Photographs and negatives are a few of our most treasured possessions. They write a story of our lives and memories. They keep the images of our family members who have passed .They hold every moment of our kids lives .It is extremely difficult to find that our images and negatives have suffered fire damage. We are desperate to find out if there is any chance that these valuable life memory preservers can be recovered. If this tragedy has taken place the first and foremost thing you need to do is call upon a photographic restoration expert, if at all possible one who is experienced with fire damage restoration. Make a time to take the pics and negatives to the fire damage restoration expert as quick as you're able to. The more the pics sit the further the fire damage they will undergo.

Picture negatives are damaged by the warmth of a fire. When too hot the emulsion on a negative that has the photo gets pasty. It will stick on to any thing it makes contact with. The emulsion may crack, distort, or get smaller after undergoing fire damage. Color can alter color or lose color. Black and white negatives are not as likely to fade. Handle the negatives with care while moving them following the fire damage as they will scratch very easily. Filth and fragments will bond to a hot negative at times getting permanently embedded in the negative.

Photographs are also damaged by the temperature from a blaze. If the heat of the flames are hot enough the bottom of the pic will burn up. The coating on the photo will become sticky and stick to any additional surface it comes into contact with Pics stacked together will become adhered together. If the pics are in a photograph album don't attempt to detach them. Fire damaged photos might be etched easily when touched. When the emulsion is heated and sticky soot can get stuck in the image and the acid nature of the soot can destroy and alter the colorant in a photo. The longer the soot is touching the pic the more severely it will damage the photograph. If water comes into contact with the pic the emulsion will get jelly- like and stick to additional images or something else. Do not try to separate the prints from each other because the chemical layer will be removed thus removing a piece of the image from the photograph.

If the photos are soaked,from water damage leave them in plastic bags and put them in the freezer until you have a chance to get them to the photographic restoration expert. If they are dry transfer them from the fire damaged spot and keep them protected until they are taken to be restored. The fire damage restoration specialist may be able to clean and restore lots of the negatives and photographs. After the specialist has repaired the prints as much as can be there might be many photos that are merely partly restored. There may be portions of the images that are absent from the pic. Programs on the computer are able to repair the absent parts of the images. The picture can be scanned, the missing restored, and a new pic prepared that has the complete image. This is very good news for everybody that cherishes their photos.