Operating as usual
We were happy to help preserve Evan's precious family photographs after Sandy.
“Discovering all of my family's photos from 3 generations scattered in my basement after the storm was devastating. We had taken the photos for granted and did not realize how
vulnerable these priceless heirlooms were. We realized the importance of protecting this for ourselves and our children and decided to have GoPreserve scan the photos
to preserve them digitally.”
"Although there are so many possessions lost as a result of Hurricaine Sandy I believe the possessions that tell your personal story are the photos. When GoPreserve saved my photos they saved my personal history and it's our history that helps to fortify us as we tackle our present and our future obstacles."
This was from Roberta, she lives in the Rockaways in NY. We are so happy to help preserve what we can! Please email us at [email protected] if you have any questions about your damaged photographs after Sandy. We are here to help you preserve!
www.gopreserve.com
We are looking forward to setting up our next scanning events in NY and NJ, please shoot us a message if you would like GoPreserve to come help you preserve your photos! We will be scanning up to 100 images for FREE!
Feel free to spread the word with others on Facebook, we are here to help save your precious photographs! :)
Wonderful tips on saving your home videos by Peter Brothers, thank you Peter!
http://gopreserve.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/hurricane-sandy-video-restoration-tips-by-peter-brothers/
A big thank you to Peter Brothers from SPEC BROS for writing this article. If you have had videos damaged by Hurricane Sandy, there is a good chance SPEC BROS can restore them. Peter has been kind...
This is just such a great project to be apart of. We scanned all of the images in the Most Cherished folder and are so happy to see restoration volunteers around the country fixing these photographs.
These damaged photographs have been 'adopted' by restoration volunteers, who will be digitally restoring them for Sandy victims.
Amazing work by Martin Rigby, thank you Martin! GoPreserve will be scanning thousands and thousands of photos just like these, and CARE for Sandy's retouch team will be doing their magic to get them back in great shape!
A morning post to inspire while we catch up on e-mails and restoration requests, revise website copy and upload photos to share with retouchers. Volunteer restoration artist responsible for this wonderful transformation: Martin Rigby. Note the skilled reconstruction of the baby's damaged hand. This portrait comes from a family whose home burned down in Belle Harbor.
www.martinrigby.com
Our first event yesterday with CARE for Sandy at the Rockaways was a wonderful experience. We had a chance to connect with families and hear their stories, not only about Sandy but about their memories, their parents, their grandparents...
A special thank you to the volunteers, my new friend Lee Lee founder of CARE, and Heather for all of her help yesterday and the past few days. She drove 3 hours to get to the Rockaways from PA!
We will certainly be setting up more of these Scanning events with CARE for Sandy, stay tuned for some photos that have been retouched by their team!
A photo restoration event in Rockaway, Queens aims to help save some of the most prized possessions of residents whose homes were ravaged by Sandy.
We will be updating this page frequently, so please check in! Now we must sleep, see you in 8 hours!
https://www.gopreserve.com/careforsandy
Hurricansandy, CARE for Sandy
Here is some more information about tomorrow -
http://rockawayhelp.com/save-your-flood-damaged-photos/
November 19, 2012Event Announcement for Tuesday, November 20th: Save your flood-damaged photosby rockawayhelpIf your photos were damaged during the storm, we have a solution!Rockaway Help has partnered with CARE for Sandy. CARE stands for Cherished Albums Restoration Effort. The group offers free di...
SCANNING EVENT TIPS PART #1 ||| PHOTO PREPARATION
1) Each individual or immediate family will be granted up to 100 FREE scans.
2) Make sure your photos are fully dry. We cannot scan moist photos.
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3) Remove as much debris as possible from your photos. Doing so may literally save hours of Photoshop time, and will keep our scanners clean for other photos.
---SAND: use a light finger touch to carefully brush away. Be extra gentle around faces
---DIRT: Buy an inexpensive ($3.50) pack of children's paintbrushes by a brand such as Crayola (sold at most drugstores) to gently remove visibly loose material.
---ASH: Use a paintbrush to loosen. If raised flecks appear to be free enough, use a gentle fingernail to flick them off.
---MOLD: Leave it alone. It is likely deeply embedded, and may already have eaten into the emulsion.
---OVERALL: Buy an $8 air compressor/gas duster (used to clean computer keyboards). Attach the straw it comes with. Test the pressure on a piece of paper to expel excess captured moisture. Apply the compressor/straw a few inches from the photo to remove any extraneous fibers or surface flaws.
4) When in doubt, leave imperfections be. Do not scrub or use force. Gentle, gentle, gentle...
We are preparing for our event tomorrow, here are some great tips for photo preparation, thank you CARE for Sandy!
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A few more informal facts before we incorporate these and other information into our SCANNING EVENT PDF.
https://www.facebook.com/careforsandy/posts/168994579891139
The location of our first GoPreserve-sponsored CARE for Rockaway event is:
St Francis De Sales Parish
129-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
HOURS: 10:00am to 5:00pm
Mark your calendar!
Are you psyched Rockaway residents? We are! Now confirmed for a GoPreserve-sponsored CARE for Sandy Scanning Event this coming Tuesday November 20th in the Rockaways. We will be offering each individual or immediate family up to 100 FREE photo scans and more. Full details will be updated to our EVENTS app no later than Sunday evening. Currently compiling a downloadable PDF which will answer the many questions we know you'll have. Rock on! http://bit.ly/UMFo8H
CVS/pharmacy is waiving prescription copayments, deductibles and other financial liability related to prescription medications for patients who cannot pay at selected stores in the hardest hit neighborhoods in New York City and surrounding communities. This copay waiver program, which began on Monda...
Please do not be fooled by this internet myth!
INTERNET-CIRCULATING MYTH BUSTER from an experienced NYC-based archival specialist who will soon furnishing professional salvaging pointers for a CARE for Sandy blog posting:
Do NOT place your photos in the freezer. We repeat. Do NOT place your photos in the freezer. Freezer temperatures can destroy the emulsion. DO place your photos in the fridge. Placing your photos in the fridge will stop mold from growing/spreading, until you have the time to attempt to clean your images, but doing so won't compromise your photographs' fragile emulsion.
Once again. Repeat after CARE for Sandy...
"I will NOT place my photographs in my freezer. I WILL place them in my fridge if I do not have time to attempt to clean them right away."
Stay tuned for upcoming Scanning events! We are working non-stop with amazing volunteers, and CARE for Sandy. We want to get these scanned, and restored! We will scanning up to 100 photos for FREE!
As we mentioned, we are working with CARE for Sandy with the mission of offering FREE digital restoration services for individuals and families whose salvaged photos have been damaged by October's devastating hurricane. Please help us spread the word by downloading the PDF flyer w' url pull-tabs. Leave copies at schools, churches, community centers, in mailboxes or on car dashboards to help those in your neighborhood learn about CARE for Sandy.
http://www.careforsandy.org/pdf-flyers
We are very proud to be partnering with CARE for Sandy!
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