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'

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'

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.  

Alice from Gisborne wanted this precious old family photo brought back to life. It had become badly discoloured and was fading, like so many of the photos from this time period, the early 70's. the photo came out great and Alice was very pleased with the restoration. Thank you Richard! What a great result. I've put payment through. - Alice   PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'

This photo has some bad pen marks spoiling the look of this family favorite. So I removed the pen marks using the heal and clone tools in Adobe Photoshop. Then I restored the contrast and vibrancy of the colours. The photo now looks restored and ready to be enjoyed again for many years to come.  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'

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'

No sooner has the Easter holiday's finished and the phone is ringing again and its back to work. This time I have a simple remove people situation to show you. Below are the before and after from a customer who just wanted to show the wedding couple in this old discoloured photo. I also restored the colour and restored the contrast 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'

Summer time has started with a bang in Auckland and it is hard to concentrate on photo restorations when the beach is calling. But here is a recent photo restoration where i repaired the missing part of the image with parts form another photo.

Sometimes you don't need restoration, sometimes you need some retouch work. Removing people from photos is another service I offer at PixelFIX  like this example below. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'