Photo Restoration - Why Do I Need a Photo Restoration?

So even if it's a simple retouch and removal of a few scratches, or
a touch up of a face or torn up, faded photo that needs a complete
cleanse and restore don't leave it, act now!If left un-restored the
negative or print could end up just that, un-restorable and future
generations won't have that vital visual link to their past. So even
if it's a simple retouch and removal of a few scratches, or a touch up
of a face or torn up, faded photo that needs a complete cleanse and
restore don't leave it, act now!The first thing to do is to protect
the image with acid free tissue or paper to prevent any further damage
by the immediate environment. Place your photos in a good sturdy album
and don't mount them using stamp hinges or tape, you do not want
anything stuck to the photos to make it difficult to remove when you
want to get them restored. Try using photo corners but try and find
paper type if you can. If you have to write something about the photo
try and write next to them not on the back. If you write on the back
you are at risk of damaging the photo or leaving marks, or even acid
damage from an unsuitable marker pen.Then get it restored, but don't
just get one print get two. The reason behind this isn't always
obvious. If you give a copy of your newly restored photo to another
family member then it's more likely you precious memories will survive
for generations to come as you are not the sole owner. Far too often
all the family's heirlooms are kept in one place and should the worst
happen, such as fire or increasingly these days flood, then all is
lost. The sensible choice has to be two copies.Secondly get a digital
copy too. It's all very well getting the prints done but if you get a
CD/DVD with your images on then you can keep a digital archive. Don't
just leave them on a CD though; if you upgrade your PC make sure you
copy the CD/DVD to the very latest of backup storage. First it was
floppy disk, then CD, then DVD and we are already into Blue-Ray and
who knows what's coming. Just make sure it's on the latest media, in
this fast paced world you never know when your storage will become
obsolete.Finally if you have one why not upload it to an on-line
photo-share or online storage space, you can then share it with the
world if you want and let you relatives know it's there. With the
massive uptake on creating and investigating family trees your files
on line, well indexed and labeled will enable others who have family
connections to find their relatives too. Who knows maybe they will get
the bug and take the plunge to get their old images restored too?So
simply1. Protect what's left
2. Get it restored
3. Get Two copies
4.
Take a copy to CD Rom
5. Share/store the photos on line