For Old Times Sake
Digital Photo Restoration and Retouching


We bring back old, damaged photos to a "like new" condition. We can make enlargements from your old snapshots, slides or 35mm negatives. We can also provide digital manipulation for the professional and advanced amateur photographer.


After Restoration or Retouching job, customer gets back:

his untouched original;

AND a digital version of the retouched image
   (archived in JPEG format at the highest quality [least compression] on a disk);

AND an 8"x10" enlargement of the retouched image
   (or 4  4"x5" prints or 2  5"x7" prints).
   These prints are of high resolution, with continuous tonal gradation, accurate color or monotone hue. They are indistinguishable from a photographic print made by the usual route (i.e., with photo chemicals and light-sensitive paper).


LONGEVITY -- Our digital prints are done on Epson Photo 1270 printers and meet or exceed archival standards for print permanence as put forth by the Wilhelm testing institute. A typical print from this printer will have a non-colorshifting stability (that is, before any shifting is noticeable by the unaided eye) of from 9 to 26 years, depending on the paper substratum. This does not mean that the print will no longer be "viewable" at this time; it only means that the image tone, color or contrast may start to change after this period of time.

*** We offer a 10 year limited warranty *** against fading or color balance degradation of the retouched prints you get back from us. Should your retouched print start to fade, discolor or you notice a change in contrast, send it back to us for verification (also including the disk), within 10 years, and we will reprint it free. No one else gives you this peace of mind!


RESTORATION
(old or damaged photos)

Magnitude of work to be done:*
* Assuming your original is a photographic print up to 8"x10". For all others, add charges in table below.

Light
Some scratches, improve contrast		$30.00
Moderate
Scratches, spots, and/or repair minor tears or creases, improve contrast		$45.00
Extensive
Some missing areas, deep creases, and/or replace or move key elements		$75.00


Payment by check or money order, or
by credit card through PayPal, for both
US and international customers.
Prices do not include shipping.

I prefer PayPal, the #1 payment service in online auctions!

Prices for prints in addition to the first, from retouched image
(these prices are also for digital output from your own files):

Photo Paper: (glossy or matte)
$12.00  for 1  8x10
or  2  5x7s
 $20.00  for 1  11x14
$25.00  for 1  13x19

When your original is anything other
than a print up to 8"x10":

Original is a:
Print

 Original is a:
Negative or Slide
11"x14"
add $15.00		 35mm
add  $10.00

RETOUCHING
(for professional photographers who need special work done on prints, negatives or transparencies):

Prices are determined after careful review of customers' originals and consideration of work requested.

Jobs here include cosmetic retouching ("airbrushing") of blemishes or other defects on model shots or portraits, moving or removal of undesirable elements (telephone poles, wires, bad reflections, etc.), or in general, any modification imaginable from any film format.


HOW TO send your photo to us for restoration/retouching:

  - 1) Read the chart above carefully to determine what level of restoration will be needed for your photo.
If you can't figure it out, go to step 3).

  - 2) Unless you want to pay by credit card (for that, see below *), prepare payment for the amount indicated (if you send us a photo that requires a different level of restoration than the one you determined, we will notify you before we do any work); be sure to include appropriate return shipping. Personal checks and commercial money orders must clear our bank first (two weeks); US Postal money orders cut your wait time by more than half, and are thus preferred.
Make payable to: Lisa Rios.

  - 3) Notify us by e-mail us before you ship.

  - 4) Pack your photo(s) carefully in stiff containers and send by insured mail or UPS or FedEx to the address at the bottom.
PLEASE include all your personal information (including e-mail address) as well as any pertinent instructions for the restoration job.

* You can now pay for your photo retouching/restoration by credit card: After you send us the photo or photos and we tell you the exact cost including return shipping, we'll give you the URL of PayPal, a special page from which you can pay online by secure server.



Any questions?
Please E Mail Us
or call: (310) 649-2229
Lisa Rios
John Gretzinger
PO Box 4734
Culver City, CA 90231-4734