Roger Cousens, you might be interested in this video about using a second person and a mirror to photograph gravestones. Or try putting picture in negative mode – sometimes that makes the image more readable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyGlVWvGZbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1zlKvz0jVo On 31/08/2022 10:56 am, Roger Cousens via CoTyroneList wrote: > > Does anyone know of a good guide to post-processing of the gravestone > images? Gravestones can be so hard to read, as they get covered in > lichens and as they decay, or (if not carved) as the raised letters > drop off. I have toiled with Photoshop trying to bring out the > captions on gravestones, altering different filters and > colour/vibrance sliders, sharpening options….. Only to be frustrated > that I cannot make out a key date or name. Or I still cannot read > much of it at all! There must also be a best time of day/light angle > for bringing out the lettering (and use infra-red)? It looks so easy > when they are trying to process bad images on CSI-type TV shows. [I > have the same issues with getting better text from old deed > transcriptions that are badly faded or badly photographed]. > > Any advice would be appreciated. I was going through several > churchyards last month, knowing that so many of my relations were > buried there, but so few of the gravestones were legible. So frustrating. > > Roger
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