Joelle Steele Enterprises

Olympia, Washington

ARTICLES

Photography and Digital Photo Restoration

by Joelle Steele

The following articles provide more information about antique photography and digital photo restoration. I add new articles periodically, so you might want to bookmark this page for future reference.

You can find more of my articles at my other Web sites:

www.Designeristics.com (design consulting)

www.EsotericaPublications.com (astrology and new age)

www.FelineInsights.com (cat care)

www.Graphorensics.com (handwriting analysis/facial features analysis)

www.HorticaPublications.com (horticulture/landscape)

www.JoelleSteele.com (art and illustration)

www.postalpeddler.com (vintage postcards and stamps)

www.SwedishFinn.com (ancestry and genealogy)

www.WritingWriteAway.com (writing/publishing)

A Brief History of Photography: Just what the title says, starting with the camera obscura.

Ambrotypes, Daguerreotypes and Tintypes-Which Is Which and How Can You Tell?: Some tips on how to tell these three non-paper photographs apart.

Antique Photographs & How They Were Made: The many photographic processes defined, from Daguerreotypes to 20th century film.

Create, Select, and Edit Photos for Use in Advertising: Tips on how to shoot photos, select the right ones, edit them, and use them in ads and Web pages.

Digital Plastic Surgery-Technology Preserves Faces From The Past: Joelle Steele talks about digital photo restoration.

How to Digitally Restore Your Antique Photographs: Scanning vs. digital cameras, the scanning process, editing or restoring (color, contrast, enlargement, tools, saving, and sepia tints).

How to Photograph Your Art: The use of digital and manual cameras, lighting, backgrounds, scanning, photo editing, archiving digital files, and more.

How to Select and Prepare Photos and Other Images for Publication: What the eye sees and the brain interprets, selecting images, best and other options in electronic format.

Kirlian Photography-A Brief Look at Electro-Photography: A short history and explanation of the process.

Photographing Your Portfolio - One Picture is Worth A Thousand Words: Some basic tips on how to create and photograph your presentation portfolio or online portfolio to best illustrate your projects or products.

Preserving Antique Photos: How to handle, store, and display your old photographs.

The Origins of Hand-Tinting Photographs: How did they do it in the old days? The same way people still do it today!

Using Facial Features to Identify People in Photograph-Is it Abraham Lincoln?: They look alike, but are they the same person? Learning to examine facial features can help you determine who's who. This article examines photographs of Abraham Lincoln.