MPR Studio is a graphic design firm that offers image retouching, photography, and much more. We are conveniently located 30 miles north of New York City in Rockland County, New York and serve clients throughout the Tri-State Area and beyond.
We have extensive experience working with a wide array of digital images, from iconic photographs to historic patent drawings. Marshall P. Reyher of MPR Studio has digitally retouched/restored photographs and illustrations of world-renowned archives, including: The Associated Press, LIFE, National Geographic, The National Archives of the United States, and George Eastman House… continued below.
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Many of these images have sold as both framed and unframed printed artwork at many well-known retailers, including: QVC; HomeGoods; Barnes & Noble; PBS (online); The History Channel (online); National Geographic catalog; and many galleries in the United States and abroad. We offer free estimates on all image retouching and graphic design projects.
Our professional digital photo & image restoration services are second-to-none and client satisfaction is absolutely guaranteed on all jobs. Whether for a museum in search of document restoration services, or someone looking to repair an old family photograph, MPR Studio has the knowledge and experience to get your image retouching project done with utmost care and quality each and every time.
Lighthouse drawing for Montauk Point – Original, unretouched file.
Digitally-restored Montauk Point Lighthouse Drawing.
Detail view of original (unretouched) Montauk Point Lighthouse Drawing.
Detail view of digitally-restored Montauk Point Lighthouse Drawing.
(Above): Drawing for Lighthouse at Montauk Point from the 19th century. This image had stains throughout and the borders were damaged and missing altogether in some places. The restored image has no stains and a natural-looking, straight border on all sides.
About image restoration portfolio images:
(1) Image of a catalog cover for a book titled “Fruit-Bearing Trees and Shrubs” (circa early 1900s) found during renovations at an estate in Poland. The original was extremely dirty and destroyed in a number of areas. The retouched image was produced by: duplicating/modifying pieces of the border to replace the damaged, missing parts; fixing left side of the illustration on bottom; removing unwanted markings; and overall clean-up. My client wanted the piece to retain its “old” look, so some imperfections were left untouched.
(2) Photograph of the upper deck promenade of the Brooklyn Bridge from around 1910 that was folded down the middle and lacking in contrast. The fold down the middle was removed (in addition to other minor retouching) and contrast was added to produce the retouched, final image.
(3) Design Trade Mark for Landers, Frary & Clark Cutlery from June 30, 1874. The original had excessive staining throughout illustration and slightly beyond. During image editing these stains were removed and the background (directly behind green part) was replaced with a new one. Also, contrast was added to make image “pop” more.
(4) Portrait of the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln taken at Mathew Brady’s studio. To create the retouched image, I removed the imperfections in the background (dust, specks) and the numbers on the curtains. In addition, I cleaned-up parts of Abe’s clothing and added some contrast to the photo.
(5) Soldier raising American flag in Bitche, France, March 16, 1945. This photograph had some dust and scratches that need to be removed. The retouched photo was created by repairing the minor damage, changing the image to black and white, and adding a slight amount of contrast.
(6) “Am I Proud” World War II poster encouraging Americans to can their own food during times of war. The original was faded and had fold markings throughout. In the retouched image, the green background was totally replaced with a new, slightly brighter one and all fold marks were removed (using the clone stamp).
(7) An American soldier stands before the altar in a damaged Catholic Church in Acerno, Italy on July 23, 1943. This image had a wide array of damages throughout, including: scratches, holes, scrape marks, and more. In the retouched photograph, all defects have been removed and contrast was added to reproduce the image with excellent clarity.
(8) Patent Design for Labels by George F. Gantz. May 31, 1870. The client for this particular piece wanted it to have a cleaner look, so many parts of it were altered. I recreated part of the outline around the piece and removed the label near the stamp in upper left-hand corner; I made the background (behind hand and glass) a blue color and texture taken from just left of the cross near top of piece in original, as original background was totally damaged; cleaned-up the numerous yellowish glue marks around the drawing; added a new, lighter, textured background (behind framed part with the stamp on it) to the piece; and increased the overall contrast.
(9) Barrel label design for Simon Crow’s Pure White Wheat Whiskey drawn by W.B. Maddux, from July 16, 1864. The original image had many tears and rips throughout and a damaged and dirty background. In the retouched image, the rips and tears have been removed and the background replaced. Also, contrast was added and the text on the background was moved.
(10) June, 1947 issue of Hopalong Cassidy. Both the background and letters had to be extended to create the retouched image, as letters had been chopped accidentally during printing (poor printing press registration back then). Image is in a set of four antique Hopalong Cassidy comic book covers, two of which did not have cut-off letters and more background at the top – the two shown here had to match the two undamaged ones.
(11) Issue of Hopalong Cassidy from November, 1947. This image is in the same series as previous cover, so same issues applied. Both background and letters extended in retouched image to match the others in a set of four.
