How A 90-Year-Old Photograph Is Professionally Conserved | Refurbished

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  • Monique Fischer is a senior photograph conservator with the Northeast Document Conservation Center. She shows us how to restore a 90-year-old panorama photo. This includes cleaning the photograph, mending tears, in-painting, and flattening the photograph.
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    How A 90-Year-Old Photograph Is Professionally Conserved | Refurbished

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  • @dahliam77
    @dahliam77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    The sign "art work under here" really shows how much they care about these pieces of history

    • @colel.1435
      @colel.1435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I mean it doesn’t have to mean that. There are “this side up” arrows on mail but UPS still seems to screw that up.

  • @orenjirenji
    @orenjirenji 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    I would last hundreds of years too if i was treated like this!

  • @shujasiddiqui533
    @shujasiddiqui533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    i have never seen such a long photo. what cameras they used to use 90 years ago?!

    • @tgonzalezcrespo
      @tgonzalezcrespo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      It's likely it was more than one photo negative "stitched" together in a darkroom

    • @TRPL6
      @TRPL6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I delivered once pizza to the mars chocolate factory on elmwood park,IL
      & loved the beautiful long picture of like 1969 just crazy how there was little land to more land little by little

    • @arothmanmusic
      @arothmanmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      There were special panoramic cameras from the late 1800s onward. One called the Cirkut used large format film, ranging in width from 5" to 16" and was capable of producing a 360-degree photograph measuring up to 20 feet long. Both the camera and the film rotated on a special tripod during the exposure.

  • @chris24hdez
    @chris24hdez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I love this. More photography restoration please! Perhaps motion picture film and negative/positive conservation!

  • @HalfWarrior
    @HalfWarrior 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Such incredible work! I think your abilities are likey very rare and unique! Excellent to learn! The only restoration I've ever don was digitally through Photoshop and then the need to re-print onto new substrate with inks. this is wonderful!

  • @bellbastos1
    @bellbastos1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I loved this video so much! It's beautiful to see such a respectful and mastered work. Brought me peace.

  • @banglawaz9610
    @banglawaz9610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Couple of days ago I saw a japanese guy who does the restoration of vintage pictures but in a different way.He uses chemicals instead of using paint and brush.

    • @cesarebachelli
      @cesarebachelli 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Maybe it depends on factors such as age, exposure, dirt and type of material?

    • @Wawa-rm8nu
      @Wawa-rm8nu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      can you give me the link?

    • @criticalhard
      @criticalhard 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Wawa-rm8nu a year ago and still no like that's sad :( I'd like to see that too.

  • @aurolaf
    @aurolaf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I starred at the thumbnail thinking it was two pictures for comparison but actually one picture combined past to now 😅

  • @duo2146
    @duo2146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    Imagine working hard to restore a photo and then realizing it’s a 20 year old meme

    • @kaitlyncleary3424
      @kaitlyncleary3424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What do you mean

    • @duo2146
      @duo2146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kaitlyncleary3424 I mean like it’s a photo of a meme. Just realized what I said could be kinDa confusing but whatever

    • @kaitlyncleary3424
      @kaitlyncleary3424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@duo2146 how can it be a meme

    • @uriel5951
      @uriel5951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@kaitlyncleary3424 girl bye you dont understand

    • @kaitlyncleary3424
      @kaitlyncleary3424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@uriel5951 i don't. I don't see how a picture this old would be a meme. Has it gone viral to be a meme?

  • @raxanimations7215
    @raxanimations7215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    That's a lot of hard work

  • @DerHirni
    @DerHirni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    For digital conservation/restauration, AI can do a pretty damn good job nowadays. Of course that's not the same thing as restoring a physical picture though!

  • @bluwolf098
    @bluwolf098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    All the adults there are probably dead, some of those children might be alive, but very old.

    • @crixxxxxxxxx
      @crixxxxxxxxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Even the youngest boys would be around 100.

    • @madhurakamat1656
      @madhurakamat1656 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Weird feeling no

    • @bluwolf098
      @bluwolf098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@madhurakamat1656 I’ve binge watched the Proper People’s abandoned asylum, mental hospital, and hospital videos. I sometimes can imagine how life use to be there and how horrible or nice their living conditions were. I’m use to that feeling.

    • @bigredc222
      @bigredc222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you watch old movies from the 30s and 40s it cool to see how they talked and dressed, and lived.

  • @JM-to9dk
    @JM-to9dk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “Japanese paper.” So…washi kōzo?

  • @garrettdelhommer6061
    @garrettdelhommer6061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It really is amazing to see pictures from history

  • @carmelpatrik
    @carmelpatrik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Well the photo went from Sepia to B/W.

  • @zenkakuji3776
    @zenkakuji3776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was fascinating to watch the restoration process. Recently, I have been restoring old family photos. Afterwards, I will make a high resolution digital version and attempt colorization of the original. It is surprising how the individuals in the photos come alive in these enhanced versions. This may be of interest to your clients as well to gain a unique perspective on these historical photographs.

  • @ouinner
    @ouinner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:12 I stared too hard at first and I thought I was experiencing vertigo 😅

  • @bananasaging9234
    @bananasaging9234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The music fits well for this

  • @goaboi
    @goaboi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    this belongs in the ASMR category :)

    • @two-face1041
      @two-face1041 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As do most of the videos in this series

  • @OmerMan992
    @OmerMan992 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very calming 😌

  • @iDelta77
    @iDelta77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a pleasure to watch the process. What a treat!

  • @anitachandra2030
    @anitachandra2030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    100 years later this photo will be restored again.

  • @zwartekatsite
    @zwartekatsite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Honestly, I prefer the before look. Nice that it's flattened though.

  • @trm7391
    @trm7391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Does anybody know how much it would cost to conserve a photograph like that one?

    • @stephenburns3678
      @stephenburns3678 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would like to know the answer myself ?

  • @zhengwuxie
    @zhengwuxie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the first thing to conserve a photograph is scanning

  • @MarcoS-nt5hg
    @MarcoS-nt5hg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    wow that’s incredible !!

  • @Akairi
    @Akairi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    damn They are gonna do this to memes in 2111

  • @giovanniagk
    @giovanniagk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How would someone frame panoramic photos?

    • @Floweroftheprairie2720
      @Floweroftheprairie2720 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can buy tools to cut matte and then make a wooden frame. In other words, you have to do it or hire someone to make it for you

  • @jojoplayz8424
    @jojoplayz8424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That looks really cool

  • @AC-sh9po
    @AC-sh9po 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Many problems with this conservation process. (1) Prior to cleaning the back of the photograph, the front of the photograph should be at least spot cleaned with a blower (like the Orbit HEPA blower) or spot wet-cleaning on areas with accretions/dirt because the pressure you apply to the back when cleaning with sponges may cause damage or small indentations on the photo if larger surface dirt isn't removed. (2) Water and alcohol is not the greatest solution to use on photographs because water will swell the gelatin. Far better to use something like PEC-12, which doesn't contain water. (3) The strokes used on the photograph during the front-cleaning are atrocious in terms of technique. Abrasion to the photograph can come from two different sources - the cleaning material itself, or the dirt that comes from the photograph itself. Continuing to use long circular strokes when the cotton has already picked up any type of surface dirt risks abrasion to the photograph as you are just dragging the dirt across the surface. Best practice is to replace the cotton swab/PEC-PAD the moment it picks up any dirt. Cleaning photographic surfaces is very time-intensive. This was a lazy way of doing it. (4) The back of the photograph is being cleaned with too many passes. Probably better to use Absorene soot sponge with a HEPA purifier running and a directed fan for ventilation (to disperse any sulfur smell quickly); a couple of passes would have almost certainly have gotten most of that dirt off without abrading the fibers so much. Dust off with Orbit HEPA blower or a clean new soft brush to remove any residue, even if invisible to the eye. (5) Long panoramic photos like these should not have been placed in archival polyester without any backing. 100% cotton-rag buffered museum board should have been placed on the back as a backing. If the client cannot control the humidity in the storage area, then plastic shouldn't have been used at all. Instead, photograph should be stored between two pieces of 4-ply or 8-ply buffered (for the back) and unbuffered (for the front) museum board.

  • @TalismanTopG-
    @TalismanTopG- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This 100 years old panoramic picture shows up when I thought panorama came only some years back on iphone.🤦🏼‍♂️

  • @mx.confused
    @mx.confused 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The twins in the thumbnail took me an embarrassingly long time to make since of.

  • @Vedrajrm
    @Vedrajrm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can imagine this costing hundreds of not thousands of dollars

  • @Cendikiawan
    @Cendikiawan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She treated a photo like her own daughter

  • @StarCrusher.
    @StarCrusher. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How did they take a shot this wide? I doubt they used a lense that was actually that wi6fe?

    • @tgonzalezcrespo
      @tgonzalezcrespo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mishimoqua
      It's likely it was more than one photo negative "stitched" together in a darkroom

  • @brijesh6270
    @brijesh6270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    when you realise photographs were invented almost a 100 years ago-

    • @urban_gse_
      @urban_gse_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr

    • @larsiparsii
      @larsiparsii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The oldest surviving photograph is almost 200 years old, though.

    • @brijesh6270
      @brijesh6270 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@larsiparsii oh wow i didnt know that-

    • @brijesh6270
      @brijesh6270 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@larsiparsii that sounded kinda sarcastic but its not

    • @larsiparsii
      @larsiparsii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@brijesh6270 Np, glad to have enlightened your day! 😉 That's why there's pictures of the Titanic, for example.

  • @balbirkalsi5072
    @balbirkalsi5072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome!

  • @MatsLM
    @MatsLM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, this looks so cool!

  • @rebeccashuman6199
    @rebeccashuman6199 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing this video

  • @Lightsoutandawaywego44
    @Lightsoutandawaywego44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The good peeps in heaven will be glad to see their photograph restored

  • @AndresLeonRangel
    @AndresLeonRangel ปีที่แล้ว

    I love it. I am not 100% in agreement with the alcohol and water technique. I heard of some mineral oil.

  • @watchdealer11
    @watchdealer11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WHY IS THE VIDEO QUALITY SO BAD?!

  • @frank-gavinmoratalla7942
    @frank-gavinmoratalla7942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Restoration looks proper relaxin a task!

  • @oyyeabhay
    @oyyeabhay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I do it with colorize.

  • @angelapa9513
    @angelapa9513 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting thank you

  • @Amitdas-gk2it
    @Amitdas-gk2it 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    TY 😘

  • @deltalubelubricantsindones999
    @deltalubelubricantsindones999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The photo itself still in good shape though

  • @DanielGrijal
    @DanielGrijal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The music tho

    • @leeb.patersons6463
      @leeb.patersons6463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s the adagio cantabile piano sonata no 8 by Beethoven I believe

  • @elijahvega5915
    @elijahvega5915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How did I end up here? Very fascinating tho lol 👍

  • @ThatShyGuyMatt
    @ThatShyGuyMatt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Or I can just use a machine to scan it then I can photoshop over any tears/rips....etc. And colorize it. :P

    • @TessaBury
      @TessaBury 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You could; but that'd be serving a different goal. This is about the preservation and conservation of an archival piece; I don't think the client would be interested in being given an edited photocopy of their work.
      Also: Removing dirt reveals detail that digital image manipulation would have to invent.

  • @asyrafimk
    @asyrafimk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5 minutes craft: just use potatoes.

  • @criticalhard
    @criticalhard 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We don't have these kind of pictures nowadays and yet we brag about how "advanced" we are lmao we're lame. Btw these pictures should be scanned that helps preserve it longer.

  • @nvaesyear4250
    @nvaesyear4250 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video

  • @musiclaboratory9694
    @musiclaboratory9694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So we just going to pretend we can't see that serial killer in the front row?...ight den.

  • @codyheiner3636
    @codyheiner3636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Am I the only one who thought the left half of the thumbnail looked better than the right?

  • @andreadelao500
    @andreadelao500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    *Thank you sharing* 😄

    • @urban_gse_
      @urban_gse_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bro stop

    • @arturog.8276
      @arturog.8276 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@urban_gse_
      👉💣👈

    • @percyyt7201
      @percyyt7201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      *Your sucks grammar* 🌹 ✨ 🌹

    • @urban_gse_
      @urban_gse_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      stop being wierd 🌹✨🌹

    • @cottoncandysuperstaraj2181
      @cottoncandysuperstaraj2181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No way you have over 100k, stupid bot.

  • @kris6315
    @kris6315 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Interesting. Can u do more marine corp videos

  • @elcardom7361
    @elcardom7361 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not gray!

  • @REA.Design.Studio
    @REA.Design.Studio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    those kids were probably born around 1915-1920 making them prime age to fight a world war, how unfortunate.

  • @archangel9092
    @archangel9092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Shouldnt she be wearing gloves tho

    • @miabasile6004
      @miabasile6004 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what I thought

    • @Teekoness
      @Teekoness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Another conservator talked about that, apparently for a lot of things, they need the sensitivity bare hands provide.

  • @REA.Design.Studio
    @REA.Design.Studio 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    its amazing this is a profitable business model.

  • @Annammite
    @Annammite 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok

  • @EBOfox
    @EBOfox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yo She's got the Same Last name as me 🤣

  • @neo7i
    @neo7i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool

  • @darthslackus499
    @darthslackus499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Old school photoshop.

  • @vijayjha8195
    @vijayjha8195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Photograph op

  • @extra8088
    @extra8088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i feel like the comments are botted

  • @sanjayr2983
    @sanjayr2983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2nd maybe

  • @MetalMilitia072583
    @MetalMilitia072583 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    surface cleaning with bare hands smh

  • @notguestinfinite6267
    @notguestinfinite6267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A random person approved of this video

  • @momentadi2373
    @momentadi2373 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Woww

  • @christinajames5310
    @christinajames5310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi everyone who comented right now

  • @infinitivecabbage
    @infinitivecabbage 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought a 90-year-old woman refurbished an old photograph.

  • @theanti-hero3983
    @theanti-hero3983 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    O

  • @andremoraes6348
    @andremoraes6348 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    😲😲😲

  • @papanovembermusic
    @papanovembermusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've checked and that Japanese paper is really expensive, have you tried sticky tape or masking tape, that stuff is also yellow.

  • @سلطانخليفهسعيدالبوسعيدي
    @سلطانخليفهسعيدالبوسعيدي 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a good day to

  • @avijitkabiraj2187
    @avijitkabiraj2187 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Read comedy of coffin on kindle written by Avijit Kabiraj. Introduction : Two unemployed boys were employed by a mafia boss, their job is to bury a dead chef in the criminal's cemetery. The chef is the pasta maker whom the boss accidentally shot dead. The boys were chased by the police, shot by a sniper, rested in a church, kidnapped by an evil doctor, electrocuted, freezed, roasted, couple of ladies didn't spare them, survived the strange graveyard but when they returned after burying the dead chef, found the boss in a coffin...

  • @DSLRWalayBhai
    @DSLRWalayBhai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The video was so badly edited. Too lengthy shots and nothing really happening. I expect to see top notch content on this channel. This was disappointing.

  • @alex2115
    @alex2115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First

  • @christinajames5310
    @christinajames5310 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    4th

  • @Paulkjoss
    @Paulkjoss 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    All nice and all but who is paying for a couple of weeks of work for an old photo that a few people will appreciate? Probably your taxes.

    • @tgonzalezcrespo
      @tgonzalezcrespo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahhh probably collectors

    • @two-face1041
      @two-face1041 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Collectors museums possibly someone who found an old photo of their grandfather in their attic