Protect
“If you wait… it may be too late!”
Digital technology, improved archival methods and the
latest generation of protective storage products make it easier and safer than
ever to protect your family history from damage. The
time is now to start preserving your heritage.
Digital Archiving Services
Are your photos discolored, faded, scratched, torn or
stained? Are the delicate, original prints framed on
your walls and bookshelves slowly fading away? What would
happen to your memories in case of fire or flood?
- Scanning
Scan your prints, slides, negatives, documents and
other printed memorabilia for safekeeping and sharing.
Your collection is never mailed to another scanning
company: We safely hand-carry all materials from
your home to our Portland office, lightly hand-clean
and scan images, then hand-carry them back again.
All images receive automatic digital enhancements
to remove much of the dust and scratches and improve
color.
If you’d prefer to leave photos in your treasured
heritage albums (or if photos are too difficult to
remove safely) we can scan and reproduce entire
pages for you.
Photo
DVDs/CDs and Thumbnail Index Books
Your scanned image files are stored on archival-quality data DVDs.
Each one is digitally imprinted with an image and
title of your choice. Each DVD can be paired
with a full-color Index Book that displays thumbnail images
of every photo on the disk—making it quick and easy
to locate images.
- Digital Retouching & Restoration
Bring back the beauty and detail of images that
have deteriorated over time. The Northwest’s rainy climate
and ever hotter summers make photos susceptible
to damage from mold, water, light and temperature
change. Digital restoration can also correct photos
that were imperfectly made, such as those with poor
exposure, composition or developing.
Repair:
•
discoloration
• red-eye
• open closed eyes
• fading
• scratches
• dust spots
• tears & creases |
• stains
• mold
• water damage
• missing pieces
• removing/ replacing people and objects |
Quality Archival Products
Restored Stories is
an authorized reseller of fine archival products from
Light Impressions® and PrintFile®. We offer a full selection
of products, including protective sleeves, boxes, albums
and other archival storage materials.
Contact us for guidance in
choosing the right materials for your preservation project.
Light
Impressions®
Established in 1969, Light Impressions® offers the world's
largest variety of fine archival storage, display and
presentation materials for negatives, transparencies,
CDs, photographs, artwork and documents. Considered
to have set the standard for archival excellence throughout
the world, Light Impressions® counts the Library of
Congress, the Getty Museum, the Smithsonian and the
Metropolitan Museum of Art among its clients.
PrintFile®
Print File has celebrated 40 years as the world's leading
manufacturer of high quality archival storage products.
When you purchase their products, you will see and feel
the quality that has earned Print File the distinction
as the clear choice of amateur and professional photographers,
high schools, colleges, universities, museums and other
fine institutions around the world.
