Professional Photo Colourisation
Professional Photo Colourisation
We specialise in rescuing very faded colour photos (all too common in prints from the 70s and 80s), and colourising black and white photos.
Bring living colour to your faded or black and white photos
Our colour restoration work includes:
- Correction of colour casts on prints, negatives and slides
- More serious (selective) colour correction on faded dye-based prints
- Full colourisation of black and white or extremely faded colour photos
Colourising black and white photos is a very time consuming process, with colour added layer by layer and taking into account the apparent lighting and atmospheric conditions to achieve a believable result.
On completion of the work, we can make vivid prints on coated or fine art paper stock. We also provide high resolution digital files with every project.
Upload Your Image
Have your images scanned and ready to restore? Upload them online for a personalised quote.
Get a SMS Estimate
Take a photo of your image, send it via SMS and get a response within 3 business hours.
Colourisation Price Guide
Prices inclusive of scanning, exclusive of prints.
Intermediate
- Time: 1 – 1.5 hours
- Recovery of faded colour images in addition to general scratch, crease and tear removal.
Advanced
- Time: 1.5 – 3 hours
- As Basic but additionally complex colour restoration of very faded photos, in addition to general image retouching.
Extreme
- Time: 3 hours +
- Colourisation of black and white or extremely faded colour photos. Includes detailed retouching of otherwise damaged images.
Colourising black and white photos
Bringing old photos to life
Recovering extremely faded photos
Revitalising old colour photos
Turn Around: 5-7 Days
Our official photo restoration turnaround time is 5-7 business days. You can view our current workload online. For guaranteed turn around times, please refer to the surcharges below
| Urgent Requests | Surcharge |
|---|---|
| 5 Days | 25% |
| 3 Days | 50% |
| 48 Hours | 75% |
| 24 Hours* | 100% |
| *Basic and Intermediate Only | |
Additional Services
| Additional Services | Price |
|---|---|
| Collection (Canberra) | $30 |
| Return (Canberra) | $30 |
| Removal From Frame | $55 |
Send Your Photos to Us
For those that prefer a simple, drop off, full service option, we’ll accept your photos at our studio in Canberra in person or by mail.
Visit a local partner
We also have a number of local partners across Australia that can help you with your restoration requirements.
“Grandad passed nearly 30 years ago and all we’ve had is a scratchy / damaged black and white photo of him in his RAAF uniform. At every step the staff at Lucent Imaging were informative and more than willing to make minor technical adjustments with the image, leading to an incredible result. The portrait now has pride of place in our home. We are very happy customers indeed!”
Paul G
Canberra, ACT
Scanner Hire
If you’re interested in professionally scanning your own film, slides, photos and documents but can’t justify the cost of buying a high-end scanner, our scanner rental service could be a cost effective solution.