photo restoration:

pho·to – (foto) Informal n. pl. pho·tos A photograph.
res·to·ra·tion – (rst-rshn) n. 1. a. An act of restoring: damage too great for restoration. b. An instance of restoring or of being restored: e.g. Restoration of the sculpture was expensive. c. The state of being restored.

Restoration and The Archives

Digital Restoration   |   the process

The Archives is dedicated to preserving, restoring and presenting timeless works of photography. Our company began its work digitizing the original negatives and transparencies from the works of Milton H. Greene in an attempt to save and restore them.

Joshua Greene, Milton's eldest son, and his father attempted to restore many of the images through pre-digital restoration processes. These archaic methods proved inadequate, and in 1985 Milton Greene died believing the majority of his collection was lost forever...

Over the last nine years, Joshua, has committed himself to salvaging great photographic images from his father’s and other archival collections before they are lost to time.

The Archives partnered with HP in 1999 and began beta-testing Hewlett Packard's newest Designjet printers and UV inks printing on Hahnemühle media. The resulting images are projected to have a life span of over 200 years.

Carrying this successful collaboration another step, Hewlett Packard and The Archives partnered to produce the first world tour exhibition of the newly restored works of Milton H. Greene in June 2001.

The exhibit is entitled, "Portraits of an Era," and unveils 28 images of various well-known personalities plus 33 images of Marilyn Monroe.

Digital Restoration   |   the process

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