The examples below show what careful digitisation and restoration can make possible.
They are an illustration of the process, rather than a promise that every photograph will respond in the same way.
Each original has its own history. Film stock, exposure, processing, storage conditions and physical damage all influence what remains within the image. Some photographs reveal remarkable colour and detail once decades of fading, dust and discolouration are addressed. Others have suffered permanent damage that cannot be recovered without inventing information that is no longer there.
Every photograph is approached individually, with the aim of recovering the strongest and most faithful image the surviving material allows. These examples represent possibility, not a predetermined result
A building with a corrugated metal roof and a large yellow banner reading 'Shellgas' hanging across the front. In front of the building are several white cylinders marked 'Shellgas' with red caps. There is an open doorway, and behind the building, trees are visible against a blue sky.
A street scene with cars driving past a motel named 'Hotel Louis' on the side of the building. There are directional road signs pointing to Messina and Pietersburg. The building has a blue roof and large windows. A mountain range is visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
A group of children, with one smiling boy with missing teeth in the center, sitting outdoors near a brick wall.