PHOTORESTORICS

Digital Photo Restoration, Retouching, and Editing

DIGITAL PHOTO RESTORATION SERVICES: I can fix almost any form of damage. I emphasize the repair of faces but I do not enhance them. In many cases, I can restore a missing part of a face or other part of a picture. I fix major background damage. In most cases, your photo will look as good as the day it was taken, often much better, and at the very least it will be greatly improved. I make most restored photos at least three times the size of the original, often larger. Please take a look at samples of my before-and-after restorations on Gallery One and Gallery Two pages.

FEES. Below are sample "before" photos and the approximate cost to restore each. For a FREE and NO OBLIGATION QUOTE, E-mail me a scan of your photo first, and I will quote you a firm price. Library and museum collections are priced at a discount according to the number of photos and the overall degree of damage. Please contact me with details and scanned samples I will supply you with an estimate or a firm quote.

$19.95 - color correction only	$25.95 - remove minor creases	$35.95 - color correction and removal of spots

$45.95 - removal of scratches and spots, and minor damage to face	$45.95 - very tiny photo, removal of creases, scratches, and spots	$65.95 - removal of small creases, scuffs, and lots of spots	$75.95 - removal of spots, scuffs, scratches, creases, and color adjustment

$85.95 - removal of spots, scuffs, tears, creases, and damage to face, and color correction	$95.95 - removal of creases, scuffs, scratches, and lots of handwriting	$125 - removal of cracks (caused by damage to negative) and reconstruction of ear	$150 - very tiny photo, removal of spots and tears, and reconstruction of missing parts

PAYMENT. After you have reviewed and approved a proof of your restored photo by E-mail, make a credit card purchase by going to to www.paypal.com and send your payment to joellesteele@joellesteele.com. Locals paying in person may pay in cash. Commercial entities (e.g., libraries, museums, etc.) may make payment in advance by checks drawn on American banks in U.S. dollars only, payable to Joelle Steele or Joelle Steele Enterprises, at P.O. Box 8492, Lacey, WA 98509-8492, United States of America. Upon receipt of payment, your restored photo will be sent to you as an E-mail attachment in a .jpg and also in an archival .tif format. Depending on file size, you may receive these files in separate E-mails.

ADDITIONAL FEES. Scanning is $10 per photo, or $10 per scan for panoramic photos requiring multiple scans. Photographing of images under glass and some panoramas start at $45 per photo. Burning your restored images to a CD and mailing them by U.S. mail is $5. Sales tax applies to services performed for individuals and entities located in Washington state.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO: Please do NOT send me links to other Web sites to view your photo(s). There are only three methods I accept for submission of photos to be viewed or restored:

1. E-mail. Send me your photo attached to an E-mail. The photo should be scanned in color (even if the photo is black-and-white) at a minimum of 300 dpi (preferably 600 dpi), or photographed at whatever the biggest file size is that your digital camera can create. My E-mail address is: joellesteele@joellesteele.com.

2. Mail. Send me your original photo and I will scan it for an additional fee. While your photo(s) is in my possession, it will not be changed or harmed, and every effort will be made to keep it protected and safe while your project is in progress. My mailing address is: Joelle Steele, PO Box 8492, Lacey, WA 98509-8492.

3. Hand-delivery. If you are a local, you may bring your original photo to me to evaluate and scan. Please contact me at joellesteele@joellesteele.com to make arrangements to do so.

TURNAROUND TIME: You will receive a low resolution JPG proof by E-mail, usually within one week. After you approve the proof and make your payment, a JPG and an archival TIF photo file will be E-mailed to you. If you submitted original photos, they will be returned to you in-person or by U.S. Mail. Please note that I am not a camera store or a photo processing company. I do not print photos for you. I create digital photo files that can be printed out by you on your printer, or by the local camera store or photo processor of your choice.

Please read my terms page which covers my non-advocacy policy, my disclaimers, and the copyright laws under which I operate.