Thelma wanted to create something special for a relative in america and between us this is what we created. There were 7 old photos, in black and white and some in colour that all needed to be restored before we could make them into this wonderful collage. In Photoshop I increased the contrast and clarity of the main colour photo and created masks for the inserts. then in separate layers I added the restored black and white photos to the collage. This has now become a unique and treasured gift. 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.  

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'

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'

Colour photos can be affected badly by age or by breaking down of chemicals in the paper. Sometimes the easiest and most inexpensive solution is to turn the discoloured photo into black and white. This method if used correctly and with some careful use of the channel mixer adjustment layer in Photoshop, will remove the discoloration and give an nice evenly toned black and white image. Like the example below. This Photo is from   PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

Before and After: People like to see the transformation from old and damaged to new and restored. So with every order I always make sure customers get to see what they are paying for. Below is an example of the before and after restoration image that I send to customers. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

This is a touching and precious photo from Deborah who wanted to be able to enjoy this photo again. The original is creased very badly and has rips through one side.  Would just like to say I think you have done an amazing job of the photo's...  Thank you so much. - Deborah PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

It been a while since my last blog. but I have been busy with plenty of restoration work. So here are some of the works that have past through the PixelFIX restoration mill in the last few months. Old sports team photos are always a favorite type of photo for restoration. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

Lesley From Australia sent through this old black and white photo for some repair work. It need the crease removed and blemishes repaired so it could be hung proudly on display at the local Life Guard and Surf Club. Hi Richard, Just a quick note.  The photo looks great thank you - Lesley   PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

This is the other image Elizabeth sent me to restore. Again it was a miniature portrait and I believe it will become the other half of a pair of cuff links. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

I digitally restored this 80 year old photo and now it looks like it was taken yesterday. It is actually an old black and white image that was hand painted over to look like a colour photograph. It is one of the best examples of this type of work I have seen. So congratulation to whoever the original print processor was. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

Most old photo's were taken as 'Black and White'. There was no colour at all, just pure black and white photography. The brownish colour that is noticeable in lots of old photos is due to age and fading and discolouration of the chemicals in the print. Many people mistakenly believe this to be 'Sepia' toning.  Sepia toning did take place in old photos. Indeed the practice of sepia toning has been around for almost as long a photographic printing has. But it was expensive and a specialist process. Applied to a few rather than the masses of photos taken at the time. So as we see below, to accurately restore this photo, I have returned it to pure black and white, using photoshop.  PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists.