Old Town Photo - Professional Photo Restoration in Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC.

Film-based photographs deteriorate over time partially due to the chemicals used in their development process. Old Town Photo's digital restoration expertise can restore almost all types of damaged prints or films. Once the digital restoration process is complete, we reprint the photo on museum-grade archival media and then apply a UV protective coating to it. The final result becomes a long lasting image using materials and techniques unavailable when the original photograph was taken.

For an elegant display and proper protection of your new old photograph, we offer archival framing with conservation glazing both in standard and custom-made sizes.

So, if you are looking for ultimate care and a professional job performed on your cherished old photographs, please do not hesitate to send us an inquiry for a free evaluation and estimate. We have worked on a large number of valuable pieces of various types, including convex oval photos, tin-type, ambrotype, film negatives, and slides, each requiring special care and handling.

Three samples of our photo restoration work are shown here. The first sample is an 1890's photograph with stains, cracks, and completely missing pieces. The sepia print version after restoration is shown at right.


Photo Before restoration	Photo After restoration

The next example shows a portrait developed in 1930's. The original photo at left had deep cracks and a paper grain that caused its distortion over time, making only horizontal lines of the portrait to be visible.


Photo Before restoration	Photo After restoration

This example shows a 1910 overlay painted photograph in a very poor condition. Oval shaped photo restoration and in particular the convex oval portraits require special handling.

Original oval photo before restoration work. Photograph circa 1910

Overlay painted photograph Before restoration

Oval shaped photo after restoration work. Portrait photograph circa 1910

Overlay painted photograph After restoration

I was just comparing the "before" and "after" again, and the result you achieved is truly remarkable. Please accept my sincere gratitude. You restored a priceless image, the last one taken of my mother.
Joel

The work you did to restore my photo was great! Many people have seen the before and after and are stunned by the results. The process was great from beginning to end and I really appreciate your timeliness and professionalism throughout. The surprise was a hit as a Christmas gift to my grandmother. It created such a buzz that I may have more photos to bring to you in the future.
Nugi

My photo restoration experience with Old Town Photo was fantastic. I brought in a picture with extensive water damage, unsightly stains due to mold and missing pieces that were torn off. This childhood photo was beautifully restored to a point that retained it's authentic qualities, yet looked even better than the original. I am highly appreciative that many creative techniques were employed to recreate the picture and help me preserve this memory!
Steve

I'd like to thank you again for being able to complete my photo so quickly. I can't believe how great it looks! I couldn't be happier with the outcome. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season and thank you so much!
Mike