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Archive | Photo restorations

Photo Repair: Don’t Try This At Home

Not long ago, someone brought us a sad example of a do-it-yourself photo repair. It was a torn-up photograph patched together with cellophane tape. Tape is probably the worst thing you can use on a photo. It contaminates the emulsion (photographic chemicals), and pretty quickly ruins the picture. Fortunately, restoration was possible. But we beg […]

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Five Ways to Preserve Old Photos

The best thing you can do for old photographs is digitize them: scan them, or let ABC Photo scan them, onto a CD or DVD that will last for generations. But then, what do you do with the original photos? Many of us feel a little odd about just tossing out vintage family photos, even […]

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