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Special effects, by our definition is removing or adding objects and people or being creative to restore a not so great photograph. It's fun and interesting to read about and see, the many reasons why people use this affect. Here are just a few of the most common:
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Attention Costumers! Everywhere Correcting Point and Shoot Errors Join two pictures or Create an Old Time Photograph Salvaging an Image From Poor Quality Paper or Newspaper Prank Photos with funny stories. Wakes and Funerals and remove a person from a photograph and make separate photo with them alone.
Prank Photos
The story behind this prank goes like this. This poster he is holding is a cherished poster found by his friend in Mexico and he thought it would be funny to put his name on the poster as one of the bull fighters.
This photo was commissioned by mom, I guess the bride didn't have an issue with dad refusing to put on a suit. In image #01, the mother of the bride and another relative dancing at the wedding, very charming. Now in image #02 a not so charming dad, shown here dancing with the bride.
Some people just do not want to get dressed up! So there this is one more way to skin this cat says mom with a smile. Clever lady!
This image is what the Victorians would call a divorce portrait. Notice the man pants on the right-hand bottom corner? They actually had very narrow frames to accommodate the unusual size of a cropped photo like this one on the left. Today there is no longer any use for the divorce frame, now she can display the photo and no one would know the truth of this moment in time and it looks a whole lot better with an appropriate background.
"Becky" Getting a good pose from your dog is not an easy thing to do but you can look through the photos you have and create a portrait pose like these. Include them in your family tree or create a special place in your scrapbook or wall. For more samples, see Pet Portraits.
Submitted by Veronica of Chula Vista California
"Pepe", Submitted by Otilia from Phoenix Arizona.
 We have seen images mounted on everything you can imagine. Embedded in glass and in jewelry. These one of a kind items are difficult to share in their present form. So let us copy and restore them for you. This Original was stuck to this very heavy plaster plaque.
This is the close up of original. It could not be removed without damaging it further. There is a huge stain and writing on the background.
As you can see here is the background replaced, but with a period suitable background.
  Turn
a casual photo into a beautiful portrait.
Circa 1930. The owner of this photo said she had a "portrait shot" of everyone in the family album with exception of this person. Can you put her image on a studio background? We found a studio background of that time period. This is a perfect scrapbook application.
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Not everyone is fortunate enough to have beautiful professional studio portrait of your childhood. If you have a least a snap shot we can isolate with a crop and resize and enlarge like this one. A little color correction and viola! Saved from the shoe box to a space in the scrapbook.
This young girl, now a senior citizen always wanted a photograph of her mother alone.
Correcting Point and Shoot Errors One of the most common mistakes people make is not setting up the shot. In their excitement to take the shot quickly centering the subject is off ruining the shot.
1970. The hat was recreated, the building extended and the yellowing removed. This photo is typical of amateur photographers. Not taking the time to center the subject and not using a tripod to keep the camera still. What would have be excluded from the scrapbook or special place on the wall can be displayed or placed in a scrapbook proudly.
Circa 1950. One family shot is better than two separate photos, don't you think! Especially for scrapbookers that need space to design and add personal effects.
   Scrapbookers delight!
Save space join two photos.
  
From two 8x10 these two, brother and sister were enlarged to 16 x 20 and beautifully framed.
If you love wearing costumes and want a portrait with an old fashion background, just send us a photo of yourself in costume and we will do the rest. If you have the background you want we can use that!
This is a photo of my latest
costume that I just wore to the Chula Vista Genealogy Society. You can see
more photos of that event at:
I
needed a 1950s background, looked through my mothers photographs and came up
with these two. Now you don't have to find a photographer in a tourist event
to have a vintage photo of yourself. Notice, I had to reverse myself
and blend the two backgrounds to make sense. Photo#2 1
& 2 joined
It would help if you know what photo you want to be in first so you can pose yourself perfect for the shot. I didn't but it just worked out well, now I know.
Photo #2
I had to reverse #2. It wouldn't be complete without the border.
"Here's looking at you kid" Attention all those out there that love to dress up! Especially the San Diego Costume Guild! This link takes you to a events in period clothing, hit it when your done here.
1). These two photos were part of a paper collage...
3.) He found this vintage frame on E-Bay for only $75.00! and voila! a happy Alex.
and when Alex's friend saw what he did he said he had a similar situation, so Alex brought his friend over. He had separate photos of his parents and wished to see them together as a formal portrait.
This photo was a beautiful copper color to match the frame.
Circa 1866. These two cabinet cards found in a bible, were joined to make a more attractive portrait to display (never display originals). This is very popular with scrapbooker's and genealogist.
More samples:
Making faces is a good way to get cut out of the photo.
These two Sisters enjoy this photograph today, taken from the two photographs above, making it twice as special. The image of mother behind them in the 1920s didn't have to be a quality photo. This one was cut out from a collage on poor paper, you can see part of one photo at the bottom. Since it was going to be faded out a bit anyway giving it a heavenly appearance.
Salvaging an Image From Poor Quality Paper or Newspaper  
This photo scanned from copy paper was completely recreated to get a photographic appearance.
This photo was salvaged from a 1921 prayer card.
Genealogist Note: This is a photo taken in the late 1880's. They did have special effects back then too! Usually it was a memorial card  .
 
1999 Blurred the background, cropped and enlarged.
Some times we just wish we were in the photo alone. Submitted by Shirley Horton, Assembly Women of Chula Vista
 
The girls in this photo didn't have the heart to tell this guy, that they didn't want him in the picture.
The man is gone, color added, vignette added and cropped to an 8x10.
The Collage - The perfect application for photos that are unattractive yet sentimental and valuable to you and your family. Visit "Custom Gifts
This photo was taken of a framed photo sitting on a top of dresser.
These are samples (taken by amateur photographers) of photos taken with a digital camera, (not scanned photos). You don't have to be a professional, long as you do not do the following: Shake... you must stabilize the camera while shooting. Professionals use tripods. Have good lighting so you don't have to use flash, avoiding the reflection of the flash or shoot at a very slight angle, until you don't see the reflection. Notice even the reflection of the flash can be removed.
Often we are called to prepare photographs for wakes. The family has asked everyone and can not seem to find a single photograph of a person either by themselves or a photo formal enough to display for the memorial service. The original was an 8x10, once we separated him out, we enlarged it to a 16x20 for the viewing. We can have these ready within 24 hours.
There are many options. Some people have taken many photographs and placed them around the room. Others have taken one large one (16x20) to set on an easel.
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No Great Challenges Since 2011!
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in image #03 We took dad's head and hand from #02 
Same
goes for saving
baby photos! Many people are faced with the problem of only owning one
photograph of themselves when they were babies and usually they are not in good
shape, or it's not very flattering. Such is the case with this
photo. Pieces
missing are not a problem or turning the photo into a standard size to fit
standard frame. Standard frames and standard mats are less expensive.
Submitted by Joseph Santos of Tucson
Arizona.
Photo
#1
Photo#1
2). We
digitally joined them and enlarged to a 16 x 20 archival quality photo
paper.
The
ribbons, boot and pipe bowl this shadow box belonged to John Evans of the 3rd New
Hampshire. He whittled these pieces during the Civil war in the trenches
of North Carolina. 
In
this photo, the maid of honor and the best man, on either side of the
bride and groom, were married by the justice of the peace shortly
after. They never had their own wedding picture. Decades later
the bride had a bright idea and called us. She finally has a wedding
portrait.
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