Amanda L. Neilson |
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Good quality scanning?
I have a very special photo that was taken of myself and two people that are no longer alive. The negetives seem to be lost. Is scanning the only way to get the image on my harddrive? Is there any tips so I don't lose quality. It is a very important photo to me?
February 24, 2006
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Amanda L. Neilson |
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If I could of gone in his place...
This was captured on a disposable camera in a stark hospital room with fluro lighting and an emotional photographer.
Amanda L. Neilson
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Here is a copy of the photo I have scanned on my Cannon Pixma Printer. Is this as good as it gets.You can see there is a lot of emotion in this shot and although it was a painful moment to capture am glad I have it now. My grandmother seems to be saying so much with her eyes as she looked at me. I'm lucky to have had her in my life when I lost my son.
February 23, 2006
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Amanda L. Neilson |
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Can anyone help???????
February 23, 2006
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Sandra |
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Hi Amanda,
I e-mailed you, let me know if you don't get it and I'll e-mail you again.
February 23, 2006
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Pat Worster |
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Hi Amanda I have often had photos I wanted to put on my hard drive and wanted better quality than a scan and I took a picture of the picture using macro and they came out great, then you just upload them to your computer. Pat
February 24, 2006
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Amanda L. Neilson |
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Thanks for the email Sandra, I hope you got my reply.
I will also try your idea Pat. Do you need a tripod for Macro shots?
February 24, 2006
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robert G. Fately |
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Amanda, in order to "digitize" the photo (which is essentially what you are wanting to accomplish) then scanning would be the best approach. With 600 dpi scanners priced at under $100 today you should be able to find someone who has one available for a few minutes (if you don't want to buy one yourself). A macro shot of the photo would be a secondary approach, because except for a few macro Mikkor lenses most close-up lenses are not corrected for a flat field of focus. That is, because the photo is flat you will want everything from the center to the edges as sharp as possible - and this can be difficult to achieve with most macro lenses. Also, because with macro shooting depth of field is extremely limited, you do indeed want to have a tripod to hold the camera perfectly still. It's not so much a motion issue as the fact that if you are, say, leaning over the photo with your camera in hand and move 2 millimeters up or down you can get less than optimal sharp results. If the photo is really important to you, it might be worth finding a service bureau (maybe a camera store) who might charge you a few dollars to do the scan.
February 24, 2006
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