Day One
The bonfires are almost out, the cleaning crews have picked up the place, and folks in Colorado are now finally able to go back to work after a very successful "Colorado Historical Photo Restoration Day" on August 1, 2004 as proclaimed by Colorado Governor Bill Owens.
The day served its purpose, to create more awareness in Coloradoans regarding their ability to preserve and restore important family photographs. Nearly 150 media outlets received our press release, with over 5,000 readers. Not bad for such a quick start. I'd requested the day for this fall, but Governor Owens' office apparently wanted to get the word out before more photos were lost forever, etc. etc.
I've probably said or typed the words "Photo Restoration" nearly 50,000 times in the last ten years. Sure, 10,000 of those were on Google.com searching to see what everyone is up to, but the others are through regular use in my life. Photos and memories are to me as intertwined as salt and the sea. Fixing photos which are nearly lost is something which is nearly a miracle. If you've ever lost something important to you that you'd give almost anything to get back, it's probably because it's tied to your past and to an important memory.
Here's an article about the NFL Films/Kodak project to restore photos found in the debris from the Sept. 11 attacks. What a great service project. As a volunteer project by these employees, what an undertaking. There are so many opportunities for service in this industry.
The AngelPics Project was created by Mark Long at Hollywood Fotofix as a way that he could personally give service to some families that had some very important photos they needed some sensitive work performed on. Unlike many corporate acts of "service" today, the NFL Films/Kodak and AngelPics projects weren't done for goodwill or publicity, both projects are much too sensitive for that... It's done on a volunteer basis because these guys saw a need, and I respect that.
Photo Restoration Day is my service project. It isn't as sensitive as those projects, and... to be honest, I intend to promote and publicize the HECK out of (this makes 50,003) photo restoration.
The goal of Photo Restoration Day is to build awareness in the service, to promote the industry as a whole, but most importantly to introduce damaged photographs to photo restorers and let nature take its course.
The day served its purpose, to create more awareness in Coloradoans regarding their ability to preserve and restore important family photographs. Nearly 150 media outlets received our press release, with over 5,000 readers. Not bad for such a quick start. I'd requested the day for this fall, but Governor Owens' office apparently wanted to get the word out before more photos were lost forever, etc. etc.
I've probably said or typed the words "Photo Restoration" nearly 50,000 times in the last ten years. Sure, 10,000 of those were on Google.com searching to see what everyone is up to, but the others are through regular use in my life. Photos and memories are to me as intertwined as salt and the sea. Fixing photos which are nearly lost is something which is nearly a miracle. If you've ever lost something important to you that you'd give almost anything to get back, it's probably because it's tied to your past and to an important memory.
Here's an article about the NFL Films/Kodak project to restore photos found in the debris from the Sept. 11 attacks. What a great service project. As a volunteer project by these employees, what an undertaking. There are so many opportunities for service in this industry.
The AngelPics Project was created by Mark Long at Hollywood Fotofix as a way that he could personally give service to some families that had some very important photos they needed some sensitive work performed on. Unlike many corporate acts of "service" today, the NFL Films/Kodak and AngelPics projects weren't done for goodwill or publicity, both projects are much too sensitive for that... It's done on a volunteer basis because these guys saw a need, and I respect that.
Photo Restoration Day is my service project. It isn't as sensitive as those projects, and... to be honest, I intend to promote and publicize the HECK out of (this makes 50,003) photo restoration.
The goal of Photo Restoration Day is to build awareness in the service, to promote the industry as a whole, but most importantly to introduce damaged photographs to photo restorers and let nature take its course.
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