Photographic printing and framing
Minor Restoration $15 - $30
Removal of minor marks, spots, and stains and/or brightness contrast improvements. Removal of silvering. Simple image size changes. Adding one colour to an image. Replacing a sky. Simple background removal. Minor colour correction.
Medium Restoration $30 - $60
Removal of passport stamp or person or more complex background. Removal of more extensive damage as specified above. Fold damage removal. Texture reduction. Complex colour correction. Colour cast removal. Larger scale size enlargements.
Services and Fees
Heavy Restoration $60 - $200+
Image rebuilding especially facial features. Major damage removal - stains, fine scratches, tears, folds. Adding more than one colour to an image. Complex editing and colour correction requiring multiple masking. Beauty retouching.
Digital Scanning
We provide an archival scanning service. This means all photo, slide and negative scans are in TIFF 48-bit format in full colour and include a colour profile. Scan resolution varies according to image size and restoration requirements. All prices include the supply of a TIFF and a jpeg of each image.
| 35mm negatives |
$1.80 per image |
Minor adjustments $1 per image. |
| 35mm slides |
$1.80 per image |
Minor adjustments $1 per image |
| Vintage Photos |
$2.50 per image |
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| Medium-format Negatives |
$4.00 per image |
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| Medium-format Positives |
$4.00 per image |
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| Large-format Negatives |
$5.00 per image |
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| Glass-plate Negatives |
$5.00 per image |
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| Photo Album Pages |
$5.00 per page |
For pages up to A4 size. For larger sizes please enquire |
| Large scale photos or framed images |
Please enquire |
Images larger than A3 are copied in RAW format with a high-resolution camera in a full studio setup and converted to TIFF format in photoshop |
| VHS video, mini-VHS and mini DV |
$40 per tape |
Two versions are provided - a deinterlaced version with higher resolution and a raw interlaced version. Bulk discounts are available, please ask. Tapes over 3 hours are an additional $10 per extra hour. |
| High 8, Super 8 and music tapes |
Please enquire |
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| Film: regular 8mm, super 8mm & 16mm |
$7.00 per minute |
Film scans are performed frame by frame at 2K resolution. Two versions are provided: fullframe and cropped. Bulk discounts are available, please ask |
For price estimates the following information is needed:
Note: Jo can assist you to answer these questions
Urgency
How soon you would like the work done?
Scanning.
We offer a range of scanning resolutions. The appropriate resolution depends on whether you intend eventually printing the image, the amount of damage the image has and the quality of the original image.
Photo resolutions are customised to the task. 600 dpi minimum or higher where there is extensive damge or enlargement is required.
Slide and negative scan resolutions include 2400 dpi, 2700 dpi, 3200 dpi, 4000 dpi, 4800 dpi, 5000 dpi and 5400 dpi.
Some film types can be scanned using automatic dust and scratch detection and removal (digital ICE).
Restorations.
For restoration of photos, slides and negatives and to help us determine whether a light, medium or heavy restoration is required, please describe what work is required:
- What damage you would like removed e.g. a scratch, stain, tear etc
- Whether you would like the removal of an item or a person from the photo
- Whether you would like overexposure or lighting/ shadows corrected
- Whether you would like the item cropped to improve its composition
- Whether you would like two items combined into one photo
- For colour images, whether you would like the item colour corrected and balanced
- For black and white images, whether you would like the end result as a black and white image or with an antique sepia effect or whether you would like the image coloured.
Digital formats
Specify the digital format required: TIFF (lossless), jpeg, png, pdf, bitmap. (We recommend an unalterd copy of the original image is made in TIFF format and restored copy in jpeg format for easier handling).
Specify whether you would like finished images on a USB memory stick or securely sent to you via file uploader or via our website uploader.
Return of items
How you would like the phyiscal item to you - by personal collection or courier.
Printing
The size of print required - traditional 6 x 4 in (10 x 15 cm) through to A2 size (42 x 59.4 cm). Photos are printed using archival inks on a semi-gloss (lustre) paper. Art prints are printed on a matt art paper using archival inks.
We offer high resolution photographic printing using our Cannon Image Prograf Pro1000 printer with Cannon Lucia archival inks. We can print photos ranging in size from the traditional 6 x 4 in (10 x 15 cm) through to A2 size (42 x 59.4 cm). Please contact us for your printing needs as prices depend on the size and paper chosen. For example an A4 print starts at $17, A3 $26. We can frame your images to protect them using archival matt board. A single matt board, and archive backing sheet for an A4 photo or artwork is usually under $20 plus labour. Framing prices are dependent on image size and design of the frame. We can arrange for custom frames to be made.
Service Options
Prices for restoration and scanning depend on the complexity of the task. We have a number of specialised scanners to scan 35mm slides, photographic prints, and negatives of all sizes (including glass plate negatives) Images can be enhanced in the scanning process or tied up briefly in photoshop. We will accept scans of your images for restoration via image transfer services such as WeTransfer. We recommend you contact us first so we can help you judge the best resolution to scan your image.
The following prices are guidelines. Specific quotes will be given following initial inspection of items.
Prices