Message-Id: <199804152126.OAA69694@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:25:54 -0600 From: Sonny Carter <mailto:Cartersn@ALPHA.NSULA.EDU> To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
At 03:21 PM 4/15/98 -0500, you wrote: >I just came accross some proof sheets from about 1925 or 1926 of the Paul
>Whiteman Orchestra. Many of these have not been published ever, but are
>in pathetic condition. In some cases the images are not even discernable,
>but for those that are, a heavy brown-red cast has discolored them and
>obscured contrasts. Some are worth keeping, maybe even publishing in the
>right arenas.
>
David--- >Sounds like you have proofs on print-out-paper. This stuff is extremely
sensitive to light, especially daylight and flourescent. Negs could be proofed without chemicals . . . just a strong light source, and were not permanent. The reason photogs used P.O.P. was to keep people from framing the proofs.. The shots would turn dark red and the image would go away when exposed to light.I don't think photographing them will be successful. My best guess would be to scan them on a flatbed, and get them off the bed as soon as the scan completes, then use photoshop to bring the contrast to at least a usable level. In the meantime, protect them from light and heat.
Sonny Carter Digital Imaging Specialist Cammie G. Henry Research Center Northwestern State University of Louisiana
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