02/26/2024
I posted this advertisement because of a few messages / emails I have received regarding my prices. Folks, any REPUTABLE restoration business's prices START at at least 25.00 and the keyword here is START or FROM. That buys you a very basic restoration. Yes, I'm aware of the Etsy sites, the free sites etc .. that's out there. Most use apps to restore your photos. That's not saying that they aren't some good photo restorer's out there, heck there is some that are better than me I'm sure. I am very hands on with my restorations. Any damage, color added etc .. , well my hand ( mouse ) fixes it. I do use enhancers to sharpen or help bring out detail but even those aren't foolproof. Some of the photo's you've seen me post recently most wouldn't even touch, and if they did .. I assure you it would cost a heck of a lot more than 15.00! I don't have a " Starting at " price. Whether it's a 1 hour restore or a 10+ hour restore my price is still 15.00 , the recent picture I posted with sections missing and very faded .. that took me about 12 hours to do. There is no magic button I push to fix your photos! I trust my hands and eyes, not all these apps they advertise. To say I'm perfect at what I do ... no, not at all. I will say I give every photo my best effort. I mean it when I say I treat every photo as if they were my own. Most of my customers will tell you, I work closely with them to get the restoration as close to right as possible. I can easily say over the 10 years since I officially opened up shop I have done well over 1000 pictures for free. Some of you reading this know I'm not lying. Some I did simply because I wanted to, perhaps I liked the story associated with the picture, some just to save history, some for advertisement purposes. Folks, I truly wish I didn't have to charge for what I do, doing restorations is a passion of mine. There is nothing I like better than bringing new life to photos, especially ones with real meaning. I have 7 editors I use at the moment, 3 of which I pay a monthly fee to use, 1 I pay by the picture. I try to keep my prices as low as possible to make it affordable for everyone. I don't charge really looking to make a profit, my main goal is to simply cover my cost. I have over 20 years experience doing restorations. I try to get my restorations done in a timely manner. My illness was making things kinda tough for a bit but my docs have the symptoms under control for the most part. Business has been improving and I appreciate that very much, I need it to continue to improve for me to continue doing this. I appreciate all the nice comments and likes, people following my page etc .. , but what I really need is orders. If you can't place an order I understand, I know with the cost of things these days getting a restoration done isn't at the top of your things to do list. Believe me, I feel the pinch too! But what you can do is SHARE my post. Believe me .. that helps! I thank you for taking the time to read this, I look forward to hopefully working for some of you in the near future.