12/16/2011

Part 1 On How You Can Date Old Photographs

By Troy Jones


Tangible records of a bygone era, and a valuable historic record are old photographs. Sometimes, however, older photos, particularly old negatives, can become damaged and dirty, making it hard to identify just who the subjects of the picture really are.

Fortunately, there are many companies devoted to the practice of digital photo restoration and slide scanning, and these companies can be an invaluable resource to those who have boxes of old negatives in their basement, and/or antique photographs that they would like to see digitally restored and enhanced. You should make sure that these companies offer the services you need when you decide to send your photos to them and they should also be reliable and trustworthy. There are a couple of tips you need to keep in mind.

In a quality slide scanning service, the following should be offered.

3000 dpi slide scanning services for 35mm slides, as well as 110,120,126,127, and 200 format slides

Make sure there are state of the art slide scanners and scanning equipment.

Industry standard automated dust and scratch removal, utilizing programs.

A manual color rotation, cropping, red eye removal, rotation, and additional dust and scratch removal as points of service should be included in the slide scanning services that you choose.

Aside from additional photo scanning services, it's better if there's 600 dpi photo scanning services for both priceless, antique photos, as well as newspaper clippings, postcards, and other medium. Even an experienced photo scanning and slide scanning, photo restoration service should also be able to give its customers black and white slide and black and white negative scanning.

With the the understanding that you will pay for only the prints that you select, you have the option to view and choose prints online.

There are competitively priced services. There are companies that choose to do work in house and are usually more expensive while there are some companies that outsource work to other countries in order to save their customers money and time.

Be sure to pack your slides and photos securely in a padded mailing container when preparing to send them for scanning and also ensure that you have included the proper address labels and postage.

While the prospect of sending your precious memories out into the world may seem a little unsettling, proper research and selection of a quality slide and photo restoration service, particularly one that meets the above recommendations, will help you feel confident that your photos, slides, and negatives are in good hands when it comes time to mail them.

In case you are unsure as to where to turn, you can start by going online. Using these tips to do your research will shorten the amount of time you have to look for a qualified company!




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