Professional restoration can become a very expensive task. Photo restoration used to be something that was never considered a do it yourself project. With todays technology and advanced printers with scanners anything is possible. You will not be working with the original but a computerized version. This can be done by a photoshop program of your choice some of which are included when buying computers and printers. By scanning the original and saving it you can open it into that special program. First you need to adjust the tone making adjustments to your liking. Save the image after adjusting. By creating next a new layer you can then use the Smudge Tool which fixes minor scratches, tears, and take dust off of your photo. If your picture still needs some minor detailing tools such as the “Spot Healing Brush Tool” to take blemishes away and the “Clone Stamp Tool” which helps to restore areas. These are available but not often needed.