So for this tip you don’t even have to own a camera to make money. I started doing this recently and it is a great way to get some extra income on the side no matter what kind of photography you are currently using to generate cash.
I got this idea when I was in someone’s home and saw some old pictures on a table. I noticed that these pictures were fading and a lot of the color had already disappeared from them. In passing, I just mentioned to the lady of the house that I could try to restore some of the pictures for her and she was very interested.
I did the first one for free, as I had never done this before. But it was much easier than I thought. You don’t even have to be a photoshop guru to do this. All you need is a scanner and a basic photo editing program. The Epson scanner that I have actually came with some photo restore software that I did not even know about, and this makes the job a little easier too. It’s
amazing how much detail you can get back with some photo editing tools. I boosted the saturation on a few of the shots since the color was very faded and I made a few other simple changes that took 10 minutes maximum. After giving the lady a print of the new and improved picture, she was delighted.
The picture I had restored for her was the only picture she had of her father on her property, so it meant a great deal to her to bring back some of its former glory.
People will pay big money for these photo restores because they are sentimental. You can’t replace those old memories.
Any person who has pictures dating back to the 70′s and before will have faded photos that need to be restored, so it won’t be hard to find clients. Even if you just charge 10 bucks per photo and put all the pictures on a CD, you can easily make $100 to $200 per hour. The first picture I did took me ten minutes, but the second one I did only took me 5. It really depends on how much of the original picture’s detail was lost, but either way, it can be a very profitable business for you.
I would even put an ad in the newspaper letting people know that you could restore their photos for them. Some people just don’t want to hassle with it, even though it’s very simple to do.
I hope many of you will at least try restoring some photos to see how easy it is. Do some free jobs for some friends to get some experience and then you can show your future clients the difference with the before and after. What I like to do is offer to do the first photo for free so they can actually see the difference and how much more detailed and colorful the newly restored picture is. Nothing will sell your services like showing them how great it is.
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