Precious family photographs brought back to life
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OVER Thirty years of experience in repair and restoration
of 19th and 20th century photography
Our goal: Maintain the integrity of the original photograph
Above: Crayon portrait digitally restored and features enhanced.
Also known as Gas Light Portrait (1880's to 1940's) is a silver image on a paper support which was then mounted to a paperboard support or to canvas and stretched like a painting. They are often hand tinted with oils, or enhanced with watercolor or pastels to resemble a painting.
Below: Tintype carefully restored to retain original aesthetic.
The name tintype (1850's into the 20th century) is a misnomer, the silver image is actually on an iron support.
19th century family group (silver image) mounted to glass.
Deterioration is caused by environmental pollutants that invade the cased image through a broken seal of the original taped edge, or by abrasion and fingerprints if the image has been separated from its case.
We are able to disassemble the components, clean the cover glass, and renew the seal to give the image additional life. The example shows digital restoration, copies were dispersed to family members.
Gelatin silver print (1885 to present) This is the most common type of black & white photograph.
The silver image is suspended in a gelatin binder on a paper support. The earliest Gelatin silver prints are often confused with Albumen prints due to similar presentation mounts and aspects of deterioration. Common signs of deterioration are fading, yellowing and "silvering-out". "Silvering-out" presents as reflective tarnish in the darkest portions of the image area, where the silver is most concentrated.
In this example, three Gelatin silver photographs were digitally composited to create a complete view and the handwritten note was lowered to bring attention to the dog in the foreground.
The silver image is suspended in a gelatin binder on a paper support. The earliest Gelatin silver prints are often confused with Albumen prints due to similar presentation mounts and aspects of deterioration. Common signs of deterioration are fading, yellowing and "silvering-out". "Silvering-out" presents as reflective tarnish in the darkest portions of the image area, where the silver is most concentrated.
In this example, three Gelatin silver photographs were digitally composited to create a complete view and the handwritten note was lowered to bring attention to the dog in the foreground.
