http://musematic.net/2007/09/03/advances-or-not-in-digital-imaging-and-photography/ Rants and raves on the latest trends in the world of museum informatics and technology. An intrepid cast of experts from the Museum Computer Network and AAM's Media & Technology Committee share their insights, observations and tricks of the trade. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:42:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://musematic.net/2007/09/03/advances-or-not-in-digital-imaging-and-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-3732 amalyah keshet Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:24:54 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=241#comment-3732 I'd have to agree that the re-sizing program would have to be used with discretion in the museum / archive / digital asset world. Might be great for exterior photos of the museum building and for shots from exhibition opening parties, but not for works in the collection. There's a lot of "empty space" in art works and photographs that are the result of the artist's decisions about composition. In fact I'm always worried about over-Photoshopping. We've been scanning a lot of vintage photos and glass negatives, and I want every scratch and dust spot that appears on the print or on the glass plate there in the scan. Otherwise, we haven't created an image of what that photograph IS -- we've created an image of what we want that photograph TO BE. And Perian, you're right: cutting out "empty space" without an artist's or photographer's permission could, arguably, be a glaring violation of copyright and/or moral rights. I’d have to agree that the re-sizing program would have to be used with discretion in the museum / archive / digital asset world. Might be great for exterior photos of the museum building and for shots from exhibition opening parties, but not for works in the collection. There’s a lot of “empty space” in art works and photographs that are the result of the artist’s decisions about composition. In fact I’m always worried about over-Photoshopping. We’ve been scanning a lot of vintage photos and glass negatives, and I want every scratch and dust spot that appears on the print or on the glass plate there in the scan. Otherwise, we haven’t created an image of what that photograph IS — we’ve created an image of what we want that photograph TO BE. And Perian, you’re right: cutting out “empty space” without an artist’s or photographer’s permission could, arguably, be a glaring violation of copyright and/or moral rights.

]]> http://musematic.net/2007/09/03/advances-or-not-in-digital-imaging-and-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-3688 Ben Rubinstein Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:54:37 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=241#comment-3688 ... and just because repeating this story makes me so happy, a reminder that this practise didn't end with Stalin: the architect Norman Foster had a right-hand man for 30 years, Ken Shuttleworth, who left the practise a few years ago (just as the Swiss:Re "Gherkin" was completed); apparently tired, among other things, of not having his contributions recognised. A team photo taken at the time, which showed Shuttleworth literally at Foster's right-hand, was later published with him shuffled (sorry) back into the crowd. See . … and just because repeating this story makes me so happy, a reminder that this practise didn’t end with Stalin: the architect Norman Foster had a right-hand man for 30 years, Ken Shuttleworth, who left the practise a few years ago (just as the Swiss:Re “Gherkin” was completed); apparently tired, among other things, of not having his contributions recognised. A team photo taken at the time, which showed Shuttleworth literally at Foster’s right-hand, was later published with him shuffled (sorry) back into the crowd. See .

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