The Artwork of H. Joie Crockett

This page will show you how I can retouch and repair old photographs. Below you will see a photo that went through a fire, and has smoke and water damage to it. The photo on the left is the original, and the one on the right is the retouched photo. Prices for work will vary according to size and condition of print. Contact me for more information.

From this ...	... to this.

Have you heard the story ... "My dog ate my homework." .... well this woman's dog did eat the photo of her grandparents, and the frame it was in. (Hungry dog) :) The top third of the photo was completely torn off. It was taped back together. Below see the before and after images of her loved photo. I was told this photo dates back to the 1920's. This is a beautiful image. What a shame it would have been to have lost it forever.
Before	After
I can also take one person from one photograph, and place it into another, merging the two. Below is an example of a photo I merged for some people I know. The original was of the parents when they first married, and he was in the service. The second photo was of their son, years later, and they wanted to merge the two to have the father and son both in the photo. Here is the results, and how I did it.
Photo 1	Photo 2
Photo 3	Photo 4

Photos # 1 & 2 are the two original photos.
In photo # 3 you can actually see where I placed the son over the mother in the original photo, then I had to remove all traces of her, and do repair to the father's jacket.
Photo # 4 is the finished photo.

For information on retouching or repairing old photos, contact me at joie@photosbyjoie.com