2009/9/17 Durova <nadezhda.durova(a)gmail.com>
The Louis Brandeis restoration was 20 hours'
labor. Extensive staining and
chemical damage required careful reconstruction including large portions of
his face. It is, likewise, shocking to encounter a senior editor--an
arbitrator no less--who calmly presumes such work entails no creative input
and no share of authorship.
I personally think image restoration is more like painting by numbers than
creative work.
It's like "creating" an Ikea bookcase: there is some *skill* involved but
no
artistic or creative input. And if it's done properly, there's no way of
telling who did assembled the bookcase, or indeed restored the image.
Michel