2. Photography is a great hobby and a
fantastic way to keep a record of
family members and those precious
moments. However, old photographs
have the habit of being vulnerable,
and lots of things can spoil a
photograph after it has been
developed. They can become faded,
torn or destroyed, and that includes
photos that have been stored away,
that is why you need to digitize your
photo collection.
3. Digitizing Your Old Photos
When you digitize your photo collection, you are
giving yourself the chance to preserve and
enhance them as well as being able to share them
with many more people. It allows you to share
those precious memories with friends and family
who may well be living on the other side of the
world, or you can share them via social
networking sites.
4. Scanning Your Photos
In order to digitize your photos, you will need to
purchase a scanner, or you may already have a
scanner integrated with your printer. A scanner
will allow you to scan all of your images where
they will be stored on the hard drive of your
computer. Once stored, you can then begin to
enhance and edit them by using a simple photo
editing tool.
5. Photo Editing at Home
Once you have scanned all of your pictures, you can then
begin to choose the ones that may need editing or
retouching, and it is likely that the older the photo, the
more retouching and editing it will need. There are many
different kinds of photo editing software available, and
you may even find that there is one already installed on
your computer. However, if a photo has a lot of damage or
needs a lot of work, then you may need to consider seeking
help from a professional photo restorer.
6. Professional Photo Editing
A professional photo restorer will be able to help you
with things such as:
• Restoring the color to faded photos
• Repairing tears and restoring missing parts of a
photo
• Removal of water stains
• Adding a missing person or deleting an unwanted
one
7. When seeking expert help for difficult to restore
photographs, a quick search online via a search
engine will list those people in your local area
who are offering their photo restoration services.
As you can see, there are a number of facets to
restoring old and damaged photos, however, it
will certainly be worth it when you see the
finished results, because the photos that you
digitize and restore right now, will be available
for future generations for years to come.
