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[VBrestorer]

[ I attempted to post this reply earlier, but could not verify via the OPR forum that my post "took" -- so if this is turns out to be a duplicate, please forgive me.]

In a similar vein to what Christine suggests, I would like to see a web page, perhaps in PhotoShelter, where next to a thumbnail of the original damaged image would be a thumbnail of the restored image.  Like now, click on either thumbnail to see a larger view of the image.

With a proper naming-scheme for the images, the image next to the original could be the "work in progress" image, occasionally updated until the restorer names it their "final".

Larry

[glennab]

Hi Chris & Larry

I think that both of your ideas have merit.  If someone is truly reluctant to post their work in progress but would like to be critiqued anonymously, there are many true gurus who would not only be able to see possible improvements, but also suggest the means by which to make those improvements.  That could only be a positive thing!

For those of you who are reluctant to post, I have to tell you that I was totally intimidated when I threw out my first effort.  At the beginning none of us knew the level of expertise of the other volunteers.  I know I didn't want to look like a schmuck!  But I also really needed help with techniques and suggestions.  I ventured out into the "wild forum" and was wonderfully surprised at the genuinely honest and helpful responses I got from people more experienced than me with this type of damage.  And no one made me feel as inadequate as I thought I was!

I wouldn't have had the courage to tackle the challenge I was handed at work this week without what I've learned from our gurus.  We needed a cover photo for our Central Florida guide-map of a dinner show in Orlando that features Medieval sports.  We had a photo of one guy on horseback that our president really liked, but the guy was throwing a spear.  The cover everyone else liked was a less "pretty" guy using a lance.  Soooooo since I have "all" this experience with Photoshop, I spent the day yesterday cloning out the spear from the "pretty" guy's hand, because Mr. Prez wanted the lance.  Actually it was quite interesting, because there was an audience behind the horseman, so I had to make them as realistic as possible when I cloned out the spear.  Fortunately they were blurred, so I pulled it off.  Got major kudos from the boss.  Thanks OPR!!!

G'night!

GG

[Dave]

Everyone,

I just wanted to drop a line and let you all know that I'm still around (insert excuse of your choice here) and to thank everyone for the suggestions being shared in this thread. There are some good ideas that need to be given some serious consideration here.

We have images in hand (on computer actually) that will go up soon, but first they need to go through initial processing. We're also hoping to make some more copy work runs at the beginning of the new year. Be careful what you wish for this holiday season. More work is definitely coming.

Stay tuned for a more thoughtlful holiday post.

Dave

[beckysell]

Also, we are planning on updating a lot of the system this next round.  I know Dave posted awhile ago, but if you are interested in being a distribution coordinator, drop him, me, us, an e-mail.  This is a really good way to volunteer if you have some time, and feel your skills are better at organizing a lot of work than doing restorations.  Another is the quality control volunteers.  These volunteers may not be the best at restoring difficult images, but can do the final touches, are very good at taking a step back from an image and seeing what else needs to be redone, or able to redo a portion of an image just to keep it moving rather than reposting it, take an image up to print quality, etc.  You may not necessarily get all the layers, etc, but can work with what is given you.  For example, mu In the cases that an image needs to be redone, we can talk to the original restoration artist, etc.

Happy Holidays!
Becky

[paula]

Does working on distribution or quality control preclude doing restorations?

[Dave]

Distribution coordinators (DC's) can still work on restorations, however, distribution should be the main priority. I would also advise that each DC should give the other volunteers a fair chance to pick images before he/she picks one to restore.

Dave

[beckysell]

I can tell you this much from my experience doing both:
It is plenty of work.  If you find the time to do some restorations, that's great too however.  But the first priority would be to distribute or do quality control, then work on a restoration when you can.   It's still volunteering to get people back a great restoration when you do DC or QC, just in a different way.  If you really want to solely do restorations, then this may not be your bag.  If you really enjoy organizing, then you may really enjoy distributing.  If your skill really lies in finishing off restorations, you may really enjoy quality control.  If you love restoring images, then restoring images is right up your alley.