Restore Severely Damaged 1953 Photo - 15/07/2026 19:01 EDT

I have one priceless photograph from 1953 that is missing its entire top half. I do still have three later photos of the same person—at ages 12, 31 and 39—which I can supply as references. Your job is to digitally rebuild the lost portion, matching his facial features and hairstyle as closely as possible and giving him a natural, friendly smile.

Once the head and shoulders are convincingly reconstructed, please take care of the rest of the print: mend cracks and tears, remove any blemishes or age spots, balance tones, and generally bring the overall quality up to a crisp, print-ready finish.

To move forward I need to see a small watermarked sample of your restoration work on this image; it can be a low-resolution crop but it must clearly show your approach to the reconstruction.

Deliverables
• Full-resolution, colour-corrected JPEG or TIFF of the restored photo
• (Optional but appreciated) Layered PSD so I can see the reconstruction steps

I’ll review every sample, and once the best match is chosen we can finalise the file hand-over and wrap up the project promptly.