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Be
an Educated Consumer
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When it Comes to Shopping
For a Restoration Service...
Compare Apples to Apples.
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Our service can be compared to the difference between going to
an high-end department store and bargain store. Do not compare apples to
oranges.
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When looking at a “photo restoration service or website”,
consider the following:
Preservation/Conservation Vs. Digital—You may want to restore or
preserve the original, then you go to a Preservationist or Conservator,
digital is not for you. Digital is less expensive, with no risk to the
original, with the preservationist, if you don’t like it, there is no
turning back. How true to the original photo will the restoration
be? Will the damaged objects be repaired by cloning or cut and paste
or drawn in?
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Good Clues, For Good Choices— When few photos are displayed in any
web site or place of business, this could be a sign that there has not
been many restorations worth showing? Are they focused on restorations or
other products like their camera's, photography or picture frames? Maybe
they are not passionate about their site or your photos or that other
product is their passion. If turn around time is 2 days, chances are
they are outsourcing. Ask if the work is done in-house or do they out
source the work, ask to who? You do not want them sent via email overseas.
This process takes time, TLC, wait for a job well done. Scan your photo,
send it to them, ask for a quote, then just don’t compare our prices but
consider the process. Inkjet copies fade unless you have the latest and
best printer system. Chemistry process is what you want. If you have very
old photos ask if they offer matt which is the best for antique
photographs. Some only offer gloss or luster catering to modern photos?
Restoration services located in Mall’s or independent office buildings
must pass the over head , advertising and the cost of accepting credit
cards expenses onto you. PMP keeps all their expenses down and
passes the savings onto you.
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Armature Vs. Professional—You may know someone that is pretty
good with image editing that’s grrrrrrreat. Before you ask them to do
you the favor or pay them, first ask them how they acquired their talent
and what was their experience with it. One gentle lady said to us at a
convention that her husband could do it just as good as a professional. He
immediately jumped in and said “Yeah, I did do it and I was very
satisfied how it came out. It took so darn long and I was good and sick of
it when I was done, I will never do another one, it’s not worth it. If
you have another one in mind just pay her to do it, it’s worth it.”
Consider the friend that may only be qualified for simple repairs and lack
the experience that comes from restoring hundreds of different kinds of
damage. Because they are your friend, it is polite to wait when it is
convenient for them, they also may take longer for lack of experience or
procrastinate because they really didn’t want to do it, it is work,
after all. Don’t leave your descendants the work of an armature.
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Miscellaneous Benefits—Do you have to leave your original with
them? If you should loose your photos, do they keep your photos on
file? It may be difficult to get your photo to them, at a time that
is convenient for you. Call for an appointment, time is negotiable when
the business is in the home. With PMP you have many options to getting
your photo to us. Also, ask if there is a money back guarantee?
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 This photo
(below)
was submitted to us by someone looking for work. What they did was, erase the damage away, draw in what was lost, loosing the
photographic appearance. The hands and face look like a
drawing. This cuts down on the time but takes away the charm of the
original. This artist did not meet Photos Made Prefect's standards.
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Submitted in
resume
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This
is not PMP's work!
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This
photo speaks a thousand words, about our quality and commitment to the
original. The hands still have a photographic appearance, the
background looks to be more like what the original appeared to be and the
face has not been distorted.
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With our
photo dating experience we know what is appropriate for the time period of
a photo and colored it accordingly.
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Already Had Work Done? Keeping
It Real
Let us
have a look and we can tell you if we could have made it better!
If we think the
difference is significant we will show you the difference, free!
That's how
confident we are...here
is an example.
 This
is the original. It is not a great candidate for restoration because it is only
2x2 inches, not in focus and covered with tiny cracks and grime. Enlarging
it to be able to see it better is desirable but comes at a price. It takes more
time patience and skill so that you don't see the work that has been done.
When it is completed, what you have is a restored version of a poor quality
image. So the out come is more time and money spent for the least gratification.
With
that said, all things are relative. If the image is important to you, it is
worth every attempt to at least restore it to it's original state, even if that
state is only repaired and not better than the original. To often people
expect miracles because they have seen a beautiful but damaged photograph
restored and made better than the original. , not understanding that it
was possible becasuse the photograph was a quality image to start
with. We tell you all this upfront, there are zero surprises.
This
image was done by another company. The client was not happy. The damage is
gone but the eyes have changed, she doesn't look like herself and they made no
attempt to fix her collar. Simply put this image has been
OVERWORKED.
The image below is our
interpretation of the same image.
This looks more like the tiny
original, minus the damage!
The client was satisfied and was happy to pay for this restoration. The Final
was an 8x10!
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MONEY-BACK
GUARANTEE EXCEPTION, click
here. Takes you to Estimate Guide.
 
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