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'

I have restored these old photos for Lorraine from the contact sheet proofs. Back in the day, photographers had to print small proofs for customers to choose from. These were then enlarged to be placed in a photo album. These contact proofs were from a medium format camera and still have a quite bit of detail. They were badly creased and cracked. After the photos were restored I was able to print out to regular photo sizes for Lorraine. Thanks Richard, they look great. - Lorraine 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'

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'

This is what Santa brought me this year, a wacom intuos pad. This will give my photoshop work for re-touching and photo restoration, a bit more control and I'm hoping it will save some time during some photo restorations.

Why not give a really personal gift this Christmas and restore and old photo for someone. Old photos bring back memories and often they are forgotten memories of happier times. Photo restoration of an old photo is always expensive and prices start from just $15. Photo restoration is a unique gift that will be sure to bring a smile to a loved one this Christmas. So upload your photo for restoration today at PixelFIX - Auckland's Best Photo Restoration Service. PixelFIX - Photo restoration and photos repaired, from $15. The restoration and manipulation specialists. Click here for 'fancy view'