Copying old photographs

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Copying old photographs

Legg inn av Gjest » 01 jan 2006 00:37:02

Hi all;

I've read that it's best to take old photos that you want reproduced
to a shop that specializes in archival quality reproductions -- that
just taking it to your local Walmart or photo store may result in
damage to the picture. Can anybody comment on their experiences? If
I do need to find such an organization, can anyone recommend on in
the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada area? I'm looking to get copies made of
some older print-style photos, as well as some that have been
mounted/pasted onto cardboard matting.

Thanks in advance, and best regards,
Jason

millar.jason@gmail.com

Robert Heiling

Re: Copying old photographs

Legg inn av Robert Heiling » 01 jan 2006 00:44:51

millar.jason@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all;

I've read that it's best to take old photos that you want reproduced
to a shop that specializes in archival quality reproductions -- that
just taking it to your local Walmart or photo store may result in
damage to the picture. Can anybody comment on their experiences? If
I do need to find such an organization, can anyone recommend on in
the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada area? I'm looking to get copies made of
some older print-style photos, as well as some that have been
mounted/pasted onto cardboard matting.

Thanks in advance, and best regards,
Jason

millar.jason@gmail.com

It's not an answer to that question, but why not buy your own scanner
and do it yourself? That way the photos never leave your hands and you
aren't limited in the number you can do. You can buy scanners in the
~$50 range that come with the needed software and simply connect to the
USB port on your computer.

Bob

Christopher Jahn

Re: Copying old photographs

Legg inn av Christopher Jahn » 01 jan 2006 00:59:25

Robert Heiling <robheil@comcast.net> wrote in
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millar.jason@gmail.com wrote:

Hi all;

I've read that it's best to take old photos that you want
reproduced to a shop that specializes in archival quality
reproductions -- that just taking it to your local Walmart or
photo store may result in damage to the picture. Can anybody
comment on their experiences? If I do need to find such an
organization, can anyone recommend on in the Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada area? I'm looking to get copies made of some older
print-style photos, as well as some that have been
mounted/pasted onto cardboard matting.

Thanks in advance, and best regards,
Jason

millar.jason@gmail.com

It's not an answer to that question, but why not buy your own
scanner and do it yourself? That way the photos never leave
your hands and you aren't limited in the number you can do.
You can buy scanners in the ~$50 range that come with the
needed software and simply connect to the USB port on your
computer.


I agree; unless you're trying to get prints from some very old
and unusually sized negatives, a home scanner is the way to go.
Printers that produce photographic prints are relatively
inexpensive; my old HP 640 takes a photo cartridge so I can print
color photos up to 8-1/2" by 14".

Otherwise, look under "photography" in your phone book, and find
a firm that specializes in old photos. Your local historical
society may also have a recommendation.



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As soon as you pull out the pin, Mister Hand Grenade stops being
your friend.

MoM

Re: Copying old photographs

Legg inn av MoM » 01 jan 2006 13:56:37

"Robert Heiling" <robheil@comcast.net> wrote in message
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millar.jason@gmail.com wrote:

Hi all;

I've read that it's best to take old photos that you want
reproduced
to a shop that specializes in archival quality
reproductions -- that
just taking it to your local Walmart or photo store may
result in
damage to the picture. Can anybody comment on their
experiences? If
I do need to find such an organization, can anyone
recommend on in
the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada area? I'm looking to get
copies made of
some older print-style photos, as well as some that have
been
mounted/pasted onto cardboard matting.

Thanks in advance, and best regards,
Jason

millar.jason@gmail.com

It's not an answer to that question, but why not buy your
own scanner
and do it yourself? That way the photos never leave your
hands and you
aren't limited in the number you can do. You can buy
scanners in the
~$50 range that come with the needed software and simply
connect to the
USB port on your computer.

Bob

That's what I did.

MoM

John Burns

Re: Copying old photographs

Legg inn av John Burns » 01 jan 2006 17:00:34

Scanners don't produce very good quality. I go to a photocopying place and
get laser copies made. It is very difficult to tell the copies from the
originals. Much cheaper and the same quality as getting photographic copies.
John

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"Robert Heiling" <robheil@comcast.net> wrote in message
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millar.jason@gmail.com wrote:

Hi all;

I've read that it's best to take old photos that you want
reproduced
to a shop that specializes in archival quality
reproductions -- that
just taking it to your local Walmart or photo store may
result in
damage to the picture. Can anybody comment on their
experiences? If
I do need to find such an organization, can anyone
recommend on in
the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada area? I'm looking to get
copies made of
some older print-style photos, as well as some that have
been
mounted/pasted onto cardboard matting.

Thanks in advance, and best regards,
Jason

millar.jason@gmail.com

It's not an answer to that question, but why not buy your
own scanner
and do it yourself? That way the photos never leave your
hands and you
aren't limited in the number you can do. You can buy
scanners in the
~$50 range that come with the needed software and simply
connect to the
USB port on your computer.

Bob

That's what I did.

MoM


Allen

Re: Copying old photographs

Legg inn av Allen » 01 jan 2006 18:02:33

John Burns wrote:

Scanners don't produce very good quality. I go to a photocopying place and
get laser copies made. It is very difficult to tell the copies from the
originals. Much cheaper and the same quality as getting photographic copies.
John


It depends on the scanner.
Allen

Robert Heiling

Re: Copying old photographs

Legg inn av Robert Heiling » 01 jan 2006 20:49:57

John Burns wrote:
Scanners don't produce very good quality.

It's a shame that you have had such a poor experience with them. My own
experience has been quite to the contrary. To my eye, the scanned images
are as good as the originals and better in some ways. After scanning a
photo that had been taken at a distance of perhaps 12 feet from the
subject, I can zoom in on a person's eye until it fills my entire
monitor screen and can look closely at a clear picture of the iris and
pupil before the image starts to pixelate. That can't be done with the
original 4"X6" even with a strong magnifier.

I can browse through my whole collection with a few mouse-clicks while
looking at thumbnail images, which would obviously be very cumbersome
with the physical originals. Many of them might never be looked at again
were it not for this technology. They are all in electronic form and
there is no intention on my part to create any more stacks of paper by
printing any of them.

Over the holidays, I just sent my sister back home with a DVD containing
hundreds of family photos that I have scanned. Those can be viewed on
her computer and on the ones of the other family members who will get
copies representing a de-facto distributed archive. They can also be
viewed on their television sets using their movie DVD players. The
images are also attached to people in my genealogy programs and can be
used that way by others.

It all somehow seems to have been worth the risk of possibly destroying
them and somehow better than just leaving them in the closet to rot.

I go to a photocopying place and
get laser copies made. It is very difficult to tell the copies from the
originals. Much cheaper and the same quality as getting photographic copies.
John

That's another method he can choose from if he really and truly wants
only a physical duplicate. My response was an attempt to read between
the lines and was clearly labelled as not being a direct answer to his
question.

Bob

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"Robert Heiling" <robheil@comcast.net> wrote in message
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millar.jason@gmail.com wrote:

Hi all;

I've read that it's best to take old photos that you want
reproduced
to a shop that specializes in archival quality
reproductions -- that
just taking it to your local Walmart or photo store may
result in
damage to the picture. Can anybody comment on their
experiences? If
I do need to find such an organization, can anyone
recommend on in
the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada area? I'm looking to get
copies made of
some older print-style photos, as well as some that have
been
mounted/pasted onto cardboard matting.

Thanks in advance, and best regards,
Jason

millar.jason@gmail.com

It's not an answer to that question, but why not buy your
own scanner
and do it yourself? That way the photos never leave your
hands and you
aren't limited in the number you can do. You can buy
scanners in the
~$50 range that come with the needed software and simply
connect to the
USB port on your computer.

Bob

That's what I did.

MoM


Christopher Jahn

Re: Copying old photographs

Legg inn av Christopher Jahn » 01 jan 2006 21:19:15

"John Burns" <johnburns@telus.net> wrote in
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Scanners don't produce very good quality. I go to a
photocopying place and get laser copies made. It is very
difficult to tell the copies from the originals. Much cheaper
and the same quality as getting photographic copies. John

Lasercopying uses the exact same imaging technology as a scanner.
the difference is - and this is important - you only scan it once
with a scanner, where using a copier requires repeated scans and
will eventually degrade the original.

If you haven't had good results, I suspect your real problem has
been the printer, not the scanner. A high-resolution scanner can
equal or exceed film, but it's worthless if you use a low-res
printer.

--
}:-) Christopher Jahn
{:-( http://home.comcast.net/~xjahn/Main.html

As soon as you pull out the pin, Mister Hand Grenade stops being
your friend.

L Covey

Re: Copying old photographs

Legg inn av L Covey » 02 jan 2006 00:32:02

I've read that it's best to take old photos that you want reproduced
to a shop that specializes in archival quality reproductions -- that
just taking it to your local Walmart or photo store may result in
damage to the picture. Can anybody comment on their experiences? If
I do need to find such an organization, can anyone recommend on in
the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada area? I'm looking to get copies made of
some older print-style photos, as well as some that have been
mounted/pasted onto cardboard matting.

Jason <millar.jason@gmail.com


This, too, is not an answer to your question, merely a suggestion.

You might try taking photos of these treasured photos with your
digital camera, if you have one, without the flash but in good
light.

LC

L Covey <ljcovey@worldnet.att.net>

Donna

Re: Copying old photographs

Legg inn av Donna » 03 jan 2006 18:21:03

I've read that it's best to take old photos that you want reproduced
to a shop that specializes in archival quality reproductions -- that
just taking it to your local Walmart or photo store may result in
damage to the picture. Can anybody comment on their experiences? If
I do need to find such an organization, can anyone recommend on in
the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada area? I'm looking to get copies made of
some older print-style photos, as well as some that have been
mounted/pasted onto cardboard matting.

Jason <millar.jason@gmail.com


I scan mine and then work on them in PhotoShop Elements 4.0. I have
gotten very good results, the photo is not damaged, and I don't have
to remove the picture from the backing.

Donna

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