Photographs
are a special moment frozen in time.
Photos are mementos that we take with us all throughout our lives. They hold a remembrance of moments that cannot be recreated. We pass them down to future generations, retelling memories that hold importance in our hearts. Sometimes, a photo is all we have left of a person, place or time. One photographic piece can hold so much history!
Restorations are are a rewarding art form that not only help retell a story, but reopens the imagination. As a graphic artist, nothing excites me greater than a client coming in with a new restoration project and a unique story to accompany it.
Working on a clients photo is a very intimate job. A person is in-trusting you with their memory recreation. Your job is to focus on the story and use your skills to bring that story back to life.
"Thats what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination.
We instill hope again and again and again."
-Walt Disney
When going into a restoration, the storytelling questions that need to be asked are: What is the importance of the photo? Who is in the photo? What is their relationship with the client? Where was the photo taken? When was the photo taken? etc.
Let the client tell you the base of what you need in order to go into the creation. This will help you be in the right frame of mind.
The other set of questions that need to be asked are the technical questions: What would they like seen done? What kind of color scheme (if they want a black and white in color) they would like? Are there are any points of interest that need to be brought up? Are there are scratches, bends or parts of the picture missing they would like taken out or recreated? etc.
Once you get all the verbal details figured out, the fun begins and your imagination can take some creative control!
are a special moment frozen in time.
Photos are mementos that we take with us all throughout our lives. They hold a remembrance of moments that cannot be recreated. We pass them down to future generations, retelling memories that hold importance in our hearts. Sometimes, a photo is all we have left of a person, place or time. One photographic piece can hold so much history!
Restorations are are a rewarding art form that not only help retell a story, but reopens the imagination. As a graphic artist, nothing excites me greater than a client coming in with a new restoration project and a unique story to accompany it.
Working on a clients photo is a very intimate job. A person is in-trusting you with their memory recreation. Your job is to focus on the story and use your skills to bring that story back to life.
"Thats what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination.
We instill hope again and again and again."
-Walt Disney
When going into a restoration, the storytelling questions that need to be asked are: What is the importance of the photo? Who is in the photo? What is their relationship with the client? Where was the photo taken? When was the photo taken? etc.
Let the client tell you the base of what you need in order to go into the creation. This will help you be in the right frame of mind.
The other set of questions that need to be asked are the technical questions: What would they like seen done? What kind of color scheme (if they want a black and white in color) they would like? Are there are any points of interest that need to be brought up? Are there are scratches, bends or parts of the picture missing they would like taken out or recreated? etc.
Once you get all the verbal details figured out, the fun begins and your imagination can take some creative control!
You must put personal touches in every corner. The more attention to detail you put in, the more rewarding the creation experience will be for you and the happier your client will be.
If anyone has a picture they would like restored, please feel free to contact me via email or at the studio!
ABBYabstract@aol.com
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