As a lifelong photographer, I can state that Jay knows what he is talking about here.
Kirby On May 6, 2014, at 10:52 AM, Jay Nemeth-Johannes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Simon, > > My parents owned a portrait photography studio back in the '50s and '60s. > We regularly got this sort of restoration work. The standard procedure was > to do the restoration artwork on the original and then make an > inter-negative and a new print. However, glossy prints, such as those used > for stills were very tricky. It is impossible to create that sheen, so > they generally created an intermediate matte print, did the restoration and > then created another negative and glossy print. That makes it third > generation and the results were generally somewhat soft. > > If I were to attack such a job these days, I think I would digitize, do > the restoration in photoshop and then create a new print. > > You have one other issue to deal with though. Vintage prints were on a > paper backing. In the mid-70s, Kodak switched to a polyester based 'paper' > and obsoleted the paper stock. The old paper stock hasn't been available > for 40 years now, so making a new print that looks and feels like the old > one is impossible. > > Probably best to either find another copy, or live with the bad one, while > creating a modern laser printed restored copy for display purposes. > > Jay > > On Tue, 6 May 2014 16:28:00 +0100, Simon Oram <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> Does anyone on the list here use anyone or can recommend a vintage > photo/ >> still restorer? >> Any comments on how photos look after being restored appreciated as > well. >> Cheers Simon > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
