Rose Restorations

Berkeley, United States

5

14 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 415-265-0877
Website:
www.roserestorations.com
Address:
Berkeley, CA 94702
West Berkeley
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
860 ftUniversity Av & Acton St
870 ftUniversity Av & Bonar St
0.3 miUniversity Av & Curtis St
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Accepts Credit Cards
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Today

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Local time (Berkeley) 01:04 Saturday, 14 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Tuesday –
Wednesday 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Thursday 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Rose Restorations offers photo restoration and enhancement services to the San Francisco Bay Area, including special projects such as photo collage.

Jason’s expertise is drawn not only from 18+ years working with Adobe Photoshop, but also a background in oil painting, which lends itself to subtle and artistic results rather than «digital» looking photographs.

Rose Restorations is a home based business, and we do not meet clients at our location; instead we meet you at a location that is convenient for you (your home, business, local café) within the SF/​Berkeley/​Oakland Area for consultation, pick up and delivery of your photos.

History

Established in 2004.

Jason Rose received a certificate in graphic design from Santa Rosa Junior College in the early 90’s, and has worked with Adobe Photoshop since the early incarnations of the program. He also has a fine arts background, with a specialty in oil painting.

Through Rose Restorations, Jason combines his artistic abilities with an avid interest in history and genealogy. He is dedicated to preserving the integrity of your photos, while enhancing the original spirit of the image.

Meet the Business Owner

Jason R.

Business Owner

My specialization is photo restoration and editing — I bring 18+ years working with Adobe Photoshop as well as a background in oil painting for a subtle and artistic result. My mission is to preserve and restore the integrity of your ancestral photographs.

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14 reviews of Rose Restorations

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Place rating: 5
Emeryville, CA
Jason was friendly and a great listener, paying attention to what I was looking for in my photos. I would highly recommend him for any restoration work!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I inherited a 1918 stereoscopic photograph of school children standing in front of a school. It had been rolled up and was so badly cracked and foxed that I didn’t dare unroll it for fear of damaging it further. I entrusted it to Jason Rose, and he succeded way beyond my wildest expectations. A piece of the archway in the school building entrance had been torn away, and Jason was able to restore it by flipping the other side of the arch to make it whole. You could see clearly and distinctly each child looking at you with his or her mischevious grin across 86 years; one of them was my grandmother.
After I found Jason on Unilocal,he came to my office after we exchanged calls and emails. We met, discussed terms, costs, etc. I handed him my precious photograph and off he went. A day later, he emailed me a statement, I approved the charges and in three weeks I had my prints and a jpeg on a CD. I couldn’t be more pleased with his professionalism and most importantly, the results.
Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
Jason did a fabulous job on the two photos he restored for me. He is meticulous, professional and a pleasure to work with. 5 stars! 5 stars! 5 stars!
Place rating: 5
Castro Valley, CA
Old pictures are a window to the past, so when my in-​laws passed away, and there was only one copy of their wedding album, I convinced my sister-​in-​law to let me borrow the album and trek it 3000 miles so that we would be able to make copies. After months of searching, I discovered Jason on Unilocal.Of course my review is only regarding duplication but Jason’s professionalism and finished product has me convinced that any other photo project I have, will be entrusted to Jason Rose.
Place rating: 5
Tracy, CA
I found Jason on Unilocal,while trying to find a way to salvage a quickly fading photo booth picture strip… for my mother in law. Who doesn’t want to get in their MIL’s good graces?! Anyway, I emailed Jason a scan and due to the poor quality of the original he was able to restore it, but he didn’t have much hope for doing any enlargements. When I sent him the original he was actually able to improve the quality to the point that he was able to make enlargements! His work is fabulous, my MIL was thrilled with her saved pictures. Jason’s customer service is also excellent. He responds quickly to any questions and is very good at communicating throughout the process. I have some old family pictures floating around, some damaged pretty badly, when I dig them out Jason will most definitely be seeing more of my business. Very happy customer! :)
Place rating: 5
Walnut Creek, CA
This gentlemen is a magician; his skills far exceed what we mere mortals can do on photoshop. He underpromised and overdelivered at a fair and reasonable price.
I am pleased that I relied on the past experiences of others described here because his past praises are and remain well deserved.
Place rating: 5
Novato, CA
If I need to get something done, I go to Unilocal first. The previous reviews of Rose Restorations were not anomalies. Jason is the real deal.
I rescued (very) old photos from my grandmother’s house in Puerto Rico. Years of mishandling, heat and humidity took a toll on the only photos of my grandfather when he was 19, my grandparent’s wedding portrait and one of my mom and her three siblings as tiny tots.
Jason handled these precious heirlooms as though they were his own. His professionalism and attention to detail are top notch. His turn around time was quick and the results exceeded my expectations.
For a fair fee, he returned the originals, restored copies and a CD with the files on them.
I highly recommend Jason! He is a true find!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
It was a pleasure to do business with Jason. He did an EXCELLENT job on restoring and reproducing some old family photographs. He came promptly to review the photos, took great care of them, and returned them, with his completed work right on the day he promised. His pricing was fair, and his work is excellent!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Jason was incredibly understanding about my concern for the details in restoring an old photo. He was even willing to go extra steps to make sure it was right for minimal additional costs. He did all this with a professional demeanor that ensured me he wasn’t messing around with his craft. The result is a fabulously restored photo that doesn’t look cartoony or artificial.
I would recommend Jason’s service to anyone who wants custom service with a high level of professionalism without breaking the bank.
Thanks Jason!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I went onto Unilocal and searched for Photo Restoration. Jason’s is the first that came up, and I took a chance. So glad I did! I didn’t even compare prices or search around. I just went with my gut instinct and am so happy!
We have two photos — one of each of my in-​laws and they are the only pics of them pre-​1990s. They are very small, cracked, worn down and faded. Jason did some great work and made them beautiful. He even made some prints for us. I can’t wait to frame them and give them as gifts for the holidays!
Oh yea — the best part is he put them on CD for us so we can get our own prints if we want more.
And about the $ — I still haven’t bothered to compare prices, but I found his rates to be very reasonable and fair for a good service.
Thanks, Jason!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Unilocal comes through again! I had two very old, irreplaceable photographs of my great-​grandmother. Both were taken in the old country and showed lots of «character,» including a missing corner and all sorts of wrinkles and creases on one and stains and general discoloration on the other. I was very reluctant to send them off to some restoration place sight unseen, so I relied on Jason Rose’s reviews here and it’s a good thing I did. Jason was super quick to respond to my e-​mail and even came to my office for a consultation and to pick up the originals. A few weeks later, he had transformed them into exactly what I’d been hoping to see, delivering a print of each and a CD with jpegs. He got rid of all the flaws and even filled in the missing part. True artistry!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
There’s a strange duality to my existence because I spend half my time dedicated to the freelance curatorship of various antiquities, and the other half fucking around on web 2.0 with the rest of gen-​Y. It’s a weird product of modern existence and mild antisocial tendencies. I’m a catch!
Anyway, some of these antiquities include photos of the family W. dating from the 1920’s, which are understandably marked and faded and in a state of general decline. It was important that I figure out the best possible course for preservation, not only because I’m a preservationist but also because the family W. is extremely attractive and faded sepia was just not doing them justice.
Good local photo restorers are surprisingly not located on every corner, so luckily web 2.0 busted out Rose Restorations. I was very pleased with the service; the photo was digitally rendered, cleaned up, changed in tone, blown up to 8×10, and the original returned to me intact together with copies and data CD for less than the cost of a decent frame.
An excellent option for digitizing your antiquities.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Jason did a wonderful job fixing and restoring an old picture of my grandmother. It looks so nice and I got it just in time to frame them for my family as Christmas gifts. He was very professional and I will definitely use him again. Thanks for making the picture look as good as new.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Jason recently restored some family photos for me — he did a great job and I’m so pleased to have him as a resource. He is bright, professional, and meticulous.
One photo Jason restored for me was from a visit to Cape Cod when I was six years old, with me wearing my favorite sweater at the time. I have long treasured this photo of a very happy beach trip, and as such the picture had become very sun-​bleached over the years. Jason did an excellent job restoring the color and contrast. I was particularly pleased with Jason’s understanding in getting the color of the sweater exactly right (even though this took a few rounds of edits and I was describing the color from memory), because I wanted the photo to match the memory precisely.
Jason also restored a few photos of my Dad and myself from when I was a toddler that I plan to give as Christmas gifts to my parents; I’m sure they’ll be amazed to find anyone still has these photos, much less to see them in brand-​new condition.