Restoring Photos
Historic photographic images are not always
available to illustrate a certain occasion.
Even though any dated image change may be
deemed inappropriate, by using various same-
time capsuled details, it’s purpose to recapture
a moment in time is accomplished. Some
momentous pictures may have need for complete
restoration to bring back their former excellence.
Time-lined photographs sustain damage. Age
frequently makes images fade, and poor chemica
l processing. In many photos there is a residue
that may form a base for restoration.
Correcting Photos
When images are captured on film years ago,
and even today in the new digital format, in
color or black-and-white, correct perspective
is not always present or impossible to achieve.
Buildings lean or converge towards the sky,
making the structure look like it is ready to
collapse. This can be corrected, vertical lines
can go and should be parallel, lost or unaccep-
table surroundings can be restored to show
the structure in its former glory.
Recreating Photos
In many instances, a moment in time cannot
be captured. To tell a story, many details can
to be inserted in the original photograph.
Parts from same time-lined photos are placed
to form a collage to show what could have
taken place if and when captured on film.
Changing an image is not an act to deceive,
but to recreate that which otherwise took place
in reality, because the dates, objects, people
and places are actual.
Responsible restoration always includes the
preservation of finishing textures inherent in
the original image.
