If you would like it restored I would do this at my studio the last 5 years I had my studio. The cost would run around $90.00 I would give the customer prints, But for UHH Colleague I will give you the file. If u decide I need the largest file you can get to send over to me.
I use a Lume Cube light small and compact rechargeable has ten different settings, set the camera on a tripod frame up the flower the way I would like. Then take the small cube and paint on the flower works great.
https://lumecube.com/
I have been using a incident light meter for the past 50 years, I read a article on incident metering back then. Back in the B&W darkroom days I took a roll of 35 mm shot all the frames exactly like the setting from the meter. Came back process the film set the up filmstrip got my settings from the first negative. Printed and process all the rest of negatives at the same exposure and time they were beautiful.
I have been using a incident light meter for the past 50 years, I read a article on incident metering back then. Back in the B&W darkroom days I took a roll of 35 mm shot all the frames exactly like the setting from the meter. Came back process the film set the up filmstrip got my settings from the first negative. Printed and process all the rest of negatives at the same exposure and time they were beautiful.
This is a friend of my family I always was after him to take his portrait but he never wanted me to do so. So I got the idea I told him I wanted to photographs his eyes.
Great White Egret taken in Evangeline Parish
I use Tyndell Photographic Supply mailto:sales@tyndellphotographic.com they have boards from 8x10 to 16x20 single and double weight with adhesive. They are in Michigan, I stock the single weight but when need a double weight I double up two single weight boards together
On the 8x10 chrome a negative also the 4x5 if u have a Lens that will focus close take a piece of vellum or double stack plain paper tape it on the window (diffusion). Then tape the negative or the chrome the paper take your digital camera and take few images of them. It works because I have done it before.
A professional is one who gets paid for his work I worked in a camera shop for 20 year and do some photography on the side back then we were know as weekend warriors. Is am retired I had photography studio for 43 years only because of an automobile accident, and two back surgeries I feel I was quite successful. When digital came out I waited a while before I bought a camera, it did change the type of business and photography as a whole I went to high volume photography very lucrative but quite different from what I was doing before. People would ask are you a photographer when they see a camera around my neck at a wedding or other event, I would laugh inside at first I just say yes but after several hundred times. My answer would be yes I have a studio and I am a studio photographer. The reason being the general public would think I was, a fauxphotographer we had 12 studio in a town 150,000 now it’s now to three they all do high volume photography. A good photographer can make a photography with any camera unless you specialize in something like architecture or wildlife, or even landscape photography where requires special equipment. (Long or wide angle lenses, sturdy tripods a gimbals). It’s what six inches behind the camera that matters.
The lighting is fantastic