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Recreating missing parts

The same principal we use to paint out creases & marks can be extended to reconstruct missing sections of a photograph. We can use similar elements in the picture in recreating a lost piece. Also suitable parts from another photograph can be employed and manipulated to match the original image.

If you’re photo has a corner torn off, the edges cut to fit an oval frame or a section heavily damaged we should be able to digitally reconstruct those missing bits. Have a look at these examples to see how seamless these repairs can be.

Lost corner of a damaged picture is digitally rebuilt

missing bits restored

photo with corner gone

One of our main techniques involves painting with photos whereby we sample the good parts of a picture to rebuild the lost or damaged areas. As you can see here we’ve used the wooden boards from the right side in making a new corner on the left.

Reconstructing the missing section of a colour photo

section of photo removed

This fond photo memory sadly had a big section missing. Fortunately we were able to reconstruct this section by “borrowing” the legs from the other girls.

photo bit reconstructed

Missing chunk of an old photograph is recreated

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A sizable chunk had gone from the side of this photograph. Luckily the symmetry of the image helped in recreating it as we could mirror parts from the opposite side to seamlessly mend this picture.

Portrait photo with an eye missing

portrait with eye missing

A tricky photo to repair as one of the eyes is missing. We were able to use the “good” eye to recreate this missing piece along with repairing the other damage to the photo.

eye recreated

Crumbled old board photo – fixed

broken image fixed

crumbled board photo

This old photo originally developed on card had crumbled and broken into bits of which some had been lost. We managed to fix this and recreate the missing pieces.