> > My wife found a newspaper story today about one of her relatives > > that dates from 1949. In it is a picture that unfortunately has > > been torn. What is the best way to preserve this picture, and or > > restore it. She wants to tape it, but I suspect that this is not > > the best thing to do. > > > > John Nichols <[email protected]> > > If you've got photoshop and are comfortable with it, a tear is > fairly easy to work with. I was at Walgreens the other day and see > that they have a photo restoration service that does exactly what > you're talking about. They scan it in to a computer, fix the tear > digitally, and give you a real photo print of the results. No idea > on cost, but if they're selling it at the photo counter of > Walgreens, it can't be _that_ bad. > > No idea where you're at, but in this part of the world (Wisconsin, > USA) you can't throw a stick without hitting 3 Walgreens > drugstores... > > Dave Hinz <[email protected]> Actually there's a Walgreen's right down the street from where my wife presently is. :)