Author: Randy Gitsch

06 Aug Safety film deterioration leaves its mark…

When working with a collection of legacy analog photography, curators and handlers will almost certainly encounter safety film deterioration and its ravages as a commonplace occurrence. The results are always startling in that their discovery may represent the permanent loss of a unique asset. We…

28 Jul The quiet death of a 93 year-old nitrate negative

Still photo archiving beyond preservation A recent discovery in the photo collections of one of our Hollywood studio clients has served as a startling reminder of the importance of what we at PRO-TEK are doing for that particular still photo archive. As a part of…

17 Nov 90 year-old lost film found in cache of still images

Article by Randy Gitsch, Operations Manager, PRO-TEK I recently had a surprise while working on one of our client’s still image collections. Going through a series of boxes of Hollywood studio photography, preparing select titles for our PRO-TEK crew to inventory, archivally re-sleeve, scan and…