July 24, 2009
- Understanding 35mm Scanning Services
Prior to the advent of the digital camera, most amateur and semi-professional photographers shot pictures on 35mm film. Anyone who spent much time behind a camera had binders full of 35mm negatives, carefully preserved in archival sheeting. Those negatives, when preserved properly, last quite a while, but no matter how careful you are with them, [...]
- Choosing the Right Resolution When Scanning Images
Scanners are great tools for converting images from prints, negatives, and slides into a digital form for the purposes of storage, editing, and sharing via the internet or to produce actual prints. The quality of the images from a scanner depends in large part upon resolution. Some scanners offer significantly higher resolution than others but [...]
July 21, 2009
- Scanning Paper Prints to Digital Photos On your Hard Disk
Sometimes you find yourself in a situation when you have to scan paper prints, negatives or slides and store them as digital photos on your computer. Although the reason for doing that can vary there are some common considerations to scanning paper prints. In this article we will go over some of them and try [...]
July 18, 2009
- Photograph Negatives Explained
The concept of photo negatives can be confusing. You see them in film developing centers, cameras, and photo envelopes, but you may not understand them. So what exactly are photographic negatives and why are they used? Hopefully this article will shed some light on the subject, so to speak.A photo negative image is an exact [...]
- Getting Help Scanning Negatives
Scanning negatives and slides can seem a bit tricky, but it can be done with the right equipment and know how. First of all, negatives and slides can be scanned with a scanner, but you cannot just put a negative on the glass and push the button to scan.The scanner you use has to be [...]
July 17, 2009
- Proper Care for Photographic Negatives
The best way to preserve your older photographs is to carefully preserve the negatives. Negatives fade much more slowly than printed pictures, but they are a bit fragile if not cared for carefully. To keep your negatives free from dust and scratches, consider these steps.Use Archival SleevesYou can purchase plastic sleeves for your negatives to [...]
- Tips for Scanning Negatives
Storing film negatives can become a hassle quite quickly, and since today’s photography is turning more and more digital in nature, you may want to find a digital storage option for your negatives and slides. Scanning negatives and turning them into a digital file is entirely possible, but you need the right equipment to do [...]
July 16, 2009
- Understanding The Process Of Negative Scanning
Negative scanning is a term that is used to refer to the scanning of both photo negatives, most typically those on 35mm film, and also, of film slides. Scanning negatives or film produces a more quality print at a higher resolution, since scanning a print would produce a lower quality, second generation copy of the [...]
July 11, 2009
- Scanning Film Negatives vs Scanning Prints
One of the questions that I am quite often asked is the following:Which is better to scan, film negatives or prints?It is always best to scan the original negatives, provided that they are in good shape and the colors have not faded. The reasons for this are explained below.To begin with, you have to realize [...]
- Photo Negative Storage Options
A photographic negative is a very delicate thing. It can be permanently damaged by the slightest fingerprint or piece of dust. Scratches cannot be removed from a negative, yet they do show up on a print made from the damaged negative. If you have negatives in your home, you need to make sure that you [...]
July 10, 2009
- How to Scan Slides to Produce Digital Pictures
There are several ways to scan slides to turn them into digital photos. Many people remember the small square cardboard cut-outs containing negatives that would be popped into a tray at family gatherings, and with some light and a projector screen (or blank wall) people could reminisce over photos that were larger than life. Today, [...]
July 8, 2009
- Getting Ready to Convert Negatives to Digital Formats
Today’s technology makes it easier than ever to convert negatives to a digital format. With an epson slide scanner you can take your negatives, quickly scan them using high-resolution scanning equipment, and burn the resulting image files onto a CD that you can use to archive your memories. If you have a pile of negatives [...]