Copying and digitally retouching old photos and slides

Contact: j.gilberd@xtra.co.nz  |  04 382 9502, 10am-4pm  |  027 444 3899
Photospace, 1st floor, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington 6011 NZ

If you have old family photos - prints or colour slides - consider that they won't last forever. Colours fade, slides can deteriorate, and even black and white photos slowly fade. The best time to sort through what you have and get it all copied and preserved for the future is right now!

Once you have digital copies and/or prints, the photos will be preserved for future generations. And framed prints of historic family photos make excellent gifts.

Here is a list of services I can offer. As each job is unique, I can give you a quote once I have a clear idea of the scale and complexity of the work involved, as well as the cost of any outsourced work such as colour photographic printing.

• Copies of old photographs - digital files and/or prints
• Copies of old 35mm slides - digital files and/or prints
• Digital retouching of old photographs, slides and prints
• Printing from old black & white negatives (done by hand in our darkrooms)
• Photographing framed photos and making printed copies.
  

I can also photograph paintings, drawings, prints and other artworks - see Artwork photography

Note: I retouch the digital copy, but if you need a conservator to work on your original photos, or other paper documents and artworks, I recommend
Phillipa Durkin, Conservator - works on paper as an expert in this field. (Philippa stabilised the antique photo shown below to prevent further deterioration.)

Original stained & damaged photo

Digital retouch in Photoshop, ready for printing new copy

Apparatus for copying slides efficiently - a Bowens Illumitran 3, macro lens and D600 digital camera.

Example of digital copy of 1960s 35mm slide. High resolution digital files provided.

Damaged team photo as presented.

Corner repaired digitally, but minor age damage left for authenticity.