Thursday, October 9, 2014

Photo Restoration Services

Amazing. Is there anything we DON'T do at Agent Seven? Doesn't look like it!

Agent Seven would LOVE the opportunity to restore one or some of your old photographs. This is truly a labor of love around here. I have worked with photography literally all of my life. My Mother (Saint Gertrude) was an amateur photographer which led to me attaining my Bachelors of Science in Photography and Visual Communications from Towson University. (Go Tigers!)

Back in the 1970s, Gert had a black and white lab setup in the basement, and was always taking pictures of us and our beautiful surroundings in the Pine Barrens of NJ. Many weekends were spent being dragged off to some old, abandoned graveyard from the Revolutionary War era with her to take pictures. She was forever teaching me techniques and angles for the best shot.

Years later when Photoshop was invented, it was my turn to teach Gert how to restore so many of those old photographs that were fading and becoming lost to time. I must say that before her passing she had really gotten quite good, and was restoring many old photos that would have otherwise been lost to time and disrepair.

I am thankful for that time with my Ma, and the ability to help her learn a new facet of an art medium she loved so much. I have since begun restoring photographs from my father's side of the family, and would like to share one with you. Each photo I restore requires a different amount of work, and therefore pricing varies. Please feel free to scan and email me whatever you have, and I would gladly supply a price.

Enjoy this photo of my father, Dr. John E. Rickert, sometime around 1925 or 1926. (Before & After)




Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Highland Day 2014

This year's Highland Day Festival was held on October 4. There were a TON of people in attendance, and I even got to find a little gem of a restaurant called the Highland Inn. As a side note, this place was giving out petite duck sausages with braised cabbage and other toppings that were all home made, and AMAZING!! It is definitely someplace I will have to go again!

This year I teamed with A Mothers Hand LLC for the Highland Festival activities. Geraldine owns A Mothers Hand and they offer Home Concierge Services such as: Organization, Pet Care, Errands, and especially Child Care. I can tell you from personal experience that Geraldine is the absolute BEST at any task you set her to. She is the only person I am not related to that is allowed to babysit my son. Now that is an endorsement!!

Agent Seven LLC and A Mothers Hand LLC often team up for community events! WHY?? I mean, why would a business development company and a home concierge service work so closely together? Besides the fact that A Mothers Hand is precisely what a mother with a home business needs, or that Geraldine and I have been close friends for over 25 years; Agent Seven can help her cover her events and have constant updates and media at her fingertips for distribution.

Agent Seven is always interested in covering events, and is always open to being hired to cover a birthday party, reunion or other special event. We do NOT work in studio photography, nor do we do weddings BUT we do have connections to those who do. What Agent Seven DOES do is record your family, business or lifetime events in natural and open settings. It is preferred to be done this way because we feel that natural lighting and settings provided by mother nature are more beautiful than a fake backdrop and Photoshop touch-ups.

So if you need reasonably priced shots of your family or next event CALL AGENT SEVEN LLC!!