How Important Are Your Old Photos?

Tom — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:35:30 +0000

Your photos are your memories and your key to your family’s past. Preserving those memories is vital in this age of mobile families or fractured families. People want to know who they are and where they come from. Someday you or your kids or your grandkids will want to know their history, or relive some cherished family event. Your photos are the key.

What’s Wrong With Them?

Tom — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:34:00 +0000

Your old photos are dying. They’ve faded or discolored because the chemicals in the dies and in the papers have reacted with each other or with sunlight. Maybe they’re really, really old and they’ve turned all yellow and brittle or have cracks and creases or scotch tape repairing rips.

WE CAN HELP!

Scotch Tape

Restored

Stains and Water Damage

Why Fix Them Now?

Tom — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:33:20 +0000

Your photos are on a one-way trip. They will continue to deteriorate. It’s better (and less expensive) to fix them now. Another reason is that the memories they represent to you may start to blur. It’s a great idea to write down who’s who in your family photos on the back of the picture. And with today’s technology, once they’re fixed they’ll stay fresh for a long, long time.

Safety

Tom — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:56:50 +0000

Your original photos are kept safe, carefully labeled with your contact information. We work from very, very high quality scans leaving the physical originals untouched 95% of the time. Generally, you deliver them and pick them up. If we mail them to you, we use postal shipping confirmation so they can be tracked and we pack them properly.

Once your pictures are restored, the electronic files remain in our computer and on back-up disks. This means extra safety for your pictures, and means you can order reprints any time in the future.

Experience

Tom — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:56:18 +0000

Eric Hatch has been restoring photos for 7 years. He is also a fine-art photographer in his own right. This means he has both the art training and technical skill to make your photos look really good.

Personal Service

Tom — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:53:11 +0000

We are not a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all service. When you come in, we work with you to find out what you want from the restoration. We show you exactly what’s going on with your pictures, and what we need to do to fix it. We show you options for size and paper stock. We set goals for the job and set the pricing together.

Value

Tom — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:50:57 +0000

We offer exceptional value. You get the best job possible at the fairest possible price. We live by our estimates. You get what you pay for (and more) because we are dedicated to making your old photo look as good as it possibly can. If we have to take extra steps and extra time to produce the quality you ordered, we do it and we don’t charge you for it.

We take the time and trouble to print your restored pictures on paper similar to the original in weight, finish, and texture. You pictures look better and feel better that way. Finally, we prefer to do our own scanning. That way we know we are going to have plenty of information to work with. Amateur scans are almost never high enough quality to give you a great restoration.

Quality

Tom — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:48:25 +0000

We take extra steps to assure you get the right level of quality. First, we prefer to meet with you in person, so we can learn what matters to YOU. Second, we set goals with you for the job. Third, we identify the particular problems in the picture, so you know what we’re going to work on. Fourth, we quote you a price that we both can live with.

Pricing

Tom — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:47:13 +0000

Our minimum is $85.00 and our average job runs around $150.00. We give you a project price based on the difficulty of the job, the size of your original and the size of the prints you want (enlarging old photos ALWAYS means extra work because the flaws enlarge right along with the photo and become more obvious).

Guarantee

Tom — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:40:03 +0000

We want you to be happy. We do what it takes to meet your expectations. Period. No fine print.