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Photos Restored

By Hand

By our expert technicians
to bring them back to life
We Repair

Everything

Including fading,
cracks & tears, and more
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Unlimited

Revisions of your
restored photos
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Pro Restoration

Best for: Fading, blur, and minor aging. A sharp
refresh for photos that are physically intact.

As low as $4.99 per photo

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Also included: Exposure correction (fixing dark/bright photos), color revival, dust removal, red-eye fix, and free 4x resolution upgrade.

Museum Restoration

Best for: Tears, water damage, and missing
pieces. Total reconstruction for broken photos.

As low as $19.99 per photo

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Also included: Deep crack repair, mold removal, paper texture smoothing, person/object removal, and 16x ultra-resolution upgrade.

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How to Choose

Restoration Features

Pro 

Restoration

As low as

$4.99

Museum 

Restoration

As low as

$19.99

Trust & Guarantees
Unlimited Revisions
We provide unlimited adjustments at no extra cost until you are completely satisfied. If the initial restoration isn't perfect, we will continue to tweak details until the image meets your exact expectations and you love the result.
100% Money Back Guarantee
Your satisfaction is our absolute priority. If we cannot restore your photo to a standard you love, we provide a full refund. You can proceed with total confidence knowing there is zero risk involved in this service.
Essential Basics
Color Correction
Photos fade or shift colors over time. We digitally rebalance the spectrum to restore natural skin tones and accurate hues, ensuring your image looks fresh, modern, and true to life, just like the original scene.
Lighting & Exposure
We adjust brightness and contrast to fix photos that are too dark or washed out. This reveals hidden details in shadows and highlights, creating a balanced image with significantly better depth and overall visual appeal.
Face Enhancement
We use advanced sharpening to define facial features blurred over time. This brings clarity to eyes and smiles, ensuring subjects look their best while maintaining a natural appearance that doesn't look artificially processed or fake.
Red Eye Removal
Camera flashes often cause glowing red pupils. We correct this by restoring natural eye color for a lifelike appearance, improving portrait quality significantly without affecting the subject's expression or the photo's overall mood.
Crop & Rotate
We fix crooked horizons and poor framing to improve composition. By straightening the image and removing edge distractions, we focus attention on the subject, resulting in a cleaner, more professional, and polished look.
Clarity & Detail
Resolution Upscale
We increase your image's pixel count for larger printing without pixelation. A 4x upscale suits standard framing, while 16x offers ultra-high definition for large posters, ensuring your memories look crisp even when displayed at a large scale.
4x
16x
Extreme Clarity
We extract and enhance subtle details lost in faded areas. From clothing textures to background elements, this adds richness and definition that simple sharpening cannot achieve, bringing the texture of the past back to life.
Motion Blur Removal
If camera shake caused blurriness, we apply advanced sharpening algorithms to stabilize the image. This recovers edges and fine details, resulting in a significantly crisper photo where the subject is distinct and clearly defined.
Noise Reduction
Low light often introduces grain that degrades quality. We smooth out grain while preserving important details, resulting in a cleaner image that retains sharpness without looking soft, ensuring a professional digital finish.
Dust Removal
Old prints attract dust, appearing as white specks on scans. We meticulously digitally clean these spots one by one, ensuring the final image is spotless and free from artifacts that distract from the main subject.
Damage Repair
Scratch Removal
We digitally fill scratches from handling. We address both light surface marks and deep gouges, ensuring the image is revealed clearly without distracting white lines, effectively erasing the signs of physical wear and tear.
Minor
Deep Clean
Repair Cracks & Creases
Folded photos often suffer deep cracks. We seamlessly mend these fissures, reconstructing missing data across fold lines to make the photo look smooth, continuous, and undamaged, as if it had never been folded at all.
Repair Tears & Rips
For torn photos, we digitally reassemble the pieces. We fill gaps and blend edges, restoring the image's structural integrity so it appears whole again, carefully reconstructing any missing information along the torn edges.
Water & Mold Damage
Moisture causes stains or fungal growth. We remove these blemishes, correcting color shifts and reconstructing affected areas to salvage the photo from severe environmental damage, preserving the original memory hidden underneath the discoloration.
Reconstruct Missing Pieces
If a corner or background part is missing, we use context to digitally recreate it. This restores the complete composition, making the photo look whole rather than broken, using surrounding details to fill in the blanks naturally.
Removes Paper Texture
Scans of textured paper often look grainy digitally. We smooth out this pattern without losing image detail, resulting in a clean look perfect for modern screens, removing the harsh physical artifact of the original print.
Creative & Custom
Remove People or Objects
We digitally erase photobombers or unwanted items. We fill the space with natural background elements, making it look like the object was never there, keeping the focus entirely on the people you love and want to see.
Change Background
If the background is unappealing, we can replace it. Whether a solid color or scenic setting, we mask the subject and insert a new background to improve the overall aesthetic and make the subject stand out.
Custom Requests
Have a specific vision? From colorizing to combining people into one shot, we handle unique edits. Just tell us what you need, and our artists will work to make it happen, tailored exactly to your personal requirements.
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3 Simple Steps

1. Send Us Your Photos

Upload digital files anytime — or mail your original photos and we’ll handle scanning + restoration for you.

2. Hand-Restored by Experts

Every photo is restored by real humans for natural color, clarity, and detail — no one-click filters.

3. Review & Download

Preview first, request tweaks if needed, then download the final files. Not happy? We’ll fix it or issue a full refund.

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Pro Colorization

Best for: Faded color, blur, and minor aging. A sharp, vibrant polish.

As low as $9.99 per photo

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Living Photos

Best for: iAginng and faded photos, with Pro Restoration every photo will be meticulously

As low as $9.99 per photo

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truly care

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Upgrade to All-in-One Digitization Kit

We recommend our customers to use our All-One-Digitizing Kits to scan the photos they wish to restore. We scan at the highest resolution in the world, providing the strongest foundation for photo restoration. You can mix & match different formats within a single kit, such as negatives, slides, video tapes, film reels, and more. Your personal concierge will work with you through the process to handle all your needs, including customs requests such as organizing by date and removing photos from albums.

16x Resolution & 256x Color

Negatives & Slides

Transfers Video Tapes

Support Film Reels & Others

Mix & Match Any Format

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Customer Reviews Gallery

Every image here began as a shoebox treasure. Our customers shared these with their reviews.

What others say about us

An excellent value for the quality of work you receive. The free shipping and high-resolution scanning make it a much better... Read more

Dennis O.

After cleaning out my attic, I found my late husband's collection of 35mm negatives. I had no way to view them. Sending them... Read more

Susan B.

The human restoration service is 100% worth it. I had a photo of my great-grandparents that was torn, faded, and had water s... Read more

Ava J.

The free shipping box was so easy.

David P.

The restoration service is like magic! They fixed a photo I thought was ruined forever. I'm so grateful for their work and a... Read more

Amanda H.

A truly wonderful service.

Emily R.

I needed to scan my grandmother's entire photo collection before we sold her house - decades of memories in shoeboxes and al... Read more

Ernest G.

The prepaid box is a genius idea. It takes all the guesswork out of sending your photos. The whole process is designed to be... Read more

Matthew B.

So happy with the results!

Sarah L.

This service exceeded my expectations in every way. I'm an artist and wanted to incorporate old family photos into a mixed-m... Read more

Christine M.

Incredible quality. Free shipping sealed the deal for me.

Kevin H.

My only small issue was that the initial upload to the gallery seemed a bit slow, but it might have been my internet connect... Read more

Michael D.

Great job! Highly recommend this service.

Andrew M.

I inherited a massive box of photos and negatives from my grandmother, and the task of digitizing them felt impossible. I di... Read more

Linda H.

Very impressed with quality!

Gregory F.

As a family historian, preserving old photos is incredibly important to me. I sent a test batch and was impressed at every s... Read more

Charles C.

Wonderful experience! Photos look beautiful now.

Theresa R.

Outstanding service and quality work!

Laura B.

I had a box of photos that were starting to fade and get that old photo smell. It's such a relief to have them preserved dig... Read more

Brenda C.

My old photos look amazing. Thank you!

Maria G.

Free shipping is a huge plus. It made the decision to finally get my photos scanned so much easier. The whole process was sm... Read more

Paul G.

Perfect! Exactly what I needed.

Mike T.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Got questions? We’ve got answers! Browse our FAQ or reach out to us anytime by email, phone, or social media. We’re here to help make your journey smooth sailing
Will you restore, edit, or improve my photos?

Yes, absolutely! We offer professional manual editing and restoration to bring your photos back to life.

The "Human" Difference:
In contrast to many other labs, we do not use automated software to "batch process" your photos, which often makes images look unreal or machine-generated. Instead, our Scan + Restore service ensures each photo is individually edited by professional photographers to deliver the best quality and most realistic rendition.

How to Order:
To get this level of care (including manual color correction, dust removal, and damage repair), simply select the Scan + Restore Bundle at checkout.

  • Price: Just $1 per photo (90% off our standard rate!).
  • Note: For other complex restoration needs, please visit our Restoration Page.
How do I order photo restoration?

You can order restoration in two ways.

Method 1: The "Scan + Restore" Bundle (Highly Recommended)
With this option, we do both the scanning and restoration. You mail in your photos for us to scan at high resolutions, and then we’ll manually restore them. You get both the original scanned files as well as our restored versions. This option delivers the best possible results because we control the quality from start to finish.

  • Superior Quality: We scan your items in uncompressed RAW format at ultra-high resolution (1200 DPI for prints, 5900 DPI for slides).
  • Deep Color Depth: We capture 16-bit (48-bit RGB) color, which gives our artists the deep data they need to fix severe fading and damage.
  • Unbeatable Price: When you bundle, the price is just $1 per photo—that is 94% off our standard individual price of $14.99!

All-in-One Digitization Product Details Page

Method 2: Standalone Restoration
If you already have digital files, you can purchase a standalone restoration. Simply upload your current files, and our artists will do their best to improve them.

  • Note: For this method, the final quality depends heavily on the resolution of the scan you provide us.

Photo Restoration page

Can I use your restoration service on digital photos I already have?

Yes! If you have old scans or photos taken with a phone, you can upload them directly to our website for Standalone Restoration. Our artists will do their best to clean up and repair your existing digital file.

A Professional Tip:
If you still have the original physical print, we strongly recommend sending it to us for our Scan + Restore Bundle instead. This allows us to do both the scanning (you’ll send in your physical photos) and also the restoration work afterward.

Here is why sending the physical print is better:

  • Higher Quality: We scan at ultra-high resolution (1200 DPI for prints) in RAW format. This captures details your home scanner or phone might miss, giving our artists a much better image to fix.
  • Lower Price: Standalone restoration is $10/photo. When you send the photo to us in a bundle, the price drops to just $1/photo (90% off)!
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Email

support@madebyphotos.com

Phone Number

1-888-298-2239

Address

Connecticut: 157 Church St, Suite 1900, New Haven, CT 06510

California: 2108 N St, Suite 13781, Sacramento, CA 95816

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