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Copying Old Photos
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I have just located the only photo ever taken of my paternal grandfather, which dates back to 1928. Can anyone recommend a really good professional laboratory where I can have this copied ? I don't want to chance it with one of the Supermarkets, and I can't find an old-fashioned High Street place. There used to be so many but they all appear to have gone now.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Thanks you two. I have scanned it but my printer really isn't up to scratch to make a good print.
I saw an advert outside one of these high street places a few years ago, that said that they could restore old photos, removing creases, etc. It looked like a really professional job, but the place has closed down now.
As regards a silver halide print ...yes this is probably what I want. The copies have to be fade proof and really good quality. Its only about 3 inches square, so I am hoping that it could be enlarged slightly as well. I don't mind paying a premium, as long as its the best that I can get.
I saw an advert outside one of these high street places a few years ago, that said that they could restore old photos, removing creases, etc. It looked like a really professional job, but the place has closed down now.
As regards a silver halide print ...yes this is probably what I want. The copies have to be fade proof and really good quality. Its only about 3 inches square, so I am hoping that it could be enlarged slightly as well. I don't mind paying a premium, as long as its the best that I can get.
I have made very,imo, acceptable copies of old family members photographs using both methods described.Some printer/scanners even have sepia colour copying facility which I have used with success. I was told by a younger family member,who knows everything!!!, that I could'nt copy an old sepia photo of my grandfather in his sergeant's Territorial Army uniform about to embark for Gallipoli. I used a Praktika 35mm camera,zoomed into the original and the result was good.My mother was delighted. Going back to scanners etc there is a facility in some programmes photo studio etc where you can touch up old creases or cracks in the original print on the copy you have made.
mikey you could use an online photo service -this one is in USA but it doesn't matter as they will restore your photo from an uploaded pic and send you a hi rez copy back which you can then put onto a memory card and go get printed anywhere
http:// phojoe. com/Res toratio n.html
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these people in Port Talbot claim to do restoration
http:// www.ele ctrastu dios.co .uk/
You could phone them and ask for details.
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You could phone them and ask for details.
A Swansea company worth checking out
http:// www.gal axystud ios.co. uk/phot o_resto ration_ swansea /photo_ restora tion_sw ansea.h tml
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