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  • Dinner Preparations

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    Dinner Preparations

    I’ve been moving forward with my documentary work. I’m working towards a multi-media installation.  One of the video components of the installation will be a film of a dinner. I remain impressed on how it is possible to make the simple act of eating into a complex logistical and technical challenge. This is due in…

  • Antigone

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    There is something magical about Greek Mythology.  Wikipedia summarizes the story of Antigone thus: “Antigone is the subject of a story in which she attempts to secure a respectable burial for her brother Polynices. Oedipus’s sons, Eteocles and Polynices, had shared the rule jointly until they quarrelled, and Eteocles expelled his brother. In Sophocles’ account,…

  • Hands

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    Hands

    Continuing along with my episode in Photo Restoration, the image of my grandparent’s wedding displayed on screen is at about 10% of the actual size of the digital image, but is about the same as the actual size of the physical photograph.   Looking at the image, ones attention is directed towards the bride, groom,…

  • Photo Restoration

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    Photo Restoration

    I’ve spent the last few days reviewing Photo Restoration and Scanning courses on Lynda.com.  I had already partially restored the  Wedding Picture I posted the other day, but I wasn’t satisified with the result.  One of the bigger challenges was to remove glare from the scanning process.  I tried several different scanning procedures to resolve the…

  • Wedding Picture

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    Wedding Picture

    I have several copies of my grandparent’s wedding, but I found an original print.  Quite a difference in quality over the other versions I have. As well, the tone is much more pleasant.   The front row are my great grandparents, left to right: Max Hertha, Anna Hertha, Berta Schellhorn and Heinrich Schellhorn.  Beyond that,…