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Restoring cards vs restoring photos
Posted By: Scott
Hey Bill - a suggestion. If "I" start a thread, can I make rules regarding that particular thread? ...like, you can't mention the "K" photo in this thread? |
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Restoring cards vs restoring photos
Posted By: Gilbert Maines
I will place my vote. |
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Restoring cards vs restoring photos
Posted By: hankron
There are cases where I think restoration would be desirable. For example, if the photo was torn in half, has lots of mouse bites to the mount or serious stains to the image. If the mount has become so decrepid (ala 35 percent is missing and the other 65 percent is stained black and green) and the photo is intended for display, I don't object to a new mount. |
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Restoring cards vs restoring photos
Posted By: hankron
One thing I have found objectionable in recent MastroNet auctions are news service photos of Gehrig, Ruth or such that have recently cut perfect razor sharp edges. MastroNet has detailed that they were recently cut, so I'm not objecting to the catalog's description. But there's no reason to crop the edges of a 1920s photo so it looks Minty. I find it distasteful, especially since the owner can matt out a ragged edge if he doesn't like it. |
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Restoring cards vs restoring photos
Posted By: hankron
I think a lot of people who are restoring items have no understanding or appreceation of the material. |
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Restoring cards vs restoring photos
Posted By: hankron
Another note. There will be cases where restoration is needed. For example, if a tear in a panorama is not mended, the tear may become larger and larger. Or if a cabinet image has mold on it, it may be essential to address the situation sooner rather than later before the mold ruins the photo. |
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Posted By: DD
I agree with David regarding not restoring, or in Mastro's doublespeak, stabilizing, old photos, to the extent of removing production information. I have sold literally 100,000's of photos in the past 5 years (primarily movie and TV press photos). Many of the older ones came from Dell Publishing and other magazine archives, most of which have some pen or pencil cropping borders, and all of them have writing or stamps on the back. |
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Restoring cards vs restoring photos
Posted By: Scott
I think that's different - If a photo has tears or pieces have fallen off, I always use small strips of surgical tape to repair the tears or reattach the pieces, but from the back. I don't do anything to the front. I have mixed emotions about the cabinets with totally trashed back-matting - even though they are too ugly for me to buy but would look great if restored, I hate to touch the "effects of age", so I just don't buy them. |
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