Restoring photos from the 1940s
Most of the photos we work with from this decade are hand-coloured studio portraits. These images are typically stained, delaminated or insect damaged, but are usually in fair condition otherwise. When restoring these photos we aim to preserve the hand-coloured look and feel, and print them on matte archival paper for authentic and long lasting results.
![](https://flashbackphoto.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Flashback-Photo-Restoration-hand-coloured-wedding-photo-2-before-800px.jpg)
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Examples of our photo restoration work
Hover your mouse or swipe over the image to compare before and after.
![](https://flashbackphoto.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Flashback-Photo-Restoration-hand-coloured-wedding-photo-before-300px.jpg)
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![](https://flashbackphoto.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Flashback-Photo-Restoration-wedding-1-before.jpg)
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![](https://flashbackphoto.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Flashback-Photo-restoration-water-damaged-portrait-of-young-woman-before-1.jpg)
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We recovered the severely smudged and stained lower section of this image by grafting in elements from other images, and carefully painting in new detail to match the original image.
![](https://flashbackphoto.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Flashback-Photo-Restoration-Featured-Image-december-2020-before.jpg)
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![creased photo restoration before](https://flashbackphoto.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Flashback-Photo-Restoration-creased-15-before.jpg)
![creased photo restoration after](https://flashbackphoto.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Flashback-Photo-Restoration-creased-15-after.jpg)
![Hand coloured photo restoration before](https://flashbackphoto.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Flashback-Photo-Restoration-hand-coloured-9-before.jpg)
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