The Portrait Keeper
Funerals and memorials

Funeral and memorial photo restoration

When you need a clear, dignified photo for the service and time is short, we are here. We bring back faded and damaged photos and have them program-ready within a day, gently and without any pressure.

Program-ready within 24 hours.

The 24-hour rush moves your photo to the front. Tighter than that? Call us: (213) 394-9415.

A photo worthy of the day

The photo you want for the board, the program, or the screen is often the oldest one, faded or creased or damaged. We bring the face back clear and warm, so the person is seen the way you remember them, not the way the years left the paper. A real person checks the face against your original, so it is always truly them.

A cracked and stained old portrait of a couple before restorationAS IT ARRIVED
The same portrait of the couple restored, clear and warmRESTORED

A real damaged portrait from a public archive, restored by hand.

How it works, simply

  1. 1Take a photo of the photo with your phone, in good light, and send it. Your original stays with you.
  2. 2We look at it for free and tell you honestly what we can bring back. No charge to find out.
  3. 3You see it restored and approve it. Only then do you pay.
  4. 4You get a print-ready file by email, sized for the program and the memorial board, within 24 hours on a rush.

Funeral directors

We work directly with funeral homes at trade pricing, with a guaranteed rush turnaround, so you can offer families a restored photo without keeping it in house. One call sets it up.

Call (213) 394-9415 or email hello@theportraitkeeper.com.

Questions families ask

Can you do it in time for the service?

Yes. The 24-hour rush moves your photo to the front and returns a program-ready file within a day. If your timing is tighter, call (213) 394-9415 and we will tell you honestly what is possible.

What photo should I send?

Take a photo of the printed photo with your phone, in good even light, filling the frame. Your original never leaves your home.

Will it still look like them?

Yes. We bring back what is truly there and never invent a face. A person checks it against your original before we send it.

How much does it cost?

Most memorial photos are a $45 full restoration, plus $20 for the 24-hour rush. Light fading is $19. You approve it before you pay. Full pricing here.

Send us the photo. The look is free. Program-ready within 24 hours on a rush. A real person checks every face.