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Scanning & Restoration.
Scanning film, restoring colour and preserving original negatives and photographs.
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✧Restore or conserve? The case for keeping both versionsA restored photograph may be easier to see, but the original scan remains the historical object. Our preference is non-destructive editing: keep the…0 replies17 Oct 2026↗One photograph, three cropsThe same image can be presented as the full negative, the original print crop and a gallery crop. Each answers a different question. We are thinking of a…0 replies17 Oct 2026↗Colour shifts in ageing negativesColour negative stocks age differently, and scanning can add its own problems. It is tempting to push every restoration towards contemporary white…0 replies17 Oct 2026