Photos and Stories

Helpful websites for dating photographs:

• New Jersey Photographers (1800s - early 1900s mostly):  http://gary.saretzky.com/photohistory/njphotographers.html
• History of Photography: http://gary.saretzky.com/photohistory/links.html

• Finding Photographers Worldwide: http://findingphotographers.homestead.com/files/FF-Index.htm
• 19th Century Photographers: http://www.itsallaboutfamily.com/j3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2112&Itemid=536&lang=en  (site is not comprehensive, but can be very helpful if it contains the photographer you need)

Scanning with Your Smart Phone:
There are many apps available to do this. This is something worth installing an app and then practicing with it. If you don't get good results, try a different app. 
Recommended: www.google.com/photos/scan/

Improve Your Photography Skills:
Digital Photography School-- Link is to an article Tips for Better Smartphone Photography, but the whole site is worth exploring.  digital-photography-school.com/tips-better-smartphone-photography/

Online Collage and Photo Editing Sites:
Helpful article:  www.creativebloq.com/photography/collage-maker-11135210
​I personally use these two:

• https://www.befunky.com/  (Overall best tools; Create your own layouts; Size adjustments; Adding text is squirrelly)
• https://www.fotojet.com/  (Easiest to use;  Can add additional photos to standard templates by dragging extra photos into the space between template photos; easy to caption and add text)​

Archival Photo Printing Site I can recommend:
​www.persnicketyprints.com/
​WIDE selection of print sizes, papers and finishes as well as cards/invitations, calendars and mini books.  VERY WELL packaged for shipment.  REASONABLE pricing.  FAST service.  Create an account to receive their emails with special deals and pricing.

Freeware/ Shareware:
There are a number of excellent Image Editing programs available.  I highly recommend downloading them from the following link.  Downloading from links in other sources will result in undesirable (in my opinion) add-ons such as toolbars etc.  I personally find paint.net the most versatile and easiest to use, but typically I can do everything I need to in BeFunky (see above).  Try the programs for yourself to find the best fit.
Ninite Downloader:    ninite.com/ 

Helpful articles about preserving memories digitally-- 

• HEIF VS JPEG:  f11photo.com/2017/12/11/heif-happened-jpg/    A brief and informative summary article.     
• Tiff VS Jpeg:  http://digitalmemoriesonline.net/scan/output/jpeg_vs_tiff.htm
• Scan Resolution Explained:  http://digitalmemoriesonline.net/scan/scan_processing/resolving_scanning_resolution.htm
• How To Preserve Old Photos Without Losing Your Mind:  http://www.glowimagery.com/how-to-preserve-old-photos/
• Scanning Tutorials: http://scanyourentirelife.com/
• Preserving Old Photos and Documents:  http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/preserving_photos.html
• Preserving Photographs and Documents (FamilySearch Wiki):  ​(scroll down the page): https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Write_a_Personal_History--Appendix

​Photo Tree-- http://phototree.com/  Helps for dating and preserving old photographs.  Archival Supplies

Dead Fred-- http://deadfred.com/  Photo archive--search by surname, location or keywords; Post your own photos to connect with others or get help identifying them.

Archiving Supplies--

• http://www.dickblick.com/
• Get Smart Products (excellent resource)--  http://www.pfile.com/
• http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/
• http://www.bagsunlimited.com/
• http://www.uline.com/BL_107/2-Mil-Industrial-Poly-Bags
• http://hollingermetaledge.com/
• http://universityproducts.com/
• http://www.gaylord.com/listing.asp?H=3&PCI=128085
• http://www.bagsandbowsonline.com/shopdeluxe/home/home.js

NOTES TO SELF:
Scan slides with Glossy (domed) side up with bottom towards you at very high resolution (1200+  [2000-4000]) 


Informational Handouts:

• Scanning Photos and Documents--​

http://www.preservingtime.org/scanning-photos-and-documents.html

• Archiving Documents and Photos--

 www.preservingtime.org/preserving-family-treasures.html

• Avoiding Digital Disasters--

http://www.preservingtime.org/avoiding-digital-disasters.html

• Clues to Identifying and Dating Photograph--

http://www.preservingtime.org/clues-to-identifying-photos.html

• Gathering THE STUFF--  

http://www.preservingtime.org/gathering-the-stuff.html  

• Photo Organization--

http://www.preservingtime.org/photo-organization.html

• Interviews--    

http://www.preservingtime.org/interviews.html

• The Good, The Bad and The Terrible--

http://www.preservingtime.org/more-on-archiving--the-good-the-bad-and-the-terrible.html