this old photo shine again. Kath- The restoration looks great, thank you.    PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

It is always nice to get positive feedback on the work that I do. Below are a few of the many emails from satisfied customers that have used PixelFIX Photo Restoration Services. Thank you for your email, i have just managed to find time to look at the photos and mum loves it so we will make payment next week tuesday if thats okay with you. Regards souls Looks great thanks Richard! I'll have to get back to you with the measurements of the photo (just need one) by tomorrow or Wednesday, depending on when I can get access to the photo frame again. I'll email you once I know and go from there. Cheers, Hayden Thanks heaps, I've liked on fb and added a review to the google site. I'm really pleased with the service and results. Rebecca Speirs Hi Richard, I hope you've had a happy Easter as well as doing another wonderful job on my photos. I am indeed very happy with the coloured photograph of the lady as well as the rest of the last four photos on batch 3. Ple...

Facebook has been updating it's self again. Cleaver Facebook. What do you think of the new look for the PixelFIX Facebook page? PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

This is a quick and dirty tutorial on making a mask from a single colour channel in Photoshop. Below is a B&W photo that needs some restoration, it has some bad damage on it. Most of the damage is the redish discolouration. So in order to fix just this area it would be real handy if we could make a mask of just that area so we can correct it. Fortunately there is a way. Step 1. Use the channel mixer adjustment layer to highlight which channel has the damage, using the red green and blue sliders. Step 2. Switch to the channel palette and copy one of the colour channels (doesn't matter which as the image is now B&W.) Step 3. Make the copied channel a selection.  Step 4. Apply this selection as a mask to any adjustment layer on your original image.  PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'