Restored photograph of harness racing stallion and his tiny driver
I am sure by now you all know I love a challenge. This photo restoration was certainly a challenge but a photograph well worth restoring.
Waterloo
One of my favourite haunts in Melbourne is the Camberwell Markets which, sadly for now has been cancelled due to Covid-19. I though this time of isolation would be the ideal time to restore some of the amazing images I have found at the market during previous visits.
The two images below were copied from large […]
The Wardell Children, Sorrento
The Vic State Library is an amazing resource with a huge collection of digitised images. Whilst browsing their collection recently, I came across these delightful images of the Wardell Children who spent their childhood in Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula during the early 1900's.
I need your help. Can you identify this Movie?
Restoration of still photograph from an unknown movie or television series, possibly featuring Scottish actor, Stanley Baxter.
All Kinds of Crazy; restoration of a very odd image
I found this image at the Camberwell Sunday Markets and decided it would be a fun restoration challenge. I like sifting through these old images to find something quirky and on this occassion, I certainly found it!
It wasn’t until I scanned the photograpah and took a closer look that I realised just how strange it […]
Family Photos: Treasure, the little black pony
A chance to restore some old family photos brought back some very fond memories for photo restorer, Carol Heath. Meet Treasure, the little black pony and her cat friend Ginger.
Hanging Rock Picnic Races; Restoring History, Pixel By Pixel
I recently restored this image for the “Friends of Hanging Rock”, a group who help care for, protect and restore Hanging Rock, a volcanic formation over 6 million years old, located in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria. Hanging Rock is home of the Hanging Rock Cup and Races and was the setting for the world […]
![In the front line, Anzac Cove Views show Soldiers in the trenches at Anzac Cove. Date(s): [ca. 1915] Photographer: Laidlaw, Victor Rupert, 1893-1983.](http://www.pixelbypixel.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Gallipoli-34.jpg)
Lest We Forget, Anzac Day 2015
This Saturday, 25th April 2015, marks the 100th Anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand, (ANZAC) forces during the First World War at Gallipoli. It is a time for us to remember and to honour those who have served with our armed forces; sadly, many of whom […]
Difficult Photo Restoration: Sometimes scary!
Occasionally I receive photogrpahs to restore that 'scare' me, not because of the subject matter, but because I question my ability to restore them whilst maintaining the integrity and real likeness of the subjects. This difficult photo restoration was performed for a client in Melbourne, Australia.
Photo Restoration video…My Restoration workflow
I am often asked if I can share my workflow when restoring images. This is not always easy because no two images are alike and I often progress with tasks in varying order. Mostly, I will correct exposure and colour before progressing to the repair of tears, spots, scratches etc. This is because many of […]
Grandy Watson photo restoration
When I first set out to teach myself to digitally restore photographs almost a decade ago, my family kindly donated hundreds of images for me to ‘practice on’. I did restore many of them and learnt a great deal from doing so. Some of those early images are still featured in the restoration gallery […]
A Tricky Restoration
In the past few weeks I have had some very difficult images to restore. There were even times when I doubted my own ability as a restorer but I persisted and would love to share this particular image with you.
The original image appears to have been water damaged and at one time stuck behind glass. […]