Portfolio

Please explore this selection of my work to get a feel for what I do.

A print of a young girl in an orange dress climbing a gate has faded, discoloured and picked up some minor stains.

Image enhancement has restored the faded colours in this print, while minor blotches have been retouched out.

Image enhancement transforms this faded print, while retouch cleans up distracting stains and blotches. Used by kind permission of Elinor Parker

A print of a young child has developed a strong red cast, badly compromising the image.

Digital image enhancement has removed the red cast from this photo to show the subject more clearly.

Prints can develop colour casts as a result of chemical degradation over time. Image enhancement removed the red cast in this image and rebalanced the remaining colour information. Used by kind permission of Elinor Parker

A digital image of Lewis Hamilton driving at Silverstone looks dull and drab due to camera settings and weather.

This digital photo has been processed to make it look brighter and more exciting, and to remove distracting details.

A dull, drab image is cropped and enhanced to look more dynamic and exciting, with distracting details and sensor spots retouched out.

The darker areas of this detail of a tree trunk have been scratched and scuffed.

Retouch work has removed the heavy surface damage from the image, improving the appearance of the tree trunk.

The surface of this print has been heavily scratched and abraded, but most of the damage can be retouched out. Used by kind permission of Elinor Parker

A print of two women in a sitting room has faded with time and exposure to light.

The faded print has been enhanced to improve its clarity while retaining its mood and character.

This print has faded over time and exposure to light. Enhancement work improves the clarity of the image while retaining its mood and character. Used by kind permission of Elinor Parker

The Egyptian tomb model in this digital image is barely visible due to underexposure.

Postproduction work on this image has corrected the exposure and white balance to reveal a beautiful Egyptian tomb model.

This high-resolution digital original was badly underexposed when shot (by me...). In postproduction I corrected the exposure and white balance and recovered detail from the shadows to save it!

The exposure and white balance have been corrected in this image to display the prehistoric humanoid figure in detail.

Adjustments to exposure, white balance, shadow recovery and composition rescue another underexposed image.

A print of a woman in a blue cardigan standing by a wall overlooking the sea is faded, damaged and partially overexposed.

The partial overexposure in this print has been reduced and the image enhanced and repaired to show the sea and hills in the background.

Image repair and enhancement work restores this seaside image. Used by kind permission of Elinor Parker

A print showing six young children in a garden is compromised by a strong red colour cast.

The red colour cast on this print has been removed and the children in the garden are now visible.

Image enhancement removes the red cast on this print, restoring bright colour. Used by kind permission of Elinor Parker

This monochrome print has been creased and scratched, damaging its surface.

Retouch work repairs some of the damage and restores missing sections of the print's surface.

Many fine scratches and a few creases have damaged the surface of this print. Retouch and subtle image repair work can restore the appearance of its digital copies.

This monochrome print has suffered many small scratches and other surface damage.

The print has been retouched to remove scratches, spots, stains and other damage.

Image repair work removes minor surface damage, scratches and spots on this print, and extends sections of background that had been cut away. Used by kind permission of Elinor Parker

A photo of a man next to Miles Davis' grave lacks depth and intensity due to fading.

This image has been enhanced to restore its clarity and intensity.

Image enhancement restores some depth and clarity to a faded and partly overexposed photo. Used by kind permission of Elinor Parker

A historic industrial machine is photographed against a partial white background, which fails to disguise the dark stairwell background.

This digital image of a historic machine has had its original unsightly background replaced with pure white to improve its appearance.

When an object is hard to move, sometimes the only option is to photograph it in place then remove it from its background with an object cutout. ©Alfred Gillett Trust

Next Steps

To discover how I can help you, please visit my Services page for detailed information on packages, process, file types and pricing.

Find out more about my background and approach on my About Me page.

Contact me by email at info@kieroncheek.co.uk or via my Contact page.