Michael Vaughan Photo Restoration & Photography

06/21/2026

Happy Birthday older brother!

06/21/2026

I enjoyed some recent challenges -

01/16/2026

This project and final restoration are what I consider to be a Portfolio Piece. The original photo had a layer of I'm not sure what, it had color shifted, darkened, etc. Whoever applied it also drew eyes in pencil for the girl on far left and Young man in back middle.

All of it had to be removed. I called and consulter with 2 conservators from BYU Harold B Lee Special Collections office. It was over an hour meeting trying to devise ways to remove the top layer without damaging whatever remained underneath.

Afterwards, I brought it home and worked into the evening. The layers came off. But, so did a lot of emulsion for areas across the entire photo.

I have included a few stages of the restoration I still find interesting. The final results a restoration file that prints and looks better than the original. also, Special Collections asked for my information to add me to their resources.

01/16/2026