OT: Photography Help

[thecatspajamas]

Scott,
Something I hadn't thought of when you asked about the oversized photos before is you might check with a duplication/print shop. When I was working in civil engineering, we occasionally had to scan full-sized sets of plans (24"x36") and would have them done at such a place. I would caution though that such places are not accustomed to dealing with high-priced collectibles, and depending on the dimensions of your photos, the scanning would probably be done in a pass-through arrangement rather than an oversized flatbed scanner.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Scott,
Something I hadn't thought of when you asked about the oversized photos before is you might check with a duplication/print shop. When I was working in civil engineering, we occasionally had to scan full-sized sets of plans (24"x36") and would have them done at such a place. I would caution though that such places are not accustomed to dealing with high-priced collectibles, and depending on the dimensions of your photos, the scanning would probably be done in a pass-through arrangement rather than an oversized flatbed scanner.

Thanks - that was my thought in stopping by the map store, but they only do monochrome. Most of my oversized photos are cabinets, so it would have to be done on a flatbed; however, wherever I get it done, I'll have a very detailed discussion first. Hoping to get it done this week, as I have one that I'm anxious to get framed.

[william_9]

Scott, I recently had a 16x20 original team photo scanned by a professional photo restoration shop. They used a large format flatbed scanner for the job but still had to scan it in two passes. They stitched the image back together and you could never tell where the line is. The service cost $40 and I got a DVD with the image. The file size is huge (1.5GB) which helps tremendously with touch ups and the quality of the image if I were to do a digital reprint of it down the road. I imagine an image that will fit onto a flatbed scanner without having to be stitched together would be much cheaper.

[Runscott]

Thanks William. I'll be bringing in about 25 photos, so if there's no 'stitching together' required, I'm hoping the volume will keep the price reasonable.

[ibuysportsephemera]

Thanks for all the responses...this is how I hopefully have answered my original question. I will let everyone know how it works out.

http://www.juliusstudio.com/shop/ind...photo-box.html

Jeff

[vintagesportflips]

Looks pretty cool Jeff. Let us know how it works when you start taking photos with it. Am I to assume that because of the light shining on the item through the side panels, that you don't have to use your camera's flash, thus cutting down on glare?

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by kjjavic

Am I to assume that because of the light shining on the item through the side panels, that you don't have to use your camera's flash, thus cutting down on glare?

Exactly Keith. How are you doing?

Jeff