Re: Hints for taking photos #general
Bob Myles <nonono@...>
Color film/photos fades over time. Use Black and White instead.B&W prints will also fade over time if they're not archivally processed. In fact, they can fade rather quickly if not processed properly and stored with care. The deterioration is more obvious with color film because color changes are easier to detect than tonal changes in the greys of a B&W photograph. Storage boxes can be made of aluminum, stainless steel, polyethylene, hard rubber, glass, porcelain, or metal coated with baked enamel. Negatives should be stored in polyethylene or acid-free envelopes, prints in acid-free paper and boxes. Anyone interested can e-mail me privately for sources. In a perfect world, negatives and prints would be stored in an environment of moderate temperature and low humidity. Bob Myles Atlanta, GA MODERATOR NOTE: Also read the JewishGen InfoFile on document preservation. It has a special section on photographs. You can access it at: http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/docupres.txt
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