Photo Restorations
Photographs of family and friends are typically some of our most cherished personal items.  Unfortunately, photos fade, get torn and  ravaged by time

Using modern digital techniques, however, many photos can be restored to their original - or even better - condition.  Got an old picture of your mom or dad as a kid?  Have it restored and framed.  These make great gifts, and become more personally valuable as you get older.

Yellowed photos can be de-yellowed - colors can be restored, and torn and faded photos can be repaired. Distracting elements (like that telephone pole coming out of the top of Aunt Mildred's head) can be removed altogether. Click here for examples.

If we can make your Uncle Bob look like Brad Pitt, we can definitely change an old and beaten photo into an heirloom.  

The restored prints are real photos, by the way, and not inkjet prints. Inkjet prints lose their color balance over time and are especially unsuited for permanent photos.

Note: Making a large print from a small photo can be disappointing, because some sharpness will be lost. If your old photo original is a tiny wallet-size, for example, an 8x10 copy may not be the best choice. E-mail or call us for advice or if you have any questions.

PRICING:
Restoration is a time-intensive effort, so the process is not an inexpensive one. Restorations run $39 and up, depending on complexity.

Call or e-mail us (attach a scanned copy if you can, or if necessary, FAX it) and we'll give you an estimate. The price includes an 8x10 photo print. Additional 8x10 photo print direct from disk - $8, $14 for two, $22 for three from the same original.

SHIPPING HINTS:
When sending important photographs, always sandwich the photos between two pieces of corrugated cardboard, even if the photos are mounted. 

The best way is to send COPIES of your photos, but for one-of-a-kind photos, like old photos tend to be, the safest way to ship your photographs is by FedEx or UPS. An alternative is to have quality scans made of the prints by someone local to you, and then e-mail or mail a CD of the scanned images to BluEarthArts.

Don't pay the extra cost of insurance since it'll only cover the actual cost of the photograph, not what you feel it's worth, and DO spend your money on the more expensive but most reliable shipping method if the photos can't be replaced.

Photo Magic 

Modern digital technology has made photographic image manipulation a reality. These "special effects" can also be used to change a photo to eliminate unwanted objects or people. Though it may sound a little spooky, the process has some very practical uses.

Say you have a great photo of yourself - it may even be the best one you have of your noble features, but your wicked now-ex is also in it with you. If you want to use that photo on a singles webpage or to send to a pen pal, for example, this little technique could come in very handy. We'll remove him/her entirely - if not from your memory, at least from the photo.

Or, let's suppose you have a photo which would be ideal for your ebay posting, postcard, business card, or other marketing idea, but it needs to be changed somewhat or "cleaned up" of distracting elements - we can do that, too.  We can eliminate or change a background entirely...

The prints we provide are real photos - not inkjet printouts.  Inkjet color can be unstable and will shift over time.

The finished digital photo can also be saved and returned to you as a high resolution JPG file (but can also be downloaded as a BMP or TIF by request) for printing or for e-mailing to friends and family.

Lots of pretty girls on the beach.  Who on earth would want to remove one, much less two, from the picture?  For the sake of argument, though, let's say we need to remove a couple of them....

PRICING:
Removal of person or object - $39
Complex images can cost more. E-mail or call us if you have any questions about your specific needs.

We accept payment through personal checks, money orders, and PayPal. 

8x10 color print - $8, $14 for two, or $22 for 3 from the same original

Keep in mind that if your original photo is small, or not so sharp, any copies made should normally be of a similar size, since blowing up the picture can make it look blurrier than the original.  Ask us for advice!...

Please Note: Photos taken by a professional photographer may have certain copyright limitations, and permission may be necessary before we can use such photo(s).  Please see our copyright notice. 

SHIPPING HINTS:
When sending important photographs, always sandwich the photos between two pieces of corrugated cardboard, even if the photos are mounted. 

The best way is to send COPIES of your photos, but for one-of-a-kind photos the safest way is to ship your photographs by FedEx or UPS. An alternative is to have quality scans made of the prints by someone local to you, and then e-mail the scanned images to BluEarthArts.

Don't pay the extra cost of insurance since it'll only cover the actual cost of the photograph, not what you feel it's worth, and DO spend your money on the more expensive but most reliable shipping method if the photos can not be replaced.