Customs: Photo Restoration & Sepia Tone

Old photos of special moments or events will significantly degrade over the years. Once restored and printed with

archival inks and acid-free materials, they will last and be available for future generations. The traditional finish used in many older

photos (before full color was available) was sepia tone, adding warmth to the final image.

The above photo of the Oberon Restaurant

was taken in 1908 by photographer, A. E.

Erickson. Most of the detail was either

missing or quite faded. We increased the

contrast in each area, removed the noise

(dirty spots), re-created detail where it

was missing and added a sepia tone.

The finished 16" x 20" image was produced on canvas. Our restoration can

be seen at the new Oberon Grill which opened in August , 2008. Prints on canvas

are available at Natural Selection, 203 F Street, Eureka.