Question 1

What is a photo portrait versus a drawn portrait?

Accepted Answer

A photo portrait keeps your actual photograph as the medium — the maker retouches, restores, colorizes, or composites the real image rather than redrawing it by hand. You get the genuine faces and moment, cleaned up and print-ready. Choose this when the photo's authenticity matters, such as a restored wedding picture or a colorized photo of a grandparent. For a stylized or cartoon look, browse the parent Portraits and Custom Art category instead.

Question 2

How much does photo restoration or retouching cost?

Accepted Answer

Light retouching — color correction, blemish removal, background cleanup — typically costs $15-$50 per photo. Restoring a torn, water-stained, or badly faded print runs $40-$120 depending on the damage. Black-and-white colorization usually lands around $25-$70. Merging people from separate photos into one frame, often requested to add a late relative, sits near $40-$90. Printing, canvas, and framing are charged on top of the edit.

Question 3

What photo do I need to send for the best result?

Accepted Answer

Send the highest-resolution file or scan you have. For an old physical print, a flatbed scan at 600 DPI beats a phone snapshot every time and gives the editor real detail to rebuild from. For retouching a digital photo, send the original, unfiltered file straight from the camera or phone. Note exactly what to keep or change — keep the background, brighten faces, remove an ex — so the maker matches your intent.

Question 4

How long does a photo edit take to deliver?

Accepted Answer

Most digital photo edits arrive in 1-4 business days, including a proof and one or two revision rounds. Complex restorations of heavily damaged or missing-section photos take 5-10 days. If you want it printed, framed, or on canvas, add 1-2 weeks for production and shipping. Order memorial and holiday restorations at least 3 weeks ahead, since rebuilding a damaged photo can't be rushed without quality loss.

Question 5

Can you colorize an old black-and-white photo accurately?

Accepted Answer

Yes — skilled editors hand-colorize black-and-white photos, researching period-accurate skin tones, fabric, and uniforms rather than auto-filtering. Accuracy improves when you share known details: hair color, eye color, the shade of a dress, a military branch. Expect $25-$70 per photo and 2-5 business days. Ask to see the editor's before-and-after colorization samples, since machine-only results often look flat or wrongly tinted.

Question 6

Can a photo portrait add or remove people from a picture?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A common request is compositing — merging two or more photos so a missing or deceased family member appears in a group shot, or removing a background stranger or an ex-partner. Send a clear, similarly lit photo of each person so the lighting and angle match. This work runs about $40-$90 and takes 3-7 business days. Realism depends on the source photos, so the closer the lighting and resolution, the more natural the merge looks.

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