Don Grice, Photo Repair Coach
Cafes: Esopus, Gardiner and New Paltz
(or via email if photo is already digitized)
Don Grice is unique to our network as our only Photo Repair Coach. Quite often, photographs are our only reminder of a person, place or event, and a single picture can bring back vivid memories. Unfortunately the physical photographs don't always last quite as well as the memories. They get wrinkled, torn, stained and faded and sometimes it’s even hard to see what the picture was of, originally. Fortunately, a lot of the information in the picture can be reconstructed from the remnants that remain.
In keeping with the Hippocratic oath of ‘first do no harm,’ Don will scan your photograph into his computer and then immediately give it back to you so that the situation can’t be any worse than when you started. The repairs are done digitally, and the resulting digital image can be easily shared with family and friends. It can also be printed for display--which can make an extremely meaningful gift.
Since retiring from IBM after a 50 year career as an electrical computer engineer, Don has more time to get involved in the community through the Repair Cafés and as a volunteer AARP TaxAide tax preparer. That still leaves plenty of time for him to enjoy various hobbies including bike riding, cooking, painting and playing the piano and Irish fiddle.
If you have some photos that could use Don's TLC (see below for a great 'before/after' of his incredible restoration work), please reach out to us to find out which cafes he'll be at next. If your image is already digital, he's also generously offered to do the work over email if he's not in your area; you can reach him at dgrice@hvc.rr.com.
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