{"id":744,"date":"2010-12-26T17:55:04","date_gmt":"2010-12-26T17:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moore-images.com\/blog\/?p=744"},"modified":"2010-12-27T13:04:15","modified_gmt":"2010-12-27T13:04:15","slug":"a-%e2%80%9cre-touch%e2%80%9d-of-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moore-images.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/a-%e2%80%9cre-touch%e2%80%9d-of-class\/","title":{"rendered":"A \u201cRe-touch\u201d of Class"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being a photographer is similar to being an IT Professional. When people realized I\u00a0worked with\u00a0computers, I was asked to fix them, setup home networks, recommend purchases, etc. When people learned I was into photography, I was asked to photograph events, weddings, etc. I’m also consulted for camera purchases and to provide suggestions to improve people’s photos.\u00a0 The main difference between the two is I’m a paid IT professional with a college degree and certifications attesting to my knowledge. Photography is a passion of mine and I make no claims of expert insight. I share what I do to keep family and friends informed and to eventually transition my passion into a profit.<\/p>\n

A friend asked me to restore an old photograph of her mom with family. I told her I’d see what I could do but I could make no promises. This was the first time I received such a request.\u00a0 As a photographer, I use several programs to enhance my images or create a different look to them.\u00a0\u00a0Restoring an old photo was a new challenge, but an opportunity to add another dimension to my photographic repertoire.<\/p>\n

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There were a few things the photo needed. I had to remove scratches and provide color corrections to the image.<\/p>\n

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After I removed the scratches, the photo still had a rough look that is often associated with noise in today’s digital images. However, removing noise softens the image and the photograph looses detail. Therefore, I manually removed some noise and corrected the color.<\/p>\n

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I did this within a couple of hours. \u00a0I wanted to improve the photo some more.\u00a0 However, time was of the essence and I had to get it back to her.\u00a0 The project encouraged me to learn more about editing and retouching old photos.\u00a0 I have several and I look forward to applying the techniques I learned.<\/p>\n

P.S.\u00a0 I spoke with my friend and she loved the photo.\u00a0 She made it into a calendar for her mom for Christmas!\u00a0 As we shop this season, sometimes the best gifts are the old ones we have\u00a0that only need updating and used in a new way.<\/p>\n

-Roger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Being a photographer is similar to being an IT Professional. When people realized I\u00a0worked with\u00a0computers, I was asked to fix them, setup home networks, recommend purchases, etc. When people learned I was into photography, I was asked to photograph events, weddings, etc. I’m also consulted for camera purchases and to provide suggestions to improve people’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[167,13,161,166,162,164,163,165],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t