Photo Restoration Service

$20.00 charged in 15 min intervals [$80 / hour]

Digital Restoration and Reprinting of Old, Worn and Damaged Photographs

Photo Restoration and Reprinting Services by Experienced Professionals in the Midwest. Jason Houge Studios

Professional Photo Restoration Services


Digital Restoration and Reprinting of Old, Worn and Damaged Photographs and Documents

  • Restore and rebalance color or greyscale values
  • Remove wear, stains, cracks and tears
  • Reprint on fine art paper or on standard photo paper

We’re real humans with decades of experience, located in the Upper Midwest. This is not an AI service. Discounts do not apply.

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Description

Digital Restoration of Photographs and Documents

This manual restoration uses digital techniques and tools for old, worn and faded photographs. It combines all of our services to help old photographs and documents have new life in the 21st century!

Manual Photo Restoration or AI Photo Restoration

Before and After – Digital Photo Restoration

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Digital Photo Restoration Services | Jason Houge Studios, LLC © 2026 Jason Houge, All Rights Reserved

While AI Tools to digitally restore, colorize or adjust photographs are now widely available, and often free to use, they do have a few drawbacks. Two of the biggest and most detrimental flaws of AI Photo Restoration are they often have file size restrictions and there are few if any controls or adjustments. Leaving you with a tiny image that might look good for sharing on the web but fails to print well. Or, you may end up with an image that appears over-baked and not quite like the original would have.

Manually restoring old images with digital tools requires patience, technique and skill with the intention of producing a reproduction of the original of the same or better quality.

Digital Restoration Process and Procedure

  • We start by digitizing the original at the highest possible quality.
    • We cannot work from a file sent to us.
  • We will rebalance color or greyscale values.
  • We clean up and remove scratches, tears and stains to the best of our ability.
    • We are not able to replace missing parts, if pieces have broken or torn away, retain them and we will attempt to use these to fill in the gaps.
  • We will restore original feel and tone of the work.


FAQs

What is your turnaround time?

Depends on the complexity of the project and our current workload. In many cases we are able to have your images ready within a few days to a week.

Can you repair and restore my original Art Work / Photograph / Poster / Document?

No. We are not an Art Conservationist or Document Conservation Service Provider. If you’re seeking to have the original repaired, contact us. We have some suggestions and recommendations. What we offer is to digitize the original and digitally restore from a digital image.

How Long Does it Take and Cost to Restore An Old Photograph

Depending upon our current workload, it can take a few days to a few weeks from beginning to end. Because of the various stages, tools and manual nature of this work, the time it takes to actually restore an image varies. It can take anywhere from a few hours to several days. Costs often average around $650 for a single image, if the picture is moderately damaged. Use the form above to schedule an estimate for your work.

Can you just send me the digital file of the restored image?

Yes! This file will be made available upon pickup of your original piece.

Can you help us prepare the images for publication?

Yes, if you need additional editing services to help you prepare these restorations for printing or publishing contact us to discuss your project! We have several solutions available for editing, printing, organizing, and consultation in regard to future projects. We’ll discuss the options we provide to find a solution that fits within your budget.

Do you automatically make a new print for me?

No, but we can!
If you might want this work re-printed, please indicate that when communicating with us. We’ll discuss options including reproduction on fine art papers, or in the case of photographs: reprinting them as they once were or in updated fashion, including die-cut wallet, 4×6, 5×6, 8×10 8×12, etc

Do you offer scanning of photographic prints, tin-types, daguerreotypes, fine art litho, block, screen prints, etc?

Yes. Not everything can be scanned, however everything can be digitized. We do offer digitizing services for works of art and documents.


Please view our agreement regarding the shipping, handling, processing and possession of your Media. Additionally our Terms and Conditions may be found here. Terms and Conditions and Handling of Media Agreement is subject to change without notice.


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