Extensively Damaged Photos Can be Saved
Heavily damaged photos usually have significant tears, cracks, bubbles, stains, fading, missing sections or blemishes. With the correct approach, attention to detail and time a quality result can be attained. Even photos ripped into pieces can be stitched together and restored!
Many hours were involved in restoring this example.
V. E. Wolper. PHOTOGRAPH RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT USING ADOBE® PHOTOSHOP® CC 2021, 3/E. ©Mercury Learning and Information. Used with permission.
Photos with this much damage takes many hours to repair and can get costly. For an irreplaceable heirloom the cost may be worthwhile.
Lost sections needed to meticulously recreated from other sections of the photo and manipulated into place. The wheels are examples of this repair work.
Sepia tone added back into the photo to give it an aged appearance.