a studio portrait tintype with some surface problems
Toronto. Many of us have met Lincoln Ross during meetings, presentations, and fairs. In issue 17-2 Lincoln wrote an article called, “A Professional Approach to Conserving Photographic Material”.
The article gives sound advice on ways to conserve old photos. Near the beginning, Lincoln states, “Photograph Conservation has come a long way in the past 15 years [written fall 1991].
“What used to be a ‘hands-off approach to preserving photographs is now changing as our knowledge increases. thanks to the efforts of Dr. Klaus B. Hendriks (Ottawa). Mr. James M. Reilly (Rochester. N.Y.). and Mr. Henry Wilhelm [check out Henry’s download for lots of great material] (Grinnell, Iowa).
“However, when people hear the word ‘restore’ most think of air brushing and retouching. While there is a demand for such work, conservation (restoration) goes far beyond it.
“Conservation is the preservation of original photographic materials and includes chemical treatments to reverse and/or stabilize their condition. Most photo conservation knowledge is in the area of black & white materials, and is in no way complete. …”
Visitors to our fall events (fair on Oct 20th is next) may find interesting photos, cameras, lenses, etc for their personal collections. Members of the PHSC could read all of Lincoln’s article in issue 17-2 in either hard copy for or more recently as a searchable pdf file on the free to members DVD. Not a member yet? See the menu item ‘MEMBERSHIP’ above and the ‘Membership, Join or Renew!’ paragraphs at the right. Questions? Drop an email to Lilianne at member@phsc.ca.
