Old Photo's
Jan 14, 2019 17:07:19 #
jodo4138
Loc: Long Island NY
I'm looking for advise on the best way to convert my photo's that I have in many albums and would like to scan and put on an s/d card and would like to bring them into LR Classic to catalog them. Can I just use the scanner from my HP 660, or migrate them directly on to my MacBook Pro or do I need something else.
Jan 14, 2019 17:25:22 #
You could give it a try. I'd suggest doing only a couple and see how they come out. Your better bet would be to purchase a dedicated scanner and Epson would be the product line I'd check out.
--Bob
--Bob
jodo4138 wrote:
I'm looking for advise on the best way to convert my photo's that I have in many albums and would like to scan and put on an s/d card and would like to bring them into LR Classic to catalog them. Can I just use the scanner from my HP 660, or migrate them directly on to my MacBook Pro or do I need something else.
Jan 14, 2019 21:19:32 #
Be careful handling the photos. Depending on how old they are, they can be quite fragile..
Thin white cotton gloves are a good idea to prevent fingerprints.
Scans will be lower quality than the originals, of course, since it's a copy.
No digital storage device lasts as long as a properly made print. SD cards
have high error rates and die frequently.
How old is your oldest computer file? Not as old as those photograph's I'd
reckon.
Thin white cotton gloves are a good idea to prevent fingerprints.
Scans will be lower quality than the originals, of course, since it's a copy.
No digital storage device lasts as long as a properly made print. SD cards
have high error rates and die frequently.
How old is your oldest computer file? Not as old as those photograph's I'd
reckon.
Jan 14, 2019 21:48:12 #
jodo4138 wrote:
I'm looking for advise on the best way to convert my photo's that I have in many albums and would like to scan and put on an s/d card and would like to bring them into LR Classic to catalog them. Can I just use the scanner from my HP 660, or migrate them directly on to my MacBook Pro or do I need something else.
Not sure I understand the purpose of the SD card. Is the scanner not attached to the computer?
Jan 15, 2019 07:49:18 #
A might be better option is photographing each picture.
You don't have to remove them from the albums, sometimes very difficult to do. You can get better resolution with a good camera and 60mm macro lens.
You won't have to try to separate multiple images as can happen with scanning.
I have 8 old albums to do and most of the pictures are glued in, each of them is a different size and most have a caption written on the page under picture.
I use 60mm macro as it works better in close distance to page when pointing down from my Manfrotto tripod.
Works for me, your milage may very,
Ken
You don't have to remove them from the albums, sometimes very difficult to do. You can get better resolution with a good camera and 60mm macro lens.
You won't have to try to separate multiple images as can happen with scanning.
I have 8 old albums to do and most of the pictures are glued in, each of them is a different size and most have a caption written on the page under picture.
I use 60mm macro as it works better in close distance to page when pointing down from my Manfrotto tripod.
Works for me, your milage may very,
Ken
Jan 15, 2019 08:26:51 #
jodo4138 wrote:
I'm looking for advise on the best way to convert my photo's that I have in many albums and would like to scan and put on an s/d card and would like to bring them into LR Classic to catalog them. Can I just use the scanner from my HP 660, or migrate them directly on to my MacBook Pro or do I need something else.
I have scanned my old photos on an HP 8710 and saved them to my HD. I scanned several photos at one time and left space between them. Then opened them in Photoshop. Go to File/Automate/Crop and Straighten. The photos will be separated. This saves some time of scanning each one individually. You can then import to Lightoom.
Jan 15, 2019 08:27:30 #
I also want to convert my old photos to digital. I have 30 up to 20 x 24 black and white photos from my film days (negatives were stolen). I want to show them in smaller sizes.
Any suggestions for a lens for my 60D Cannon.
Thanks
Any suggestions for a lens for my 60D Cannon.
Thanks
Jan 15, 2019 08:59:13 #
jodo4138 wrote:
I'm looking for advise on the best way to convert my photo's that I have in many albums and would like to scan and put on an s/d card and would like to bring them into LR Classic to catalog them. Can I just use the scanner from my HP 660, or migrate them directly on to my MacBook Pro or do I need something else.
Do you mean the HP 6600? It's a scanner, so it should be fine. If you can adjust the resolution, that will give you some flexibility.
https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Officejet-6600-e-All-in-One-Printer-series---H711/4322968/model/4323587
https://www.diyphotography.net/scanned-old-negatives-0-budget-dslr-stuff-home/
https://fstoppers.com/education/how-use-your-dslr-scan-negatives-137248
https://www.scanyourentirelife.com/scanning-your-film-negatives-vs-prints-interesting-comparison/
https://petapixel.com/2012/12/23/why-you-should-digitize-your-film-using-a-camera-instead-of-a-scanner/
http://lifehacker.com/digitize-old-photos-better-with-the-negatives-510606513
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2buwklEqvmU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yLUvYoMUYI
Jan 15, 2019 09:20:30 #
Epson Scanner,Epson is the only manufacture with a S max rating
Epson is the only manufacture that has the highest D Max rating on there upper end. I use the V700. Then use on1 to restore the digitized photos to original or better condition.
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Epson is the only manufacture that has the highest D Max rating on there upper end. I use the V700. Then use on1 to restore the digitized photos to original or better condition.
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Jan 15, 2019 09:55:35 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Plieku69 wrote:
A might be better option is photographing each pic... (show quote)
What kind of lighting setup do you use? That seems critical.
Jan 15, 2019 11:38:55 #
I use a shop light with 5000k Led bulbs. A 40 watt bulb is large enough.
I have found that having equal LED lights in the room prevents confusion and conflict for the camera.
Position them to light the picture in directly. The desire is to not have glare on the picture
I have found that having equal LED lights in the room prevents confusion and conflict for the camera.
Position them to light the picture in directly. The desire is to not have glare on the picture
Jan 15, 2019 16:42:00 #
jodo4138 wrote:
I'm looking for advise on the best way to convert my photo's that I have in many albums and would like to scan and put on an s/d card and would like to bring them into LR Classic to catalog them. Can I just use the scanner from my HP 660, or migrate them directly on to my MacBook Pro or do I need something else.
I simply use a camera and copy stand (a tripod will work almost as well). A 60mm macro lens is nice but any lens that will focus relatively close will do.
A couple of side lights will give even illumination.
And you don't have to tear apart albums and potentially destroy old/frail pictures!
bwa
Jan 16, 2019 17:34:24 #
foxfirerodandgun
Loc: Stony Creek, VA
Bipod wrote:
Be careful handling the photos. Depending on how old they are, they can be quite fragile..
Thin white cotton gloves are a good idea to prevent fingerprints.
Scans will be lower quality than the originals, of course, since it's a copy.
No digital storage device lasts as long as a properly made print. SD cards
have high error rates and die frequently.
How old is your oldest computer file? Not as old as those photograph's I'd
reckon.
Thin white cotton gloves are a good idea to prevent fingerprints.
Scans will be lower quality than the originals, of course, since it's a copy.
No digital storage device lasts as long as a properly made print. SD cards
have high error rates and die frequently.
How old is your oldest computer file? Not as old as those photograph's I'd
reckon.
Wouldn't a solid state external hard drive be a better choice for storage?
Jan 19, 2019 17:45:55 #
foxfirerodandgun wrote:
Wouldn't a solid state external hard drive be a better choice for storage?
Billions of microscopic transistors....it only takes one to fail and your data is gone.
May be vulnerable to power spikes, RF interference, electrostatic discharge.... So is a regular hard drive--
but not the data on the platters. Those little magnetic domains are pretty tough! For enough money,
data on a failed hard drive can often be recovered.
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