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Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:46:19 -0600
From: Joseph Hoover joe.hoo...@mnhs.org
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv mcn-l@mcn.edu
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Digitizing Photographs
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Thanks to everyone for your insights on this matter. Until we have greater
resources at our command, it seems flatbed scanning may be the best option.
Regards, Matt
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Matt Wheeler,
Photography Archives,
Penobscot Marine Museum
Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211
5 Church
Kennedy
Sent: 23 January 2015 16:51
To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Digitizing Photographs
As was passed on to me by the NEDCC, the light exposure from a flatbed scanner
is similar to having the original object on exhibit for one day. With that in
mind, you can decide. A camera copy stand
There are many considerations to be taken into account, and the best
solution will be particular to each institution and project.
I've noticed a few references to the heat produced by incandescent lights
on a copystand. For the record, flash is highly preferrable to incandescent
in most copystand
Yes, I’ve used flatbed scanners everywhere from the National Archives to medium
sized art museums in the Midwest. As Joseph stated - it all depends on the type
of image - super uber fragile or not.
I’m not a conservator - but, I figure using a flatbed scanner and the fear of
light damaging
As was passed on to me by the NEDCC, the light exposure from a flatbed scanner
is similar to having the original object on exhibit for one day. With that in
mind, you can decide. A camera copy stand will likely use powerful incandescent
lights which are highly damaging, but for such a brief
In a case of a small museum with limited resources, I would go ahead and
use the flatbed scanner. Using a copy stand is a good approach, however,
unless your organization has the resources and money to hire (or find a
volunteer) a professional photographer who is experienced and can
accurately
Matt and all,
As two cents from a non-conservator who cares for a collection of works
of art on paper (including their digital imaging), these days
camera-based capture does most often tend to be best--safe, accurate,
fast--with these materials, but each situation can be different.
Your one
Yes Rob. Scanning photographs will reduce its life. Better to photograph
the photograph, and preserve it in a master uncompressed digital format
(TIFF) and as a second printed analogic source.
Unless you manage to have cold light scanners, which flatbeds are not.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 3:05 PM,
If it hasn't already been said, photographing in a shoot-down copystand
setup will also allow you to avoid the glare from certain glossy and/or
rippled prints that frequently occurs due to the frontal lighting of a
scanner. For especially stubborn glare, the copystand approach also permits
you to
Good afternoon. We have a collection which consists mostly of black and
white photographic prints and are beginning to digitize them using flatbed
scanners. However, I spoke to a conservator who advised that they be
rephotographed with a digital camera instead due to the intense light
exposure on
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