Post and tell - your restores/coloring

[Lones]

Thanks Bob, well said.

So if you want to you can, and if not you don't have to participate, is that it in a nutshell?

I will participate, I am happy to help anyone who wants to learn.  Renovating permitting that is 

Cheers

Lones

[Lones]

Hey Glen 

Please think about your decision.  A lot of us really need the help that your experience offers and you would be greatly missed.

If we just live and let live it should be fine 

Lones

[mudge]

Could the Moderator please clarrify / explain the objections to the "Post and Tell" threads.

Restorers will only respond to them if they wish, and I have already picked up a few tips which will assist my future restores
The only thing I can find wrong with them is that there were too many in a short period, but as I have already said you don't have to do them unless you want to.  That's why I didn't contribute to the last one

There as also been support from other established restorers, which should indicate that there is a place for it
Mudge

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Mudge,

I've merged your topic, as I think it belongs to this discussion.

As I see it:

• People who want photos restored and/or coloured will post them here and someone or several will restore and/or colour them.
  
  
• people who would like help and guidance will post a picture, preferably with "Post and Tell ...." in the title, so they are recognisable as such, and all those who wish to provide help and guidance will do so.
  
  
• the comment "there are lots of tutorials on the web" is duly noted, but I feel that it misses the point of this particular discussion, which is:
      how can we (those of us who want to) help others to refine their skills
  
  
• As on all RootsChat boards, there are those who like to help, and there are those who provide a link to a web site with the answer.  There is room here for all of us.

And most important of all:

• If you like helping people, and you enjoy passing your knowledge on to others,
  then do so - and enjoy 
  
  
• if you feel there is no need for this,
  then just don't join in; skip these topics and join in elsewhere 

Bob

[Emjaybee]

Thanks for all the support, but this is not the first time the silent majority has ruled.

If anybody wants to take it on please do. I'm just too sensative for this job.


Mike

(Retired Chamber of Commerce Training Co-ordinator, qualified MIPD, level 4 NVQ Training and Development,  qualified NVQ Assesor D32,D36.) So I might just know a bit about designng and presenting training courses folks.

I shall return to a few restores on the mainboard where I cant get into any trouble.
(That remains to be seen.)

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Mike,

I think it's self-organising 

Someone posts a picture and says How would you deal with ...... e.g. Faces and people join in, or not, as they wish.

Bob

[miagre1]

Hello  ,


Restoring photographs, documents and having fun playing around with images is fun, relaxing and if it works, gives a sense of achievement.

There are plenty of forums for help and discussion of techniques on the net, but because they are spread all over and offer different answers to a problem, it may be confusing.

I would imagine there are a lot of people who would love to have a start at restoration work, but are overwhelmed at the initial outset.

I have always replied to questions of “How did you do that”. Perhaps a ‘child’ board or something along those lines would be good for exchange of ideas, help or encouragement. Thus not getting lost or confusing the main thread of restorations.

I have no idea how many people on Rootschat are experts or professionals, but does that matter. The most important thing is the preservation or bringing back to life of little pieces of social history. Secondly if ‘new’ people want to try then that is an exchange of ideas and techniques, which must be good from a socializing standpoint.

A restorer will always develop their own style eventually. Some will like one style over another. I have looked at other restores and thought “I wished I had done it that way”.

Other times I have thought I wished I hadn’t posted it. 

George

[cazza59]

I'm sorry, but I can't see the point in this either.  This board is a service provided to rootschatters for the restoration of photos.  It is not "photo restoring 101" which would  bear no relation to the concept to which the entire site of Rootschat is intended, ie geneology.  Let's keep things in perspective here.

There are literally thousands of tutorials on the web and it all boils down to one thing, practice and experimentation.  As far as I'm concerned, there is no such thing as an expert, paid or unpaid because there is always something new to learn and to think anyone person knows it all is very short sighted.  I would never presume to critque someone elses work and don't think there is anyone on the board, whether regular posters or not that should be that presumptious as we all view things differently and have different techniques.

To add training posts would only serve to clutter and distract from the true purpose of this board.     

I'm more than happy to provide tips via pm and have done so on many occasions in the past, but I've already given you my biggest tip, practice!!!!!

Caz

[kizmiaz]

I'm sorry, but I can't see the point in this either.  This board is a service provided to rootschatters for the restoration of photos.  It is not "photo restoring 101" which would  bear no relation to the concept to which the entire site of Rootschat is intended, ie geneology.  Let's keep things in perspective here.

Looks like my decision to stay away from this part of the site was the right one with these sorts of attitudes. No point in helping anyone to do something, is there!

If Genealogy is the sole point, why are there over 100 postings on one photo restoration thread about a picture of a plane? Not much to do with Genealogy there as far as I can see

Good luck everyone else, and sorry I came back

Glen