Thursday, December 30, 2021

From Washed Out to Wonderful

This customer's photo of her parents was badly faded and becoming discolored.

A little time in the studio has changed this photo from wash out to wonderful.


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Monday, December 27, 2021

From Pieces to Portrait

A customer brought her father's engagement photo to be restored. It was fading and had numerous cracks. 

The biggest challenge, however, is that it had been torn into two large pieces along with lots of other small bits. The tear runs straight through the head. 

His left ear was almost completely lost. Luckily, I had two other portraits of him that were also being restored. These photos were in much better shape.

After re-attaching the top of his head, I was able to copy his ear from one of the other portraits and "paste" it into the engagement photo to replace what was missing.

His photo went from pieces to a complete portrait.


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Monday, December 20, 2021

A look at how I do it

During my last restoration project, I had three different headshots of my customer's father. 

The first was a large 16x20 photo of him that was torn in half, right through his head. There were lots of other bits and pieces from the picture's background.


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The second photo was a photo of him on the back of a small mirror. Other than some fading and cracks, it wasn't in too bad of shape. The mirror was in pretty good condition also.

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The third photo, I saved a few stills at various stages of the restoration process. The following is a video I created that shows the progression from start to finish. The before and after photos are below the video.



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Thursday, December 16, 2021

From Cracked to Captivating

This little gem from 1964, had been folded to fit into a frame. As a result, there are lots of cracks and creases in addition to some discoloration and fading.

Our photo restoration experts have taken this beauty cracked to captivating. Future generations will get a glimpse into the family's history.

Let Purple Penguin Studio breathe new life into your family's treasured memories.


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Sunday, December 12, 2021

Christmas 1995

To some, 1995 doesn't seem like it is too long ago. However, 26 years can take a toll on a family's precious memories. 

Because the photo was printed from a film camera, one would need the original negative and a developing studio to get another copy. It isn't a digital photo that can be printed over and over. 

There wasn't a lot wrong with this photo other than some fading and a slight colorcast. 

After a little time in the studio, it has been digitized and restored to its former glory. It will last for many generations to come.

Let us breathe new life into your family's treasured memories.

 

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It's been a while

Sorry it has been so long since I have shared anything, but my kidney issues have made it difficult for me to spend much time in the studio....