It is inevitable, one day you sit there and wonder where the years have gone, and then you start to reminisce of days gone by: places you've been, people you've met, things you've done! Problem is the memories are only as good as your memory ... unless you have photographs. And if those photos have been sitting around for sometime, then chances are they have degraded. But not to worry for they can be saved!

After cleaning up the 1950's image of the Port of Montreal, Canada above by enhancing contrast, specialized filters were used to bring in focus. Scratches, tears and folds were also removed by the wizardy of computerization.

In the "good old days" before colour printing came into popular distribution, posters and photos were enhanced by hand colouring prints. This was, to say the least, a laborious and costly process.

Today this is no longer the case and indeed most people can now print their own photos from their digital camera shots. Problems start however, when the colours don't match reality and often disappointment results in many memories being locked away for evermore!

Luckily, we can rectify most colour problems by using professional colour management systems that match the camera, to the process software, to the finished printer.

For most of us over 50, our younger years were in Black and White! I actually don't remember when colour photography took over, but in looking back over family photos it was probably sometime in the mid 1960's.

This charming young chap (OK so it's me!) was taken in 120 B&W and enlarged to a 5 X 7. By scanning the original and then using colourizing software, I was able to turn it into a lovely colour picture. And yes, I did have blonde hair in those days!!!