Preserving Family Photographs

legweb16In another great webinar from Legacy Family Tree, Maureen Taylor, aka The Photo Detective, presented Preserving Family Photographs.

Originally presented on May 4, 2011, Taylor gave background on photography form daguerreotypes to digital imaging, dealing with common dilemmas and  covering “everything a family photographer needs to know about caring for photographs.” Coverage includes “printing and sharing digital images, and how to safely label grandparents’ pictures.”

Running 1 hour 27 minutes, topics covered include:

  • Four preservation mistakes
  • Cycle of damage: Physical, biological, and chemical damage; transference and water damage
  • The golden rule
  • Preservation steps
  • Identification tips
  • Labeling
  • Storage
  • Organization and digital organization
  • Sharing
  • Storage containers
  • Daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, paper prints, and negatives
  • Albums, color images, instant photos, and slides
  • Digital dilemmas and 5 basic tips
  • Questions and answers from attendees from around the world
  • and other tips and tricks along the way

Web seminars, or “Webinars,” have quickly become one of the most popular ways for professionals and companies to share information with large groups of individuals from across the country, or even around the world, without the high cost of travel. Webinars are just like seminars. A large group of “attendees” can come and watch a presentation at a given time. Webinars are nice, since they are usually recorded and can be watched again at a later time. The only real downside to webinars is the video stream can be slow for some people. Depending in large part on the viewer’s own personal Internet connection speed, video may or may not play well. The age of a person’s computer may also contribute to slow playback. To counter these playback problems, some individuals and companies offer the option to buy their webinars on CD. CD’s offer the opportunity to play these webinars on almost any computer at anytime, without the worry of connection issues.

About the author:

Maureen Taylor is an internationally-recognized expert on the intersection of history, genealogy, and photography. She has been featured in tip media outlets, including The View, Better Homes & Gardens, the Boston Globe, Martha Steward Living, MSNBC, DIY: Scrapbooking, PBS Ancestors, Creative Memories’ Lasting Moments, Dear Myrtle, and Satisfaction Magazine. Maureen is the author of a number of books and magazine articles, as well as a contributing editor at Family Tree Magazine. The Wall Street Journal calls Maureen the nation’s foremost historical photo detective.

 

Find Preserving Family Photographs at Family Roots Publishing; Price: $12.69.

Your will also find these great Maureen Taylor books and guides at Family Roots Publishing:

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