Torn and faded photo restoration
A ragged chunk gone from the only photo of him. A portrait gone ghost-pale with the decades. We mend the tears and bring the color back, still exactly the person you remember, and you see it restored before you pay.
Torn and ripped photos
A tear takes a piece of the moment with it. We mend the rip and rebuild what belongs around it, a coat, a wall, the studio backdrop, until the photo is whole again. The one rule we never break: we rebuild a coat or a sky, never a face. If a face itself is torn away, we tell you honestly what is possible before you pay a cent.
AS IT ARRIVED
RESTOREDA real torn photo from a public archive, mended by hand.
Faded photos
A faded photo is not empty, it still holds more of the picture in the paper than your eye can see. We pull the contrast and the light and dark detail back up, so the face reads clearly again, rich and warm, still exactly who you remember. No invented features, just what was always there, brought back.
AS IT ARRIVED
RESTOREDA real faded portrait from a public archive, brought back by hand.
Your original never leaves your home. You do not mail us anything. Take a photo of the photo with your phone, in good light, and send us that. We work from the picture.
Fading is often $19. A torn photo is usually $45.
Light touch-up $19 · full restoration $45 · missing pieces $95 · 24-hour rush +$20. The look is free.
See all pricesQuestions families ask
Can a ripped photo really be fixed?
Yes. We mend the tear and rebuild what belongs around it. We never invent a face. If a face is torn away, we tell you honestly what we can and cannot do, for free.
My photo is almost white with age. Is it too far gone?
Usually not. A faded photo holds more detail than you can see. We bring the contrast back so the face reads clearly again.
Will it still look like them?
Yes. We bring back what is truly there and never invent features. A person checks every face against your original before we deliver.
How much does it cost?
Fading is often a $19 light touch-up. A torn photo is usually a $45 full restoration, or $95 with missing pieces. You see it before you pay. Full pricing here.