Photo restoration experts have been colorizing black and white images for many years. With advancements in digital imaging and software tools, colorization has become more effective and precise than ever before. 

In the days of photo editing before “one-click” colorize filters, restoration editors would hand color black and white images using a delicate and deliberate process. It often starts with editing and cleaning up the original black and white image. Breathing hues into the backgrounds of photos was relatively straightforward, if a bit time consuming. Recognizing the sky should be brushed with a blue tone, and then applying a gradient to create detail and credibility. Most important is of course creating the right tones in the subject’s face. If you look closely at a person’s face in a colored photo, it is not all one color! In fact, where blood vessels are more concentrated such as the nose, ears, and cheeks, there are more reds. Here at Heritage Studios, we are adept at both the “old way” and leveraging new tools to maximum effect.